Agricultural Archives | Stories Beneath the Surface

Barn Raising on the Shura Farm, 1922

Several families gathered on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Shura in the Mount Cartier settlement to help them build their barn around 1922. In the photograph are […]

Hall Brothers’ Homestead, circa 1895

Willie, John, Dave, and Noah Hall at their first log home at the homestead at Hall’s Landing, circa 1895. John is the father of the Hall brothers, who […]

Stanley Hall with horses, 1956

Stanley Hall of Hall’s Landing with his team of work horses, Bess and Girly, 1956. His mother, Violet Hall, is standing to his right.

Cathy English Interview – Coming to the Valley, 2019

An interview with Cathy English, curator of Revelstoke Museum and Archives, in which she discusses the settlement of the valley. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black backdrop. […]

Drawings from Begbie View Elementary students, 2016

Students from a Grade 3 and 4 class at Begbie View Elementary in Revelstoke visited Revelstoke Museum and Archives in 2016 and learned that the flats that they […]

Bruce Tillen Interview – Negotiations

Bruce Tillen, former Arrowhead resident, discusses the negotiation process with BC Hydro. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black backdrop. Logo is an image of four waves turning […]

Bruce Tillen Interview – Clearing the Land

Bruce Tillen, former Arrowhead resident, discusses the process of BC Hydro clearing the land for the Hugh Keenleyside Dam. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black backdrop. Logo […]

Beaton Homes, 1966

Houses at Beaton, B.C., summer of 1966.

Winter on the Gawiuk farm, Mount Cartier, circa 1955

Winter on the Gawiuk farm, Mount Cartier, circa 1955. The barn in the photograph was burned down to clear the land for the Arrow Lakes reservoir.

Dennis (Danny) Gawiuk on the Family Farm, 1932

Dennis Paul (Danny) Gawiuk was born at Mount Cartier on November 1, 1930. He grew up on the farm and farmed the land himself until it was purchased […]

Farness Farm, Sidmouth, circa 1950

Margaret Farness and her three small children came to Sidmouth in November 1946. Margaret met and married her husband, a Canadian soldier, in England and was nervous about […]

Harold Catherwood Interview – Burning Buildings

Harold Catherwood, former resident of Sidmouth, discusses his family burning their buildings. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black backdrop. Logo is an image of four waves turning […]