Contest: Guess the Artifact #3

The current mystery object (Artifact #3) in our 'Guess the Artifact' contest is on display amongst the tools in the Nellie Carter Room in the Lake Country Museum.

You can participate in the Contest in a number of ways.  One way is to visit the Museum any day between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. over the summer for a closer look and to inform of us of your guess.  Alternatively, visit our Blog (where you can also read the guesses of other participants), or our Facebook page and leave a comment with your thoughts, or submit an entry on our Contact page, using the Subject line "Contest".  The contest for Artifact #3 will continue until August 30^th.

A correct answer should include both the name of the artifact and its primary purpose.  It will then be published on our Facebook page along with the winner’s name. The winner will receive a copy of The Spirit of Lake Country or a print of an historic photograph from the Archives of the Lake Country Museum.

The Museum holds a large collection of interesting and unique artifacts.  Over the next few months we will pose challenges to the community in a ‘Guess the Artifact!’ contest, with a distinctive object chosen and displayed on our Facebook page and our Blog.

NB: Although Artifact #2 was quickly identified by Oyama resident Owen Dickie, Artifact #1 has still not been identified. Come on in and take a look and see if you can solve these mysteries.

Contests

From time to time Lake Country Museum will be sponsoring contests. Please check in the Contest section (click on Contests to the left) of our website, our Facebook page, or our local Lake Country newspaper, The Calendar,  for more information.

Good Luck!

Contest: Guess the Artifact #1

The Lake Country Museum holds a large collection of interesting and unique artifacts. Over the next few months we will pose challenges to the community in ‘Guess the Artifact!’ with a distinctive object chosen for each week on our Facebook page and our Blog.

You can participate in a number of ways. One way to participate is to visit the Museum any day between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. over the summer for a closer look and to inform of us of your guess. Alternatively, visit our Facebook page and leave a comment with your thoughts, visit the Blog post, or leave a comment on the Contact page, using CONTEST in the Subject line. The contest for this artifact will continue until June 30^th. (Our readers and viewers have been stumped, so this contest will continue until July 30th, 2012)

A correct answer should include both the name of the artifact and its primary purpose. It will then be published on our Facebook page along with the winner’s name. The winner will then receive a copy of The Spirit of Lake Country, an in-house publication written by several local residents and historians.

The mystery object this week is a favorite among the Museum staff and volunteers. You can find it in the Nellie Carter Room amongst the tools on exhibit.

To see what other people think this artifact is, or to enter the contest online, go to the Blog post.

Contest: Guess the Artifact #2

The Lake Country Museum holds a large collection of interesting and unique artifacts.  Over the next few months we will pose challenges to the community in a ‘Guess the Artifact!’ contest, with a distinctive object chosen and displayed on our Facebook page and our Blog.

You can participate in a number of ways.  One way to participate is to visit the Museum any day between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. over the summer for a closer look and to inform of us of your guess.  Alternatively, visit our Blog (where you can also read the guesses of other participants), or our Facebook page and leave a comment with your thoughts, or submit an entry on our Contact page, using the Subject line "Contest".  The contest for this artifact will continue until August 12^th.

A correct answer should include both the name of the artifact and its primary purpose.  It will then be published on our Facebook page along with the winner’s name. The winner will receive a copy of The Spirit of Lake Country, an in-house publication written by several local residents and historians.

The current mystery object (Artifact #2) is something that was quite popular during the 20^th century - that is until moving image productions took its place. Located in our Anne Land room, you are more than welcome to stop by and have a guess!

What do you think it is? 

NB: Artifact #1 has still not been identified. Take a look and see if you can solve this mystery.

CentrePiece at Okanagan Centre Park

CentrePiece, an annual community event, is a family-oriented celebration that takes place at the Lake Country Museum in Okanagan Centre Park (11255 Okanagan Centre Road West), Lake Country, BC, in late August each year. There is a picnic atmosphere with children’s games, demonstrations, live music, hamburgers, hot dogs, drinks and the annual tea with scones topped with fruit and Devonshire Cream. Everyone is welcome.