Exhibits
Main Exhibit
Inside one of the oldest buildings in Whitehorse, learn about the people who built the church, their motivations and their mission. The church was a large presence in the early Yukon and helped make the Yukon what it is today. The history of this church is really everybody’s history.
Experience our exhibits on your own or join one of our guides on a tour of the museum.
Exham Exhibit
Learn about life in Old Crow, the Yukon’s most northern community, by looking through the eyes of Beth-Anne and Rev. Kenah Exham who worked there in the 1960s. Through the artifacts they collected and subsequently donated to the museum, you will see the role the church played in the community of Old Crow and how traditions met the modern during their time there. This exhibit can be viewed at the Old Log Church Museum or online at olcmexhibits.ca.
About the Collection
The Old Log Church Museum collects material connected with, or related to, the history of the Anglican Church in the Yukon. That history goes back to 1861 — fully 35 years before gold was discovered in the Klondike! The Old Log Church Museum’s mission is to stimulate interest in that history and in the important role the church played in the Yukon for over 150 years.
The permanent collection of the OLCM has over 4500 objects which range from archival materials to ecclesiastical vestments and artifacts. Just as fascinating are the stories they tell of the pioneers, like that of Isaac O. Stringer, a bishop of the Yukon for 26 years. Even today people refer to him as “the Bishop who ate his boots.”
Explore the OLCM’s collections and exhibits and discover the spirit of the kind of man who would eat his footwear.
