A History of Barnstorming in Penticton
by Chris WeichtandBrian WilsonA photograph in the Vernon Archives shows what appears to be a Curtiss Pusher type biplane flying over Penticton … Keep Reading
CAPTAIN JOSEPH BURROW WEEKS – MASTER OF THE S.S. SICAMOUS
Joe Weeks was only 15 when he arrived in Priest Valley from Shewsbury, England. He spent the hot summer of 1894 helping … Keep Reading
THE LONG GOODBYE TO HAYNES RANCH
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CARROLL AIKINS AND THE GOD OF GODS – A NARAMATA LEGEND
“The God of Gods” script discovered in Nova Scotia University Library Why is this such an important discovery for the Okanagan? Why … Keep Reading
TROUP
The Greatest Contributor to Marine Transportation in British Columbia an essay by Brian Wilson. Archivist   © 2016Captain James William … Keep Reading
BUFFALO BILL CODY CANADIAN TOUR 1910
As Editor, I must confess that I have used an age-old method of creating an eye-catching cover that has little to do … Keep Reading
ACCORDING TO ED
EXERPTS FROM THE MEMOIRS OF EDDIE ALDREDGE – 1989 On March 7th, 1919, my parents and I stepped off the S.S. Okanagan … Keep Reading
MURDERED FOR THE BLUEBELL CLAIM
It seems that in the spring of 1882, Bob Sproule and a couple of fellow prospectors left Bonner’s Ferry, Idaho for a … Keep Reading
MARCH IN AND ABOUT ROSSLAND BY JOHN MOORE ROBINSON * 1897
Every so often, a collection will pass through our hands at the archive, that will have a significant effect on information already … Keep Reading
OYAMA – THE HISTORY OF A NAME
In 1906, a small group of settlers living close to an isthmus between Wood Lake and Kalamalka Lake, on the Vernon-Kelowna road, … Keep Reading