WALDO STOCKBREEDERS' ASSOCIATION - Virtual Exhibit
The Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History is pleased to announce our latest undertaking, the Waldo Stockbreeders' Association (WSA) Project.We wish to thank our sponsors, the Regional District of East Kootenay and the Columbia Basin Trust through the Community Initiatives grant, for helping us to realize our vision to...
Skookumchuk in the Rockies: Undertakings of the Staples Family - Naming of Wycliffe -
Part one of our series sponsored by the Regional District of East Kootenay and the Columbia Basin Trust: Overview of Wycliffe and the Otis Staples Lumber Company - Image courtesy of the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History As with many aspects of history, the naming of Wycliffe is a little unclear. Bonnie McLean claims...
Ed Talk at Cranbrook History Centre
To reserve your spot visit: Ed Talk: The Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History – Connecting Communities and Building Bridges – Cranbrook History Centre...
Legacy of Learning connects the Basin
As seen in ARTiculate Magazine's Spring/Summer 2022 edition. By Erin Knutson School District No. 5 Board Office in Cranbrook B.C. Since its inception in 2013, the Legacy of Learning Project hasbuilt bridges in the community. The Columbia Basin Institute ofRegional History (CBIRH) has partnered successfully with SchoolDistricts...
Brutus, the Bear
The Kimberley Heritage Museum's most fierce but lovable employee 'Brutus the Bear' - Image courtesy of the Kimberley Heritage Museum For bear enthusiasts, "Brutus," the Kimberley Heritage Museum's beloved life-sized taxidermied mount and visitor greeter, awaits new guests at the museum's location in downtown Kimberley above...
