This post was written by Archives and Curatorial Assistant Cate Ngieng Over this summer, I have had the amazing opportunity to work at the Chilliwack Museum and Archives. I started... read more →
Written by Cari Moore – Coordinator of Volunteers and Administration I often wonder why people want to volunteer – and why at the museum for that matter. What draws them... read more →
Our recent exhibition, Five Faces, Five Corners: The Social Experience of Chilliwack’s Downtown focuses on the common leisure activities and experiences which bring Chilliwackians together at Five Corners. While this... read more →
In late July, I received a phone call from past president Fred Feistmann informing me that Executive Director Matthew Francis had resigned for personal reasons. An interim director was needed.... read more →
In late June 2018, we welcomed a new Curator to the staff of the Chilliwack Museum and Archives. Curator Anna Irwin with a woven Salish blanket... read more →
The Chilliwack Museum is so much more than one individual. To fulfill our mandate of preserving Chilliwack’s rich history, we rely on the work of so many individuals who generously... read more →
Today I would like to use this opportunity to promote a new event here at the Archives. Starting this year we have been having free behind-the-scenes tours of the Chilliwack... read more →
This past year, one of our 60th Anniversary projects was to obtain new, Canadian-made, conservation-grade exhibit cases. We have been thrilled with the results. These cases, installed in late October,... read more →
It’s been a busy month at the Chilliwack Museum and Archives! This week, we opened our latest exhibition, Sq’éwlets: A Stó:lō-Coast Salish Community in the Fraser River Valley. To bring you this exhibition, the... read more →
Early in 1958, just after our organization was established - the Chilliwack Museum and Historical Society President, Oliver Wells, did what all good Museum leaders do at some point: he... read more →