by lakecountry | Jun 19, 2015 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
From 1860 a steady settlement of the Valley took place and among the first four cattle men who came in was Thomas Wood. He first had a cattle ranch with Connie (Cornelius) O’Keefe, north of Vernon but soon moved to the Pelmewash lake, now known as Wood Lake,...
by lakecountry | Jan 10, 2014 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Jim Taylor, Thomson, Carol
Recently Canada Post announced extensive changes to the Canadian mail system, specifically by introducing more community mail boxes. For we older folk, those community mailboxes hearken back to historic mail services. Winfield’s first official post office was...
by lakecountry | Feb 8, 2013 | Bloggers, Hayes, Bob, History of Lake Country
British Columbia’s first Family Day will be held on the second Monday in February, making the date for the first Family Day this Monday, February 11, 2013. As we prepare for this celebration it is interesting to think of some of Lake Country’s pioneer...