A young boy's adventures on the range
Keith Huscroft June 1965 - Image courtesy of the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History June 1965. To nine-year-old Keith Huscroft, the school days seemed endless. This summer was going to be the most exciting ever! In a few days, he would be joining his father Bill, Uncle Bob, Uncle Waddie, and their sons on the annual...
Henry Edward Seelye, 1819-1876
The Kootenay Landing Customs House ca. 1880 in modern day Baker Park Cranbrook B.C. Seelye was posted as the pioneer Collector of Customs for Her Majesty's Customs Service - Image courtesy of the Cranbrook Archives One of Cranbrook's first residents passed away 145 years ago on March 27, 1876. Henry Edward Seelye was born at...
The Forgotten Side of the Border
Some local history volumes continue to excite and interest the reader long after they are published. A 1998 volume edited by Wayne Norton and Naomi Miller is such a book. The Forgotten Side of the Border – British Columbia's Elk Valley and Crowsnest Pass is more than a local history volume. It is a gathering from many ...
A guide of discovery revisited
A Guide to Cranbrook's History - Walking Tour #1 Copyright Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History Do you think that Cranbrook has destroyed most of its early architectural history? Well, think again! Yes, some wonderful buildings have disappeared, but several are hiding in plain view under vinyl siding. For those that...
Sisters of Providence
#0006.0020: Teaching Sisters at St. Eugene School of Nursing - Image courtesy of the Columbia Basin Institute Founded on March 29, 1844, under the direction of Mother Emilie Gameli, the Sisters of Providence are a Roman Catholic organization that operated the St. Eugene Hospital in Cranbrook for 70 years (May 1, 1898-September...
