Our Mission & Vision

Mission:

Fostering our relationship with our partners, stakeholders and the community we will:
  • preserve and protect the Ross home and its contents;
  • educate the public about the House and the influence the Ross family had on the development of Winnipeg and Manitoba;
  • continue to research the site, its context and its current neighbourhood;
  • acquire and display artifacts up to 1907.

Vision:

Ross House Museum will strive to be recognized as an integral and unique part of Winnipeg's heritage as a primary example of a mid-19th Century Scottish/Metis home in the Red River Settlement.

Commitment to Reconciliation

Ross House Museum sits on Treaty One land:
​The traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg and Ininíwak, the land of the Dakota and the homeland of the Red River Métis.

We recognize the harms of the past, the role that museums have played in perpetuating them, and the work that lays ahead to build respectful relationships in the spirit of reconciliation. In this light, we are committed to ensuring that our policies and practices reflect the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and the United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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To learn more about how this relates to museums, read the Moved to Action report prepared by the Canadian Museums Association.

Our Board

Ross House Museum is owned by the City of Winnipeg and managed on its behalf by the Board of Directors of Seven Oaks House Museum. Its volunteer citizen members are appointed by Winnipeg's City Council. Annual recruitment occurs in the fall.

​Please contact our Chair if you're interested in joining the board.
2025
​Council Representative - Councilor Ross Eadie, Mynarski Ward

Executive
Chair - Sandra Klowak - Click here to email our Chair
Vice Chair - Shemar Barnes - Click here to email our Vice Chair
Treasurer - Kristel High
Secretary - Sarah Harvey
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Members
Ian Stewart
Gillian Crawford

Our Staff

Curator / Manager - Tracey Turner
[email protected]

Museum staff for Seven Oaks House Museum and Ross House Museum are hired seasonally in the spring through the support of Young Canada Works, Canada Summer Jobs, and the Manitoba Métis Federation's Summer Student Employment Opportunities.