Gold mining in the Kootenais
Placer Mining on Wildhorse Creek ca. 1898 Collection No. 2251.0061 - Image courtesy of the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History A glimpse into the hubris of the early gold rush in the Kootenays - an excerpt taken from the Victoria Daily Colonist June 18, 1864. THE KOOTENAIS MINES. – Their Richness Confirmed. – ...
Cominco
The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company smelter at Trail B.C. overlooks the townsite and the Columbia River. Collection No. 0133.0196 ca. 1950 - Image courtesy of the Kootenay Gallery of Art, History & Science and the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History Cominco and Trail are almost synonymous. It is nearly...
The Basin Record
For the latest edition of 'The Basin Record', the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History's official newsletter and a glimpse at 'The Coal Creek Mining Disaster', 'The Legacy of Learning Project', and Asian Heritage Month' read further: Double click the image below and scroll down to enjoy The Basin Record:...
Triangle Women's Institute Legacy Project
Triangle Women's Institute Legacy Project - ARTiculate Spring/Summer edition 2021 - Image courtesy of ARTiculate Magazine. Heather (left) and Judy-Lou McDonald at Pioneer Hall in Grasmere B.C. - Image courtesy of the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History The Triangle Women's Institute (TWI) in the East Kootenay Hamlet...
Nature's Legends
Kettle Valley Railway ca. 1951 Collection No. 0413.0018 - Stormy day over the Canadian Rockies - Courtesy of Cranbrook History Centre & Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History (CBIRH) The memory of landscape is incredible. Long after fires extinguish and floods subside, storms pass, and summers sleep, the land...
