Mount Baker Secondary School celebrates Earth Day
Mount Baker Secondary School celebrates Earth Day ca. April 1990 - Image courtesy of School District No. 5, as seen in the Cranbrook Daily Townsman, the Cranbrook History Centre Archives, and the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History Earth Day Canada 2021 has commenced, and Canadians are taking action across the country...
The Links are open
Cranbrook Golf & Country Club Dec. 16, 1925, #0040.0026 - Image courtesy of the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History As golfers around the Kootenays eagerly await the opening of their favourite golf courses, here is something from the past that may bring a smile. On May 10th, 1904, a group of men gathered at the...
Legacy of Learning celebrates school memories
The Yearbooks are part of 'The Legacy of Learning Project' - Yearbooks courtesy of School District No. 5 and the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History School District No. 5 and the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History partnered six years ago to create 'The Legacy of Learning Project'. The project has given the...
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...
