A SPECULATIVE OVERVIEW OF INDIAN RESERVE NO. 2
an essay by Brian Wilson with assistance of David Gregory I think there is a story to be told of the disappearance … Keep Reading
COMMERCIAL BOAT TRAFFIC ON SKAHA LAKE
William Jessop Snodgrass was a City Councilor in La Grande, Oregon, in the heart of Union County. He ran a grist-mill, a … Keep Reading
BUSTING THE MYTH OF “SEE YA LATER RANCH” by Brian Wilson, Archivist/Editor Okanagan Archive Trust Society The large winery high on the … 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
How the Circus came to town
Henry Meyerhoff’s roots were in the German-American state of Wisconsin. His father had settled in the small city of Green Bay and … Keep Reading
MURDER ON THE S.S. OKANAGAN
The tragic shooting of Constable Geoffrey Aston of the Provincial Police is a strange tale. Constable Aston was well liked in Penticton and … Keep Reading
BILL MINER REVISITED 30 YEARS LATER
Our fascination for colourful characters in our past is topped by the adventures of Bill Miner; Train Robber and Philanthropist. This text … Keep Reading
THE APEX DIARY OF JACK STOCKS
December 9th, 1961 Penticton Herald Explosive Apex Growth Could Make Penticton A Winter Mecca In January 1959, after preliminary discussions on a … Keep Reading
A DEADLY DATE WITH THE HOPE SLIDE
The catastrophic event, commonly referred to as the Hope Slide occurred on Saturday morning, January 9th, 1965. There has been books and … Keep Reading