Written by Matthew Cook. On September 8th 2022, Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96, bringing an end to her unprecedent reign of 70 years, the longest of any British monarch, and the longest of any female head of state in recorded history. Other than her historically... read more →
Sep
27
Aug
26
Written by Matthew Cook In the mid 1920s, John I. Haas began growing hops on his Evans Road farm. By the mid 1950s his company had acquired all of the hop lands in Chilliwack. The hops fields were an important source of seasonal employment for the denizens of Chilliwack, allowing... read more →
Mar
22
Written by Matthew Cook, Archives Technician Canada is a country of many cultures and lifestyles, and that reality represents one of our nation’s greatest strengths. People from all over the world have chosen to live here because they perceive Canada to be a prosperous safe haven to practice and promote... read more →
Dec
03
"Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it." Archivist Note: This blog was originally written by our Archives Technician, Matthew Cook on 26 November, 2021 just days before another atmospheric river would cause further flooding and highway closures in B.C. Maybe it's time we start looking... read more →
Nov
02
Tell Me A Story! Youth Literature and the Holocaust is a travelling exhibition that introduces the history of the Holocaust and the Second World War to children eight years and older. Focusing on values and themes that are central to childhood, the exhibition is a starting point for raising awareness about... read more →
Oct
05
The following post was written by Archives Technician, Matthew Cook “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that... read more →
Sep
29
September 29, 2021, marks the 100th anniversary of the Chilliwack Lawn Bowling Club! This makes the club the community's oldest sporting organization. For all but two years of its first century, the Club has been based at the corner of Princess Avenue and Edward Street, 525 meters directly west of... read more →
Aug
18
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 this position having just graduated out of high school with little to no archival or curatorial experience. I feel very... read more →
Jul
22
Research for this post was assisted by Archives Technician, Matthew Cook. Interested in more information? Consider stopping by the Museum or Archives to discover more Chilliwack history. Before Highway 1, the Paramount Theatre, sprawling suburbs, coloured television, mass transit, and reliable vehicles, each of the individual communities in Chilliwack had... read more →
Jan
29
A blog post by Anita Voronova, Archival and Curatorial Assistant at the Chilliwack Museum and Archives With winter now in full swing, I find myself reflecting on my summer internship at the Chilliwack Museum and Archives. Working as an Archival and Curatorial Assistant allowed me to learn and face challenges... read more →