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Today, July 4, is Canada Historic Places Day! So let’s explore (figuratively speaking, at least) the iconic historic buildings in Creston: the grain elevators. Midland & Pacific built Creston’s first grain elevator (the white one now) in 1935. twenty-five men …
Yesterday, we marked Canada Day with a story about the evolution and adoption of the Canadian flag. For most of us, the flag is a symbol of strength, unity, progress, identity, and everything else that makes us proud to be …
Yes, the Creston Museum is open today! Join us between 10:00 and 4:00 and share your stories of this little corner of the country! We’ll get things started with a look at this history of the Canadian flag. Maple Leaf …
…and Fundraiser Just a quick reminder: today is the last day of June, and so also the last day of the Great Canadian Giving Challenge! The Creston Museum is participating, and every dollar donated in the month of June is …
(Greenhouses in the Creston Valley) Now that it’s spring, I’m hearing a lot of people talking about their gardens and greenhouses, so I thought this might be a good time to write about the early history of greenhouses in the …
Yesterday, while exploring the “Let’s Eat Outdoors” cookbook, the subject of paper plates came up. The “Dixie Cups” page in that little cookbook lists a number of benefits of using them: They let you devote more time and attention to …
While we’re on the subject of recipes and cookbooks, here’s something fun from the Museum’s collection: It’s a marketing strategy cleverly disguised as a cookbook: each page of recipes or “eating outdoors” tips features a specific product, without which, of …
Yesterday, we challenged you, as part of our month-long series of challenges, to invent a four-ingredient recipe. Need some inspiration? Here’s a few we found from the Creston & District Women’s Institute cook book, published in 1930: Transcription: 1 slice …
