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Porcupine Plain and District Museum
The Porcupine Plain & District Museum has a long history in the Town of Porcupine Plain. Established in 1968/69 by Harry and Margaret Salmond, who donated their collection from a Curiosity Shop on their farm, the museum has since been designated a Heritage Site.
The museum features a wide range of authentic items, including wood-burning stoves, antique machinery, an antique truck, collectible dishes and cutlery, traditional clothing, and a bird display with hundreds of specimens from the Porcupine Plain and Somme areas. It also houses a collection of photos, uniforms, and artifacts related to soldiers who settled in the region.
Notably, the museum is home to one of Canada's four genuine lace pillows and includes a Soldier Settlement exhibit with a log house, church, and schoolhouse, all furnished with period-appropriate items. The log house was built in the 1920s by Pete Lier and Art Wagstaff, the church was constructed in 1942 in Somme with funds from England, and the Swampy Lake School operated from 1936 to 1963.
Located at 151 Windsor Avenue, at the west end of Elm Street, the Porcupine Plain & District Museum offers free admission. It is open from the first Sunday in July to the long weekend in September, Sunday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and is closed on Fridays and Saturdays. Hours are subject to change.
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