by lakecountry | Mar 10, 2017 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
“Alex Lord, a pioneer inspector of rural British Columbia schools, shares … his experiences in a province barely out of the stagecoach era. Travelling through vast northern territory, utilizing unreliable transportation, and enduring climatic extremes,...
by lakecountry | Mar 3, 2017 | Bloggers, Community Events, Hayes, Bob, History of Lake Country
It is a topic which evokes more than a little discussion. “Facts” are confidently tossed out for discussion, only to be called into question. Cited sources are rejected as incorrect. Photographic evidence is greeted with much skepticism. This is not a topic for the...
by lakecountry | Feb 24, 2017 | Guest Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Ian Pooley
The story of the Fir Valley settlers on the grasslands east of Winfield has been ably told by Lake Country historian Ronald Taylor in his book Fir Valley: A History. A part of that story that hasn’t been fully explored concerns two Americans and their families who...
by lakecountry | Feb 17, 2017 | Bloggers, Community Events, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Duane
Reminiscences of Clara Hallam (née Bailey) continued Hallam reminiscences 2 (pp. 27-30) Some stylistic changes have been made in the text to reflect modern usage. 1907 – 1909 “… There was to be a big skating party on Duck Lake one night so brother Bill,...
by lakecountry | Feb 3, 2017 | Bloggers, Community Events, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Duane
Reminiscences of Clara Hallam (née Bailey) The John A. Bailey family, John and Emma, who resided in Summerville, Oregon, followed friends to settle in Westbank, where they lived from 1895 until 1901. Clara was the fifth Bailey child, born on April 1, 1896. The Baileys...
by lakecountry | Jan 27, 2017 | Guest Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Natural History, Pam Laing
Which Bird might I see today? – YEAR ROUND – Canada’s National Bird “Quiet, bold, impulsive and curious”. All of these have been used to describe the bird recently voted Canada’s pick for National Bird. Voting began in January 2015 and was conducted by Canadian...
by lakecountry | Jan 13, 2017 | Guest Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Natural History, Pam Laing
Which Bird might I see today? – Woodpeckers in Winter Just because it’s cold outside doesn’t mean birds are absent. Far from it. Winter is one of the best times to see some species, unobscured by summer foliage. Woodpeckers are a case in point. Here are three common...
by lakecountry | Dec 30, 2016 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Owen Dickie
If you can identify this object, your age may be showing! And that’s a good thing. I know what it is! It is a coal stoker! At least that was what I always called it. You, or should I say “I” would fill the bin with coal and an auger ran through...
by lakecountry | Dec 23, 2016 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
Holiday Greetings to all of you from all of us at the Lake Country Museum and Archives. Ryan Donn is Lake Country’s very talented Cultural Development Co-ordinator and a Councillor on the Kelowna City Council. Ryan offers free downloads of this...
by lakecountry | Dec 16, 2016 | Bloggers, Community Events, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
I am walking through the silence of this cold and frosty night, I am treading on the diamonds that sparkle with the light. And the throbbing, beating pulses of the whispering cold night air, Have reached into my heart and found the memories lurking there. I can...
by lakecountry | Dec 9, 2016 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
If you have a few more items to purchase for Christmas gift-giving you may want to consider Okanagan History. The 80th Report of the Okanagan Historical Society. This publication, which includes sections on Natural History, First Nations, Featured Artists, People and...
by lakecountry | Dec 2, 2016 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
After reading Jim Taylor’s delightful blog post last week (Details) I was reminded of an old poem entitled The Strangers in the Box. This poem, which I read after my mother’s death, made me feel remiss that I hadn’t spent time with my Mom identifying...
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