S.M. McGuire General Merchants is open for business!

Helping a researcher find her father!

Authentic garden plantings require archival research

Pat Turner reporting on activities leading up to the special opening July 9th!

Past President Doug Adams asked me to speak about the design details of the Montebello Museum project at the official opening July 9th. I must say that the Montebello Museum has been a career highlight for this small town curator. It has been an opportunity to work with a highly revered museum designer, Cuyler Page, without leaving home. Thank you to Cuyler for your hours and inspiration.   The project started in the archives. Thanks to the landscape photographs of Rex Lingford, Frank...

Tanita Sampson shares her family history

An exciting find! Tin cladding for the Poolhall/Barbershop and Pharmacy

New acquisition: the earliest plan of Salmon Arm

As Tobias Jöhren and his crewmembers Riley and Gary, close in on finishing the backside of the Montebello Museum, there’s laughter in the air. The snow is gone and the weather has warmed. Winter clothing discarded, the crew is preparing for the final stretch. Tobi has been awarded the contract for the Observer, Telephone Exchange, Palmer’s Family Butcher, and Lingford’s Photo Studio. It is the fussy work with carefully worked out details that will make the difference.

Kevin Pattison dropped in the other day to check on the trails he worked on at R.J. Haney Heritage Village. Kevin’s enthusiasm for Helenita and Mary Lou nature trails is infectious. When I asked him to tell me what he liked most about the trails, Kevin grinned and started talking. Very soon I was seeing the trails from a whole new perspective. “The Helenita and Mary Lou Trails at R.J. Haney Heritage Village are a delight to walk,” Kevin started. “The reason the...