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Museum Admission Information
For the first eight months of operation, the Yellowknife Historical Museum has been admission by donation. We have found that moving to a paid admission model is… Read more
Scavenger Hunt Sheet Photo
We'd like to extent a big thank you to Ryan Fequet with the Wek'èezhìı Land and Water Board for collaborating with us to provide 10,000 copies of a scavenger hunt… Read more
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Obituary - Hilya Hall

Hilya Hall - September 25, 1930 to November 18, 2024Hilya was born on a small homestead near the tiny community of Darling in Northern Alberta, the 9th of 11 kids.… Read more
Museum Open Hours

Museum Opening Sundays

Big News: The Yellowknife Historical Museum will now be open six days a week! Come by to check out the new museum Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.Monday… Read more
Visitor Looking at Exhibit
We're in the process of pricing some rare, used, and out of print Northern books for sale in our gift shop! You can browse these books on our online shop or come by… Read more
TD;DR Museum Manager
We are now hiring for the position of Museum Manager at the Yellowknife Historical Museum. You can find a printable PDF of the following information… Read more
AGM
The Yellowknife Historical Society welcomes you to our Annual General Meeting (AGM) taking place from 3:00-5:00 pm, Sunday, September 22 at the Yellowknife… Read more
Hall of Fame Poster
We are very excited to announce that College and Association of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut is partnering with the Yellowknife Historical Society… Read more
Beer Barge Logo
A warm thank you to everyone who attended our Beer Barge on June 22nd this year! We couldn't have done it without you. See below for a list of the awesome… Read more
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Due to the amount of early birds we've been getting, we've decided to shift the Yellowknife Historical Museum's opening hours up by half an hour!Starting tomorrow,… Read more
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Featured: The Yellowknife Historical Museum The Yellowknife Historical Museum was featured in CanNor's newsletter! CanNor has been a vital part in funding… Read more
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Museum Grand Opening

The Yellowknife Historical Society is honoured to invite you to our Museum open house!When: 3:00-6:00 pm, March 26th, 2024Where: 510 Yellowknife Access Road, out… Read more
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Christmas Party 2023

Thank you everybody that came out to our Christmas Party - the first time in many decades there has been a party out at the old rec hall! We hope you all enjoyed… Read more
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Click below for a PDF version of this newsletter newsletter_christmas_2023.pdf (1.93 MB) Newsletter - Christmas 2023… Read more
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Museum ManagerReporting to the board of directors of the Yellowknife Historical Society’s museum project in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.We are looking for a… Read more
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Newsletter - Fall 2023

For PDF version of this newsletter, please click here: newsletter_fall_2023.pdf (454.72 KB) Welcome to our Fall 2023 newsletter,… Read more
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For a PDF version of this newsletter, click here: newsletter_summer_2023.pdf (492.51 KB) Welcome to our Summer 2023 newsletter!… Read more
Beer Barge

Beer Barge 2023

The Yellowknife Historical Society is pleased to announce that Beer Barge is back on this summer!The community-spirit party celebrates history with a re-… Read more
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Newsletter Spring 2023.pdf (310.75 KB) Welcome to our Spring 2023 newsletter! Works continues on the museum project and we are… Read more
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In this issue: Major Donations to Society - Summer Construction Work - Geoscience Forum - Cameron Bay History Book - Additional Donors and Sponsors - Fran… Read more