Residential Archives | Stories Beneath the Surface

McKinnon House in its Current Location, circa 2020

In the mid-1960s, the McKinnon house was moved to its current location on Nichol Road, in the Arrow Heights neighbourhood of Revelstoke. The 1916 farmhouse was saved from […]

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 […]

Buildings at Arrowhead, 1967

Estelle Dickey took this photograph of Main Street, Arrowhead, on November 20, 1967. Two days later, the building on the right was burned down. Farther down the street […]

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 […]

Demolition of Domke house, 1971

Former home of Art Domke & Kay Domke being burned by BC Parks to clear the site for the new Blanket Creek Provincial Park south of the former […]

Beaton Homes, 1966

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

Logging Truck at Beaton, and Henry Gunterman House, 1953

A logging truck is passing by the home of Henry Gunterman in Beaton, 1953. Henry was born in the United States and walked from Washington state to Beaton […]

Lakeview Hotel, Arrowhead, circa 1900

The Lakeview Hotel was built in Arrowhead in 1895 and was one of the first buildings in the new community.

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 […]

Harold Catherwood Interview – Negotiations

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

Walter Bobicki Interview – Negotiations

Walter Bobicki, whose family was displaced from their land four miles south of Revelstoke, discusses the negotiation process with BC Hydro. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black […]