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... read more →
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... read more →
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... read more →
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,... read more →
My Family Tree by Cari Moore – Coordinator of Volunteers As we prepare for our Family Day event “You me and the Family Tree” I have been reflecting on what... read more →
Recently the City announced plans to rename the Prospera Centre the Chilliwack Coliseum. For new residents of Chilliwack, this announcement may mean very little. However, long-term residents of Chilliwack will... read more →
By Jordan Sheffield, Archives Summer Student Working in the Chilliwack Museum and Archives this summer has been a fantastic experience, full of interesting challenges, and learning opportunities. This cannot be... read more →
When you work with archival records five days a week your mind sometimes skews timelines and it’s hard to consider what is truly ‘long ago.’ Only recently have we started... read more →
On New Year’s Day, the Chilliwack Progress predicted, “the year 1908 holds out great prospects for this little Valley... The expectations for this incoming year are great, the prospects greater,... read more →