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Sunnybrook Farm Museum Purchased in 1899 by pioneer settlers James & Catherine Bower, the museum was created in 1988 when their youngest son Norman Bower donated the land to be a place for people to experience and learn about the early history of rural life in Central Alberta. Come find your rural roots as you explore Red Deer’s oldest farm. Imagine the lives of pioneer farm families working in the field, milking the family cow in the dairy barn, repairing a plow in the blacksmith shop, or baking bread in the summer kitchen. Location: 4701-30 St., Red Deer Open: Seasonal  Website: sunnybrookfarmmuseum.ca Phone: 403-340-3511 Trochu and District Museum Trochu and District Museum tells the story of the prairie community of Trochu from its French roots to the influx of other ethnic groups from Finns to Brits to Germans to Chinese to Filipinos. Exhibits start with the arrival of Armand Trochu and his St. Ann Ranch partners and the contribution of the Sisters of Notre Dame d’Evron. See pioneer farm machines, a blacksmith shop, the printing presses of the Trochu Tribune, stories of the world wars, the Trochu Community Marching Band, and school and sports displays. Location: 315 Arena Ave., Trochu Open: Seasonal  Website: www.town.trochu.ab.ca Phone: 403-442-2220 28 Central Alberta Regional Museums Network