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...
The Dynamic Dynelectron
#2215.0635 ca. 1900: Dynelectron Machine Model F - Image courtesy of the Columbia Basin Institute What is this puzzling machine, you ask? No, it isn't an old turntable system; this is a Dynelectron Machine. The device is part of the Columbia Basin Institute's F.W. Green Clinic collection, and Dr. Green used it in his practice....
Halcyon Days on the Arrow Lakes
#0131.0073 ca. 1915 Halcyon Hot Springs, B.C. - Image courtesy of the Columbia Basin Institute and the Kootenay Gallery of Art, History and Science. First Nations people of the area, the Sinixt, and the Ktunaxa knew of the hot springs' restorative powers before the Europeans explored the Arrow Lakes regions. Captain Robert ...
