24 July 2010 - A horse-drawn wagon provided by the Motherwell Homestead National Historic Site brings dignitaries to the Grand Opening ceremonies. (Source: Dan Loran)

24 July 2010 - Frank Korvemaker (Chair of the Bell Barn Society) walks being the pipers to the Grand Opening ceremony. (Source: Dan Loran)

24 July 2010 - Dignitaries disembark from the horse-drawn wagon at the south entrance to the reconstructed Bell Barn. (Source: Dan Loran)

24 July 2010 - Speakers and dignitaries listen to Master of Ceremonies Ken MacDonald welcoming everyone to the Grand Opening. (Source: Dan Loran)

24 July 2010 - The tent designed to hold 250 people was overflowing as over 700 people attended the Grand Opening. (Source: Dan Loran)

24 July 2010 - Many of the people who attended the Grand Opening of the Bell Barn Interpretive Centre stood outside the tent during the ceremony. (Source: Dan Loran)

24 July 2010 - Master of Ceremonies Ken McDonald dressed in period costume for the Grand Opening. (Source: Dan Loran)

24 July 2010 - Rev. Tom Needham, of St. Jude Apostolic Anglican Church in Indian Head, invoked a special blessing on the Bell Barn Interpretive Centre on on those who helped make this reconstruction project a reality.

24 July 2010 - Frank Korvemaker, Chair of the Bell Barn Society, welcomed everyone and reviewed the Bell Farm's illustrious history. (Source: Dan Loran)

24 July 2010 - The Hon. Lynda Haverstock, former Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan and Honorary Patron of the Bell Barn Society, spoke of the importance of preserving the Bell Farm story and its unique round barn. (Source: Dan Loran)

24 July 2010 - The Hon. Don McMorris, Saskatchewan's Minister of Health and the MLA for Indian Head-Milestone Constituency, has been an avid supporter of the Bell Barn project since its initiation in 2006. (Source: Dan Loran)

24 July 2010 - Maurice Delage, Chair of the Fundraising Committee

24 July 2010 - As the reconstruction project progressed, Jerry Willerth, the Vice Chair of the Society, took on the role of Construction Coordinator, ensuring that the work progressed on schedule and dealing personally with many unexpected issues. (Source: Dan Loran)

24 July 2010 - The Grand Opening ceremonies were highlighted by the reminiscences and comments from John Bell and Shelagh Whitaker, grandchildren of Major William and Catherine Bell.

24 July 2010 - Frank Korvemaker, co-author of the book Legacy of Stone, presents copies of that book to Shelagh Whitaker and John Bell at the conclusion of the Grand Opening ceremony. (Source: Dan Loran)

24 July 2010 - The Hon. Lynda Haverstock cut the rope and with that, the Bell Barn interpretive Centre was declared to be official open. Members of the Bell Barn Society, Bell family, political dignitaries and a representative of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police all helped hold the heavy rope in place for this concluding action. (Source: Dan Loran)

24 July 2010 - With the formal ceremony completed, guests enter the Bell Barn Interpretive Centre for their first view of the reconstructed round stone barn. (Source: Dan Loran)

24 July 2010 - Inside the Bell Barn Interpretive Centre, visitors view the video that tells the story of the Bell Farm and of the reconstruction project. (Source; Dan Loran)

24 July 2010 - A number of panels inside the Bell Barn Interpretive Centre tell the history of the Bell Farm, of the Bell family, and of the farm's impact on prairie agriculture. (Source: Dan Loran)