This is a story about courage — a look at the lives of the Japanese Canadian pioneers, who, from 1899 through the 1930s, were some of the first settlers in the District of Lake Country. The Japanese Canadian Pioneers of... [Continue Reading]
Photographs of several past churches including Oyama United, St. Paul’s Presbyterian and United, Free Methodist, Winfield Church, St. Mary’s Anglican, All Saints Anglican (Okanagan Centre Hall), St. Margaret’s Anglican, and the former Kingdom Halls and St. Edward’s Catholic Church comprise... [Continue Reading]
The Museum has a collection of over 200 aerial photographs of Lake Country which were donated by David Madison of Aerial Imaging. Samples of these photographs are online in our Photo Gallery, and also on Madison’s Aerial Imaging website. To... [Continue Reading]
Lake Country Museum’s February display in the lobby of the municipal office of the District of Lake Country celebrates Valentine’s Day. The Lake Country Sweethearts display features Harriet McDonagh’s wedding dress from her 1911 marriage to Verner McDonagh. Their wedding was the... [Continue Reading]
Author: Harold Butterworth. 18 pages. Location: MS 52. The Autobiography of Harold David Butterworth is part of Life Histories. Historical Manuscripts of the District of Lake Country. Funding and assistance for this project were provided by the... [Continue Reading]
Sub-title: Discussion on the Correlation Between Population of a Community and the Enrolment of the School. Author: Christine Funk. 21 pages. Location: MS 12. An Historical Study of Okanagan Centre and Okanagan Centre School is part... [Continue Reading]
Author: Angela Hayward. 4 pages. Location: MS 11. The History of the Okanagan Centre Hall is part of Life Histories. Historical Manuscripts of the District of Lake Country. Funding and assistance for this project were provided by... [Continue Reading]
Author: Sandra Bernardo. 3 pages. Location: MS 22a. The History of the Okanagan Centre Community Hall is part of Life Histories. Historical Manuscripts of the District of Lake Country. Funding and assistance for this project were provided... [Continue Reading]
Author: Sandra Bernardo. 7 pages. Location: MS 22b. The History of “The Store” in Okanagan Centre is part of Life Histories. Historical Manuscripts of the District of Lake Country. Funding and assistance for this project were provided... [Continue Reading]
Author: Dr. Duane Thomson... [Continue Reading]
