A holiday message from us at RJ Haney Heritage Village and Museum, reflecting on the importance of community museums and the communities that make them possible.

Take a look behind the scenes at how volunteers and staff have been making the museum's collection more accessible. It's more nuanced than you think!

The PÍSELL landmark sculpture identifies the Secwepemc place names visible from R.J. Haney Heritage Village & Museum. It is a Secwépemc-led arts project that supports Secwepemctsín (Secwépemc language) learning and awareness of Secwépemc oral history, language, and laws in Secwepemcúl̓ecw. The landmark is modelled after the Secwépemc Coyote Pillars and was unveiled on September 16th. When the landmark was installed, Head Gardener Debi Stone noticed something special happening . . .

Guest Blogger Bryan Bance is relatively new to Salmon Arm. He's been exploring the community and volunteering in the Archives at R.J. Haney Heritage Village. Bryan is active. Walking the foreshore led to an interesting discovery...

A crowd of almost 500 gathered to celebrate the completion of the Montebello Block at R.J. Haney Heritage Village on July 8th. President Norma Harisch was well dressed for the occasion and spoke. . .

Michelle Papworth, right, is one of the newest volunteers at the Village. She had an idea of how to help visitors connect to a community of people who lived in Salmon Arm in 1911.

The City of Salmon Arm's Community Heritage Commission was created in 2007 to advise Salmon Arm City Council on heritage conservation matters and to support heritage conservation in the City. The group includes three museum representatives, three members of the public, and one City Councillor. The Commission works very hard. . .

New equipment in the archives work room is something to celebrate. It felt like Christmas when we unboxed our new scanner! scanner!

Daphne Odjig's work and four contemporary Secwépemc artists come together for a spectacular exhibition of Indigenous resistance and celebration.

"Museums need both collections and connections. Curators need to collect, and connect. It’s the combination that give museums their power," Steven Lubar.