Little Canada Historical Society

Little Canada Historical Society The Little Canada Historical Society is dedicated to presenting exhibits and performing research.

Our friends at the New Brighton Area Historical Society will be having some fun at Stockyard Days!
08/05/2026

Our friends at the New Brighton Area Historical Society will be having some fun at Stockyard Days!

A huge thank you to everyone who participated in our raffle at Canadian Days this year! Our winner Josh S. went home wit...
08/03/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who participated in our raffle at Canadian Days this year! Our winner Josh S. went home with $1500! We are so grateful to all who participate in the raffle to help us raise money for our work. See you all next year!

Thanks to Chris Kwapick for being our raffle sales extraordinaire today! We have tickets still available at our booth to...
08/01/2026

Thanks to Chris Kwapick for being our raffle sales extraordinaire today! We have tickets still available at our booth tonight and tomorrow morning, so be sure to stop by to help us raise some funds and for the chance to win half!

Thanks to Beth Richardson, Consul General of Canada in Minneapolis, for stopping by during Canadian Days!
08/01/2026

Thanks to Beth Richardson, Consul General of Canada in Minneapolis, for stopping by during Canadian Days!

08/01/2026

We are excited to see Gervais family fiddle in action at Canadian Days Official Site ! Thanks to Laura Linehan for continuing to play this beautiful and historic instrument!

Happy August! Summer is going quickly and we have our normal hours this month. And stop by our booth at Canadian Days at...
08/01/2026

Happy August! Summer is going quickly and we have our normal hours this month. And stop by our booth at Canadian Days at the beginning of the month to say hello and enter our raffle.

We are all set up and ready to enjoy Canadian Days Official Site! Stop by for a chat or to enter the 50/50 raffle anytim...
07/31/2026

We are all set up and ready to enjoy Canadian Days Official Site! Stop by for a chat or to enter the 50/50 raffle anytime before Sunday!

Canadian Days is starting in just two days and we will once again be running our 50/50 raffle! Stop by the History Cente...
07/29/2026

Canadian Days is starting in just two days and we will once again be running our 50/50 raffle! Stop by the History Center beforehand or come to our booth at Canadian days to enter!

Did you know Little Canada used to have a successful ice cream business? Vanderbie's Ice Cream was the largest ice cream...
07/27/2026

Did you know Little Canada used to have a successful ice cream business? Vanderbie's Ice Cream was the largest ice cream manufacturer in Saint Paul. The Vanderbie's owned property that first belonged to Ben Gervais! The log cabin was used for farm workers to bunk in until it burnt down in 1913. J.C. Vanderbie rebuilt a farmhouse over the original spot of the log cabin for his workers that is still there today. J.C. was tragically killed in a barn accident when a bale fell on him, but his family kept the business going; in fact, Noel Drive and Allen Street are named after the nephews of J.C. who took over running the business. The business had a large manufacturing plant in downtown St. Paul until it was sold to Formost Ice Cream which unfortunately went bankrupt the following year.

EDIT: Thank you to those who have identified them in the comments! This is Edna Marie Lund and Harold George Gervais at ...
07/24/2026

EDIT: Thank you to those who have identified them in the comments! This is Edna Marie Lund and Harold George Gervais at their wedding in 1938! An unknown couple we would like to have identified! Any guesses on who this could be? Let us know in the comments!

Address

515 Little Canada Road E
Little Canada, MN
55117

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 12pm
Thursday 9am - 12pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm

Telephone

+16517664044

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