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When a new archival donation arrives, we all get excited - - especially if it connects to other collections in the archives. This package was like an unexpected Christmas present!

We can hardly wait to show you this new diorama! Thanks to the "boys" at Hucul Printing, the Observer's 1913 printing press will be operating soon. . .

"Meet me at the Club" was the Demers and Tillman Pool Hall and Barbershop advertisement in the Salmon Arm Observer in 1913. The Club is the latest exhibit at R.J. Haney Heritage Village. We have accomplished quite a lot this year. . .

The location of the first Sprig of Heather was a mystery. The Salmon Arm Observer reported it was in the Ashton Cottage. Back in 1910, locals called all one storey houses "cottages," but where was this cottage located? It had to be central to other businesses. . .

Reviewing the history of our community's built heritage is like visiting with old friends. Working on the content for Salmon Arm's App "On This Spot" was a chance to introduce the developer and writer to the character of our community. Meet the I.M. Lyman House, Number 9 on the City of Salmon Arm's Community Heritage Register!

Writing any application for funding can be nerve wracking. The Curatorial staff at the Village crafts a pitch for funding, she gets her best friend to proof the request, finds photographs to paint the picture to submit with the application, and takes deep breath. There is always a lot riding on each application. Will it be successful?

Every once in a while new information comes to light and we work very hard to set the record straight! This happened when the browsing through the digital images for another project.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed more than how we interact at the R.J. Haney Heritage Village and Museum. It has also changed operations in the archives. Protocols have been set in place to keep returning staff safe. The question on everyone’s minds is, “When will we open?” That depends on the virus, the resources to implement our plan, and keeping the public safe. Researchers still contact the archives by phone and email. They, too, have been influenced by the pandemic.

Archivists hate when their records are wrong, but they also love to correct them. That’s what happened this week. A researcher recently emailed to say that one of our photos on R.J. Haney Heritage Village website had names mixed up. “Your photo,” Doug Mobley wrote, “catalogue number 1987.0156.0014 is described as: Bedford Family at home. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bedford with children baby Victor, Doug, Margaret, Albert and Charles Jr. on his Dad's knee.”...

Several watercolour and ink drawings were found in an autograph book belonging to Ivy Fathers who married George McEwen in 1929.