Pioneer artifacts show some of the occupations of our early settlers such as logging, farming, fishing, and brick making. Household articles, period clothing, and handicrafts are another feature of the museum, along with Finnish and Japanese items from the varied ethnic groups that settled in Maple Ridge. Also houses the Maple Ridge Community Archives which include several thousand photographs and primary documents relating to local people, organizations, and businesses, which are available to the public for study. The Dewdney-Alouette Railway Society is constructing a display on the lower floor of the Museum showing the CPR lines along the Fraser River from Ruskin to Hammond in the 1920 era. Call for seasonal and extended hours.
Group tours are welcome by appointment.
Parlour exhibit photograph courtesy Mission Historical Society. Click for a cyber visit to the Mission Museum web site. Parking is available in the Museum lot, just off Alta Avenue. Monday through Wednesday, 1pm to 5pm, Thursday through Sunday, 11am to 5pm. Abbotsford Lumber Company Collection - records the mill's impact on early pioneer settlement, industrial and economic development.