Monday, November 2, 2026 at 7 p.m. at the Museum Join Bruce Kosugi of the Charlie Lake Conservation Society to learn about exploring our Night Skies – Stargazing for everyone! Discover constellations, stars, and everything you need to know about astronomy from a local perspective. Free admission. Donations are welcome!
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Halloween at the Museum
Friday, October 30, 2026 from 6-8 p.m. at the Fort St. John North Peace Museum The Fort St. John North Peace Museum and the Rotary Club of Fort St. John – Sunrise are pleased to present our fifth annual Halloween at the Museum! Dress the kids up in costume and go trick-or-treating through the FortContinue reading “Halloween at the Museum”
Behind the Scenes at the FSJNP Museum
A Look Behind the Scenes Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 7 p.m. at the Museum Ever wonder what on earth we do behind the scenes at the museum? (I seriously don’t wait around all day for visitors!) Learn about the preservation projects we have accomplished (or are still working to accomplish) over the past fifteenContinue reading “Behind the Scenes at the FSJNP Museum”
WIN A WILDLIFE PROGRAM!
Calling all teachers, elementary school students, homeschoolers, and homeschool parents! We are thrilled to have five free wildlife programs generously sponsored by McElhanney again this fall. Make a poster or write a short letter with your class (or round up a group of homeschool friends) explaining which of our three wildlife programs (Wild Animals, Rodents,Continue reading “WIN A WILDLIFE PROGRAM!”
October Pine Needle Basketry Class
Thursday, October 22 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Museum Join Métis Elder, Linda van Wieringen, to make your own pine needle basket at the Fort St. John North Peace Museum. Class is $50 per person and payment in person is required to register. This class is limited to 10 participants (ages 17+).
2026 Spring & Summer Programs
Discover our programs, scavenger hunts, and guided tours.
Birds of the North Peace
Learn about eagles, owls, goshawks, grouse and more through an interactive presentation and brief film clips! Listen to a local story book on birds. Create a bird glider, make a toilet paper roll owl, and colour and colour and cut an eagle mask. Go on a bird watching hunt through the museum and gift shopContinue reading “Birds of the North Peace”
Marvellous Mushrooms Program
Discover British Columbia’s amazing mushrooms through this brand new educational program. Learn about the life cycle and the anatomy of a mushroom. Find out how to identify different types of local mushrooms and how to forage for mushrooms through videos, photographs, and a presentation. Students will go on a mushroom hunt around the museum, searchingContinue reading “Marvellous Mushrooms Program”
Doctors, Nurses & Hospitals of the North Peace
From Anne Roberts Young to Dr. Kearney and from stethoscopes to X-Rays, learn some cool facts and fascinating stories of practicing medicine in the North Peace. An interactive presentation introduces students to some of our early medical professionals and hospitals through photographs, stories, and questions. Students will have fun reading and interpreting sample X-rays withContinue reading “Doctors, Nurses & Hospitals of the North Peace”
One-Room Schools of the North Peace
What was it like to attend a one-room school in the North Peace about 50-100 years ago? Find out about the ups and downs of our early schools through photos, stories, and an interactive presentation. Learn how to write with pens dipped in ink. Hunt for (paper) mice around the museum… you don’t want themContinue reading “One-Room Schools of the North Peace”