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Mountain Biking on Revelstoke Greenbelt, circa 2020

The “flats” south of Revelstoke, once settled farmland, now provide recreational opportunities for people. Biking is one of the favourite activities in the flats, along with bird-watching, dog […]

A Winter Walk on the Flats Near Revelstoke, circa 2020

People are enjoying a walk along the banks of the Arrow Lakes reservoir, just south of Revelstoke, circa 2020.

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 […]

Cattle at Hall’s Landing, 1967

One of the last photographs of the meadows and land at Hall’s Landing, taken by Barbara Hall in June of 1967. On the land that had already been […]

Stanley Hall and Jack Hall Piling Stumps to Burn, 1961

Piling dried stumps from clearing land on the Hall Bros. ranch, 1961.

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.

Columbia News Letter, Issue no. 4, December 1, 1964

Between August 28, 1964, and June 2, 1969, BC Hydro published 30 Columbia News Letters distributed to people living in the areas to be affected by the construction […]

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. […]

Cathy English Interview – Columbia River Treaty

An interview with Cathy English, curator of the Revelstoke Museum and Archives, where she discusses the Columbia River Treaty. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black backdrop. Logo […]

Cathy English Interview – Future of the Columbia

An interview with Cathy English, curator of the Revelstoke Museum and Archives, where she discusses the future of the Columbia River. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black […]

Twelve Mile Ferry site, 1967

Site of the Twelve Mile Ferry, November 20, 1967. On the back of the photograph, Estelle Dickey, the photographer, wrote: “12 mile ferry – between the clearing and […]

Opposite Akolkolex Creek, 1967

Estelle Dickey took this photograph on November 20, 1967. She wrote, “This is on the road opposite Akolkolex (Isaac) Creek. There are miles and miles of stumps like […]