East Coulee School Museum — Attraction in Alberta

The only place to hold REAL dinosaur bones... So me and my nephew came to visit this place to learn some of the history of the area. My nephew is 9 and this was the highlight of our trip to the Drumheller area. He asked about how haunted the school and about the kids who went to that school back when it was running and the ladies working there answered all his questions. They were so informative and lovely! They absolutely made his day. But what's even cooler then the history of the school and seeing how people lived in olden times is the fact one of the locals donated dinosaur bones he had found years ago on his property that the school displays and even let's you hold! Unbelievable! We held real dinosaur bones. Stop by here and take the tour. It's a really amazing...

A few years ago I went to the museum and saw a display of local men who fought in wars like ww2, Korea, and a couple others. I had a framed news paper article from when I deployed to Afghanistan. I figured that since I grew up in the Coulee it would be a nice addition to the display. A kind of ,"East Coulee still has men willing to fight for Canada" kind of thing. So I gave it to them. 6 months later I went back and noticed that the article was never put in the display. When I asked why I was told," The curator feels that that war isn't significant enough." Than they gave it back to me. Tell that to all the families of the Canadians that died over there! If I could I would give them a negative rating for that, I feel that 1 star...

We had about 80 people at a Celebration of life event held for my Mom at the East Coulee School Museum in May of 2022. The museum staff catered, and all allergies, and personal preferences were carefully considered in the menu planning. Museum furniture and items were moved to make room for our décor, which the staff created and displayed. When we arrived for this event, the staff had all chairs set up, with the tables near-by, ready for the lunch. We were consulted during the event, in case we needed anything. After the event was over, we simply walked away, because the staff took down all the tables and chairs. The museum atmosphere together with the contribution of the museum staff makes this a wonderful event...