Family Archives | Stories Beneath the Surface

Marris and Dennis Gawiuk, circa 2015

Dennis (Danny) Gawiuk was born at Mount Cartier in 1930. He married Marris Fulton of Scotland in 1953, and they raised their two sons on the family farm […]

Stanley Hall and Daughter Joyce at Hall’s Landing, 1960

Stanley Hall, along with his brothers and cousins, was the second generation to farm at Hall’s Landing. In this photograph, taken in 1960, he is holding his baby […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Moving the McKinnon Log House, 1967

Delia McKinnon made one thing clear – she was not about to lose her home that she had lived in since 1916. When the family was forced to […]

Artym Ozero and Family, circa 1920

Artym and Pelagra (Polly) Ozero came to Mount Cartier in 1913 from Ukraine with their family. This family photograph from about 1920 shows Eva Ozero with husband Bill […]