Showcase Rooms
Indoor
Yorkton
Showcase Rooms
Room exhibits showcase an array of artifacts from British, German, American, and Ukrainian immigration histories.
American Room
Many Americans immigrated the Canadian west at the turn of the century. American settlers sold their small corn or wheat farms and came north, with money and knowledge of dryland farming techniques. Most of the furniture in the American bedroom came from the Forester family of New Mexico.
British Room
A parlour represents the story of immigration from the British Isles. Many people from Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales moved to Canada to escape economic hardship and poverty.
German Room
This dining room represents the cultural heritage of German settlers. The Germans have a long history of immigration to Eastern Canada. By the early 1900s, German-speaking groups were attracted to the Canadian West, primarily by its agricultural potential.
Ukrainian Room
Ukrainian settlers brought traditional cultural beliefs with them when they immigrated to Canada. In this room is the wheat which symbolized the spirits of fields and soil, embroidery work and pysanka, decorated eggs.
