The Story of Italians in Fernie, 1881 - 1921 The Story of Italians in Fernie, 1881 - 1921 Fernie Museum
This label shows the distinctive branding of the Fernie-Fort Steele Brewing Company for a 12 oz beer with 16% alcohol content. The brewery would produce Prohibition beer with […]
In Montalbetti vs. Hosmer Mines the company accused Enrico Montalbetti of negligence in ordering two “Slavs” to drive a stick of dynamite into a hole with a sledgehammer. […]
The District Ledger reported on September 26, 1908 that the Black Hand accused had been found guilty. Judge Wilson presided and prominent Fernie lawyer Sherwood Herchmer acted as […]
The District Ledger described an attack by “two Italians” on a Mr. Cameron (February 8, 1908). This was likely the beginning of the series of events attributed to […]
The District Ledger (June 27, 1908) in “The Black Hand in Fernie” reported the arrest of armed members of an Italian secret society that had sent extortion letters […]
