The Green Cup
Dr. Frank William Green In 1898, at twenty-two years of age, Frank William Green graduated from McGill University in Montreal with an M.D. degree. Returning to his family home in Victoria, B.C., he soon accepted an appointment of $100 per month from the Canadian Pacific Railway to serve as a doctor on the construction of the...
A History of Jaffray
Jaffray Then and Now - 'Forests, Farms, Families a history..' By Spencer Clark, Galloway B.C. As I sit here on this evening, A vision comes to me It's a vision of old Jaffray And the way it used to be Where Sand Creeks join together And the lands that lie between Came and settled hardy people Amid the fields of varied green....
Bicycle for Two
Nellie Miller (Duncan) and Malcom McPhee enjoy an outing on a double seater. Image from 'Forgotten Cranbrook' Wild Horse Creek Press and the CBIRH A pair of cyclists enjoy an outing on a tandem (two-seater) bicycle during the CPR Station Pioneer Reunion in Cranbrook 1938. Nellie Miller (Duncan) and Malcolm McPhee showcase the...
The Sinclair Panel
As our journey with the Triangle Women's Institute (TWI) continues, we proudly present the latest installation of our Grasmere Pioneer Hall exhibit, the Sinclair Panel. In partnership with Gert de Groot of Solar Etchings, the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History (CBIRH) is producing a series of legacy panels depicting...
Ktunaxa Nation members gathering in Cranbrook c. 1940
Image: Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History and Cranbrook History Archives - 0213.0013 Members of the Ktunaxa community gather around to take a photo with what was most likely their Indian Agent or superintendent. The Canadian government assigned agents to oversee the daily operations of the First Nations reserves...
