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 in to wanting to give back to community? Are they new to our City and have a desire to meet... read more →
Oct
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Sep
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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 have fond memories of the original Coliseum, affectionately called the “Old Barn on Corbould.” Prior to and immediately following the... read more →
Aug
31
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 truer than in my experiences in working on the two exhibits that took up an enormous amount of my work... read more →
Aug
21
This summer, as the Education and Engagement Assistant once again, I have experienced many new and exciting experiences at the Chilliwack Museum and Archives. Working as the assistant for Sarah Belley, the Education and Engagement Coordinator, I have learnt new educational methods, teaching practices, and artistic approaches, while also applying... read more →
Aug
07
Written by Cari Moore - Coordinator of Volunteers and Administration Coordinator of Volunteers and Administration - Cari Moore Hello, my name is Cari Moore and I have recently joined the amazing staff at the Chilliwack Museum and Archives as the Coordinator of Volunteers and Administration, and I am loving this... read more →
Jul
24
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 seems like a simple concept on the surface, Five Corners has been (and continues to be) a very busy place,... read more →
Jul
10
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 to receive donations from the 1980s. Working everyday with our records, I consider the 1980s to be relatively new, never... read more →
Jun
05
Are you curious to know what Chilliwack looked like in the 1980s? Ask our volunteer Ev Parker who is currently processing a large collection of street photographs from the 1980s. This is a unique collection that Ev is digitizing and describing so that you, the researcher, can access the images... read more →
May
30
Media Release - May 30, 2019Download
May
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May 8, 2019 Chilliwack Museum & Archives to Host Opening Reception for Latest Exhibition Chilliwack, BC – The Chilliwack Museum & Archives will be unveiling its latest exhibition Five Faces, Five Corners: The Social Experience of Chilliwack’s Downtown at an Opening Reception on May 16, 2019 at 7:00pm. “This exhibition... read more →