Diefenbaker House is a

museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Prince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada, after Saskatoon and Regina. It is situated near the centre of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The city is known as the "Gateway to the North" because ...

. The museum building was built in 1912 and purchased in 1947 from Mr. Wesley E. Acorn by The Right Honourable

Prime Minister of Canada The prime minister of Canada (french: premier ministre du Canada, link=no) is the head of government of Canada. Under the Westminster system, the prime minister governs with the Confidence and supply, confidence of a majority the elected Hou ...

John Diefenbaker John George Diefenbaker ( ; September 18, 1895 – August 16, 1979) was the 13th prime minister of Canada, serving from 1957 to 1963. He was the only Progressive Conservative party leader between 1930 and 1979 to lead the party to an electio ...

and his then wife

Edna Diefenbaker Edna May Diefenbaker (''née'' Brower; November 30, 1899 – February 7, 1951) was the first wife of the 13th Prime Minister of Canada, John Diefenbaker.Geoffrey Stevens, "The Chief's unknown and vivacious first love". ''The Globe and Mail'', Sept ...

Olive Diefenbaker Olive Evangeline Diefenbaker (''née'' Freeman; April 14, 1902 – December 22, 1976) was the second wife of John Diefenbaker, the 13th Prime Minister of Canada. Diefenbaker proposed to her in Paddockwood, Saskatchewan, while she was a school te ...

, John Diefenbaker's second wife, moved into the house after the death of Edna and stayed there until 1975 when they donated the house to the city of Prince Albert to convert it into a museum. The museum is operated by the Prince Albert Historical Society. The John and Olive Diefenbaker Museum was designated a National Historic Site on January 12, 2018.Government of Canada Announces New National Historic Designations
Parks Canada news release, January 12, 2018.

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The museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, and

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Virtual Museum of Canada

1975 establishments in Saskatchewan Museums in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Historic house museums in Canada Biographical museums in Canada Museums established in 1975 John Diefenbaker Houses completed in 1912 {{Canada-museum-stub

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