From muskeg to mosquitoes, building the Alaska Highway was a challenge. 2022 marks the 80th anniversary of the construction of this man-made marvel of engineering. This updated program is aimed at grade one* and focuses on this key event in our history and how it forever changed the lives of settlers and local Indigenous Peoples.Continue reading “Building the Alaska Highway Program”

We have seven scavenger hunts to choose from. These hunts can be done instead of a guided tour (same cost as tour) or in addition to a guided tour or educational program for a $10/class fee plus tax.   Museum Scavenger Hunts (available year-round) Option 1: This picture-based scavenger hunt has students finding artefacts inContinue reading “Scavenger Hunts”

Guided Tours The Fort St. John North Peace Museum provides guided tours for all age groups. Staff and volunteers, who share the history of Fort St. John from the dinosaurs to today, lead these groups. These tours can emphasize almost any topic your class/group is studying, such as community, the fur trade, transportation, natural resources,Continue reading “Guided Tours”

Have you ever wondered what creatures lurked below the waters of the Peace Region in prehistoric times?  Come learn about marine dinosaurs from ichthyosaurs to plesiosaurs through videos, stories, and more in this educational program. Make your own dinosaur related crafts to take home with you. This program is aimed at younger students – primarilyContinue reading “Marine Dinosaurs of the Peace Program”

Rodents are scurrying around the Fort St. John North Peace Museum in this fun-filled educational program!   Learn about beavers, meadow voles, porcupines, deer mice, red squirrels, and western chipmunks through a presentation, photographs, and film clips. Listen to a story about a porcupine. Create a beaver notecard, a pinecone squirrel, colourful mice, and aContinue reading “Rodents of the North Peace Program”

Discover the delight of an old-fashioned Christmas at the Fort St. John North Peace Museum through this educational program. Come see the museum all decked out for Christmas. Participate in a Christmas decoration search and find. Listen to a story about the Rutledge family celebrating Christmas on the trapline in 1942. Discover how their ChristmasContinue reading “Christmas on the Trapline Program”