Geocache Event Video
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The museum held a geocache event from June 19-20, 2015. People learned how to use a GPS, and what geocaching is all about. Slideshow We had great attendance and a lot of fun meeting our old and new friends! A geocache edition of our Historic Hikes booklet is available online here, or in our gift
Continue readingGeocaching with the Valemount Museum Historic Railway Station In 2011 The Valemount Historic Society applied for a Community Initiatives grant through the Columbian Basin Trust to publish a pamphlet to sell to the public for $6 each. The pamphlet is called Historic Hikes in the Robson Valley and it documents 15 self-guided hikes with hand-drawn
Continue readingThis project by the Valemount Museum sought to preserve pioneer stories and acquire new historic photos from the storytellers to enhance these stories. Below are interviews with a number of early Valemount residents. Emile Sasges Margaret McKirdy Alice Olson Jean & Maurice Berna Meersman Angus McKirdy Joan Nordli Ken Abernathy
Continue readingIntroduction Le bâtiment qui est aujourd’hui le musée était la gare originale. Il a été construit en 1914, lorsque Valemount n’existait pas.Toutefois une ville qu’on appelait Swift Creek était juste en haut de la crique. En 1927, le CNR a déplacé la station et l’a rebaptisée Valemount, qui signifie “vallée dans les montagnes”. Elle été
Continue readingEinführung Das Gebӓude, dass jetzt das Museum beherbergt ist der ursprüngliche Bahnhof. Er wurde 1914 gebaut als Valemount noch nicht existierte, aber ein Ort namens Swift Creek, nur wenige Kilometer den Bach gleichen namens hinauf. 1927 hat die CNR (Canadian National Railway) die Bahnstation verlegt und zu Valemount (Valley in the Mountains – Tal in
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