Can you identify this?
If you can identify this object, your age may be showing! And that’s a good thing. I know what it is! It is a coal stoker! At least that was what I always called it. You, or should I say... [Continue Reading]
December 2016
Merry Christmas
Holiday Greetings to all of you from all of us at the Lake Country Museum and Archives. Ryan Donn is Lake Country’s very talented Cultural Development Co-ordinator and a Councillor on the Kelowna City Council. Ryan offers free... [Continue Reading]
Memories
I am walking through the silence of this cold and frosty night, I am treading on the diamonds that sparkle with the light. And the throbbing, beating pulses of the whispering cold night air, Have reached into my heart and... [Continue Reading]
Looking for Christmas gifts?
If you have a few more items to purchase for Christmas gift-giving you may want to consider Okanagan History. The 80th Report of the Okanagan Historical Society. This publication, which includes sections on Natural History, First Nations, Featured Artists, People and Events,... [Continue Reading]
The Strangers in the Box
After reading Jim Taylor’s delightful blog post last week (Details) I was reminded of an old poem entitled The Strangers in the Box. This poem, which I read after my mother’s death, made me feel remiss that I hadn’t spent time... [Continue Reading]