Field Trips

At the Museum

A field trip to Oil Museum of Canada, National Historic Site is a unique learning opportunity for your class! It brings curriculum to life and creates lasting memories. Students can handle real artifacts and explore the history of our local oil fields.

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School group admission is $3.00 plus cost recovery per student. Teachers and chaperones are complimentary. Programs are 2-2.5 hours in length. Breaks provided within the program on request. A typical program starts at 10:00 a.m. and ends at 1:00 p.m. with included breaks. Maximum 40 participants. Please book at least 3 weeks in advance.

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Summer Group Tours

Looking for something for your social club, youth group, or summer camp to do this summer? We have special tours for groups of 10 or more during the months of July and August. Explore the museum with trained tour guides and take part in fun hands-on activities.

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Programs

Program

Description

Summer Oil Heritage

Black gold is oozing out of the fields of Oil Springs, attracting both fortune seekers and scoundrels. The modern oil industry was born in the muddy fields of Oil Springs. A person can be poor in the morning and rich in the afternoon. See the first oil well in North America. You can touch the gum beds and jig on the spring pole-drilling rig.

Ages: all ages

Summer Pioneer Program

Step back in time and visit the Langbank log cabin. Take part in activities such as fetching water, washing laundry, and other farm chores. See how different types of work were divided by gender in the mid-1800s. You will explore many of the historic outbuildings on the museum grounds and play traditional games on the lawn. Make a pioneer themed craft as a souvenir.

Ages: 5-12

Can't make it to the museum? Check out our Travelling Trunks.

Learn how you can help sponsor a field trip or Travelling Trunk for a class by visiting our donation page and help a local school participate in a program they might not normally be able to afford.

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