by lakecountry | Feb 7, 2014 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
The second Monday of February is Family Day in British Columbia. It is a time to celebrate family members and remind ourselves of those who preceded us. Museums and archives are wonderful repositories for family histories. Here one can find photographs and histories...
by lakecountry | Apr 26, 2013 | Bloggers, Hayes, Bob, History of Lake Country
On page five of the Thursday, November 16, 1911 edition of The Kelowna Courier and Okanagan Orchardist appeared the following article: DIED – At the Hospital, on Monday, Nov. 13th, Frank Reiner, Okanagan Centre, aged 52. Mr. Reiner had been ailing several weeks, but...
by lakecountry | Mar 22, 2013 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Duane
How did one travel from the Okanagan to the coast in the first decades of the twentieth century? Crossing the coastal mountains was no easy task. The Dewdney Trail, connecting the South Okanagan to Hope, had been built during the Gold Rush, and for years supplies came...
