, ▁Sn ows nake ▁or ▁Winter ▁Festival ▁on ▁Family ▁Day ▁in ▁February , ▁and ▁Wil fr id ▁J ury ▁Arch ae ology ▁Day ▁in ▁late ▁July . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁museum ▁has ▁its ▁beg inn ings ▁in ▁the ▁private ▁artifact ▁collection ▁of ▁Am os ▁J ury ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁Wil fr id . ▁The ▁J ury ▁collection ▁was ▁inform ally ▁displayed ▁at ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Western ▁Ontario ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁that ▁space ▁was ▁formally ▁set ▁aside ▁for ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁Law son ▁Memorial ▁Library . ▁Wil fr id ▁J ury ▁became ▁the ▁cur ator ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁established ▁Museum ▁of ▁Indian ▁Arch ae ology ▁and ▁P ione er ▁Life , ▁although ▁the ▁position ▁was ▁un pa id ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁Wil fr id ▁J ury ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁museum ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁he ▁encourag ed ▁Colonel ▁Tom ▁Law son ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Full er ▁family ▁to ▁don ate ▁the ▁land ▁containing ▁the ▁Law son ▁Site ▁to ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Western ▁Ontario . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁Law son - J ury ▁building , ▁the ▁current ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Ontario ▁Arch ae ology , ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁two ▁arch ae ological ▁sites . ▁Prior