The East End Historical Museum and Cultural Center is a community organization dedicated to the preservation and study of the region’s history. In addition, the museum serves as a tourist information center and a hub of cultural life in the city. The museum is based on a collection of fossils and dinosaur bones belonging to one of the first settlers. The museum’s exposition is housed in several buildings. The main exhibition area is the former Pastime Theatre, the frame of which was built in 1914. A visit to the museum will allow you to plunge into the historical atmosphere of Saskatchewan life, to see many things that belonged to the earlier settlers of the city. On the territory of the museum there is a log house with furniture, which was built in 1909. Visitors also have the opportunity to see several other rooms, the interior decoration of which corresponds to the beginning of the twentieth century. These are a school classroom, a medical station and others.
See what life was like on the eastern prairies.
Learn about the history of Istend and the region. Corky Jones, one of the first settlers of Istend, built a museum with his collection of dinosaur bones and bones found in the area.
Take a walk around the Tie Rail Ranch Log House, the finest log cabin on the site (built in 1909 by Donald Corry), which was moved to the museum in 1987.
It was restored with artifacts from that period.
The machine shed includes a 1903 Case steam engine, a 1927 Federal truck, stagecoaches, a miniature steam engine, an anti-fire water pump, and much more!
The museum also includes a school room and a medical room.
The main building has valuable collections on various topics that are important for the local community, such as the Wilkinson telescope, which was built by a local resident.
Did you know that Ken Wells found the Brontoter near the main entrance when he was planning the road to the east of the town? New Exponents includes the fascinating story of Private First Class Lawrence Semuel Gordon and the search for his tribesman, Lawrence R. Gordon, to bring his remains home to the Eastend.