It was established around 1979 and has artifacts related to the area's gold and silver mining.

[1][2] The museum occupies Jackson Hall, the city's former community centre built in 1922.

[3][4] It was established in 1979 with the assistance of Terry J. Levicki, a geologist who worked for United Keno Hill Mines Ltd., a company in Elsa.

[1] The museum is open to visitors from June to September.

It has a large collection of photographs on the second floor and a garage across the street that stores bigger items.