TO A MAN – THEY WERE COAL MINERS
THE BLAKEBURN MINE DISASTER AUG. 13, 1930 Coal is everywhere on the mountains in the Tulameen Valley. The veins of anthracite to … Keep Reading
A FORGOTTEN GOLD RUSH – THE OLALLA MINES
James Riorden was a rancher from Olalla. He was also one of the original 18 men who staked claims at Hedley Camp … Keep Reading
THE NURSE, THE WOODSMAN, THE PREMIER AND THE MEDAL
THE NURSE: In the summer of 1926, A Vancouver nurse, Mary Warburton, trekked to the Okanagan on foot through the Cascade wilderness. … Keep Reading
Now Is the Time to Buy Lots in Similkameen City, B.C. by Lori Weissbach So starts an ad in the Rossland newspaper, … Keep Reading
Princeton’s Industrial Disaster 1910-1914 John George found an outcrop of limestone on the Allison property just three miles east of Princeton. He … Keep Reading
THE LEGEND OF THE MASSACRE OF THE LOST CONQUISTADORS
There is evidence that a Spanish expedition from a Pacific coast port in Mexico reached the mouth of the Columbia River in … Keep Reading
THE QUEST TO COMPLETE THE HOPE – PRINCETON HIGHWAY
Historians say the Hope-Princeton Highway took 103 years to complete. Was it really started in 1846? The answer is yes. The names … Keep Reading