Despite it being a rainy night in Chilliwack, on Friday February 19th the Chambers Gallery here at the Museum was filled with a capacity crowd - excited to hear Donald Luxton's Heritage Week presentation, "Thomas Hooper, Architect." Hooper is best known here as the architect responsible for designing and building... read more →
Mar
05
Feb
24
Listening to and connecting with teachers is an important part of my job as I develop new educational programs and resources. This past Friday we hosted a Professional Development day for SD33 teachers. We were not only able to share our knowledge and resources, but learned more about the needs... read more →
Feb
10
It's the common question that people ask each other at social events. What do you do? Whenever this question is posed to me, I smile, tell the unsuspecting victim that I'm an archivist, then wait I for the crickets to start chirping. For people who do not happen to be... read more →
Feb
04
One of the hardest questions I receive is: “What is a Curator?”. My answer is often rather... read more →
Jan
28
It was just about a year ago - Groundhog's Day, to be precise - that I began my role as Executive Director here at the Chilliwack Museum and Archives. But unlike the well-known Bill Murray movie of that name, no day has quite been the same! Over the past year, there... read more →
Jan
20
On June 3, 2009 Bryan Stokes began volunteering with us at our Museum building. You will find him in our gift shop on Tuesday afternoons, always with a book in hand, as he... read more →
Jan
20
A number of years ago I worked at the Bytown Museum in Ottawa, a local history museum much like the Chilliwack Museum. As a... read more →
Jan
06
Chilliwack Progress, January 7, 1892, page 1. "Nanaimo is now lighted by electricity." "Mr. Cory Ryder takes charge of the Post Office at Cheam." "The Gladys will continue her regular trips up and down the river." "Mrs. Spencer,... read more →
Dec
16
In light of the release of the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, I was reminded of some research that I completed for our recently launched... read more →
Dec
11
The Trustees of the Chilliwack Museum and Historical Society are pleased to announce the appointment of Vivian Walker, a Life Member of the Society, as its newest Board Member. The Board may appoint members of the Society in good standing as Trustees to contribute to the work of the organization,... read more →