24 July 2010 - Visitors gather around the Reception Counter at the north end of the reconstructed Bell Barn during the Grand Opening. (Source: Dan Loran)

24 July 2010 - Visitors check out the various displays inside the newly opened Bell Barn Interpretive Centre. (Source: Dan Loran)

24 July 2010 - Musicians play in the ten after the Grand Opening ceremonies were completed. (Source: Dan Loran)

24 July 2010 - Visitors read the interpretive panels inside the newly opened Bell Barn. (Source: Dan Loran)

24 July 2010 - After the formalities were over, visitors were able to enjoy a relaxing wagon ride, compliments of the Motherwell Homestead National Historic Site. (Source: Dan Loran)

24 July 2020 - Members of the Bell Barn Society gather in front of the Reception Counter to discuss progress of the Grand Opening event. (Source: Dan Loran)

24 July 2010 - Visitors tour the Bell Barn Interpretive Centre during the Grand Opening. (Source: Dan Loran)

24 July 2010 - a portable Gift Shop was set up inside the tent to deal with the sale of souvenirs. (Source: Dan Loran)

24 July 2010 - Twenty-one members of the Bell family came from across Canada to attend the Grand Opening.

Bonnie Warnyca - in charge of the Grand Opening - Bonnie Warnyca - in charge of the Grand Opening

24 July 2010 - Pilot Cliff Paddington of QuAppelle flew over the Bell Barn site just as the Grand Opening was getting underway. This view is from the northwest. (Source: Cliff Paddington)

24 July 2010 - View of the Bell Barn Interpretive Centre from the southwest, with the large white rented tent in the foreground. (Source: Cliff Paddington)