A new documentary details the struggles of tiny historical sites in Manitoba.

The End of Our Memories examines the challenges many small, rural museums face in the wake of changing times.

The End of Our Memories, a new documentary released this month as part of the Manitoba Telecom Service’s series “Stories from Home,” details the struggle of the St. Malo Museum and other rural museums scattered throughout the Canadian province, all of which face uncertain futures.

“It’s a bellweather story,” says Andrew Bilcq, who along with Huw Eirung, produced The End of Our Memories. To Bilcq, the decline of these tiny sites of local history speak to larger demographic shifts across Canada: people, especially young people, are increasingly concentrating in urban centers, leaving behind an aging population in the more remote areas.

The country’s history, Bilcq says, is getting lost in the shuffle. “The children of the original pioneers are now elderly,” Bilcq says. “Our direct connection to their story is disappearing.”