Looking for engaging and informative activities to do during a summer of social distancing? The Cranbrook History Centre at 57 Van Horne Street has a variety of programs and historical […]
Important Announcement – March 16, 2020
Cranbrook History Centre Closed
Until Further Notice
Annual Train Roof Maintenance
Annual Train Roof Maintenance. Every year it takes hundreds of volunteer hours and thousands of dollars to simply keep the Cranbrook […]
Thank You Lions Club!
A big Thank You to the Cranbrook Lion’s Club! These guys did a great job building us some new shelves this past week. We want to recognize Fred Turetski, Roger […]
Cranbrook Ed the Elephant – A Segment From “BC Was Awesome”
Did you know that Cranbrook’s unofficial mascot is a circus elephant gone wild? If you haven’t checked out this story, now is a perfect time! We were fortunate to […]
Paleontology Lecture Series – “The Forgotten Treasures of Sullivan Mine” featuring Paul Ransom
PALEONTOLOGY LECTURE SERIES The Forgotten Treasures of Sullivan Mine – Paul Ransom The Cranbrook History Centre is hosting a free public lecture by Paul Ransom on Thursday, September 28 at […]
We have a new roof on our Historic Freight Shed
HISTORIC SHED GETS A NEW ROOF While our Historic Freight Shed was built by CPR when the railway was established in Cranbrook in 1898, updates have been made over the […]
Dedication Ceremony for Locomotives
New Locomotive on Display on Van Horne On June 23rd, 2015 we had a ceremony for the gifting of the FA-2 locomotives 4090 and 4069 after the completion of the […]