They've been collecting things since the 1980s, and it's almost like the city's attic where people have something and they feel this is important, but they can't keep it for some reason or other.

And they bring it to the museum and say, would you want that?

Basically, if it was an object that is of interest and it is from Washburn or from the Washburn area, and it's able to be included in a museum and it can be all sorts of things.

It can be this hand-carved dog over here we have the visitors who are just interested in old technology.

How did people do things like with cameras?

It used to be so complicated.

Now people just take out their phone and push a button.

Basically, what this museum does is try to explain to people what life was like in this community in the past and to help them get a relationship with what they are seeing and to enrich their experience in being in Washburn.

The Slice from PBS North