Talking Kootenay Books
Talking Kootenay Books' Keith Powell hosted co-authors Erin Knutson and Derryll White on Shaw to promote 'Forgotten Cranbrook' A Photo History of Early Cranbrook and District at the Cranbrook Public Library. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEGqtW-ALms The trio co-authored the historical treasure that's available for...
The Basin Record
The official newsletter of the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History. Please enjoy our December 2022 edition. Wishing everyone a safe holiday season!! CBIRH-Newsletter-1Download...
Forgotten Cranbrook remembered in new book
By Erin KnutsonExecutive Director CBIRH Derryll White (left) and Keith Powell at the CBIRH office in downtown Cranbrook B.C. (as seen at e-know.ca) Wildhorse Creek Press Publisher and Board Member at the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History (CBIRH) Keith Powell suggested a book project to be co-authored by CBIRH...
Beloved politician leaves legacy donation
Image courtesy of Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History and Cranbrook Daily Townsman By Erin Knutson Following the recent passing of Anne Edwards on Oct. 15 in Calgary, Alberta, the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History (CBIRH) was pleased to learn that the generous and community-minded spirit of Edwards was...
Thoughts of War from an East Kootenay Soldier
David James Black of Fernie - Image courtesy of the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History History, through old postcards, letters, documents and diaries, allows one to reflect on the past – how things were done – and anticipate a better future. With Ukraine torn apart by war, a local glimpse of World War I might offer...
