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vulcan district museum and archives top of page 232 centre street vulcan ab 1 403 485 6716 vdhs telus net home exhibits current displays past displays news events archives photos videos gallery general volunteer more use tab to navigate through the menu items we are located at 232 centre street vulcan alberta about us in 1971 a group of area residents formed the vulcan district historical society to gather this area s information to put in a history book this book was called wheat country a history of vulcan and district upon completion of the book an archive was formed inside the vulcan library the archives later moved to the former town office in 1988 a follow up to the first history book was published wheat country ii the town of vulcan leased the former alberta government telephones building to the historical society for one dollar per year to be used as a museum the work of many volunteers prepared the new museum for public viewing the addition of a rural school brought in from east of vulcan and a central foyer built to join the two buildings led to the grand opening of these areas in 2002 a 40 foot by 65 foot expansion opened in 2016 providing additional displays area for the museum and a new location for the archives the society has also been involved with many community projects that promoted the preservation of vulcan s rich history some of these are the installation of rural school markers plaques for historical buildings signage for the rcaf airport new street signs that include historic street names displays prepared to celebrate local businesses working with the vulcan legion and digitizing the town s newspapers the vulcan review and the vulcan advocate and having that added to the university of alberta s archives website currently the society participates in a number of projects and events to encourage community involvement innovative ways of letting children experience pioneer life have been popular including school lessons in the schoolroom making butter using crank telephones working with hammer and nails and more we are fortunate to have had society members who have been willing to help and a group of many community volunteers who have supported us for more than 50 years as we collect and share our community s memories reviews amazing walk through history old enough to remember many of the artifacts karen vulcan ab very good and many exhibits show the same things used over 1000 miles away down the great plains warren wichita kansas amazing kids had a blast touring around and loved the school house phones and old housewares carmen strathmore ab contact museum hours of operation closed for winter reopening in spring 2027 location 232 center street vulcan ab phone 1 403 485 6716 email vdhs telus net feedback please fill out our form we d love to hear from you group tours to arrange group tours please call 1 403 485 6716 archives hours of operation the archives are open year round wednesdays 1 00 pm 4 00 pm additional times when a volunteer is on site please call to confirm location 232 centre street vulcan ab phone 1 403 485 2168 email vdhs telus net sign up for news events much more subscribe now thanks for submitting 2025 by the vulcan district museum and archives website created by willow road creative bottom of page