Painting of 1891 bridge by Carolyn Louise Wilson.The 1891 bridge was designed and constructed by members of the Soowahlie and Skowkale First Nations including Capt. John... read more →
Big tech companies and government agencies have the advantage of using facial recognition software to help them identify individuals from digital... read more →
Last fall while attending the University of the Fraser Valley, I took a directed studies course with history professor Scott Sheffield. The purpose of my directed studies was to create... 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 →
Chilliwack’s rich history is blessed with artists of varying trades. If you put together all the artists... read more →
Sometimes it is the historical tangents that prove to be the best stories. While looking up landings and ferries near Chilliwack I came across this brief news clipping from 1936:... read more →
In my first blog post, The Decision to Digitize, I... read more →
Have you ever wondered what that old looking machine tucked away in the back of the research... read more →
About once a week I’m asked if everything we have at the Archives is available online. In the digital age, this is a fair question. There are many positive outcomes... read more →
By Janelle Haley, Museum Assistant, Summer Student 2016 If you came to the Archives or the Museum, or both, this summer there may have been a chance that you would... read more →