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Happy New Year! I hope it is off to a great start. We are already rolling on some exciting projects here in the Museum & Archives in January and I look forward to working on and sharing lots throughout the year! First, I want to thank long-time Curator/Archivist Deborah Chapman who retired at the end of 2025. Over the years she has taken on all the jobs in the Museum & Archives Department that a larger institution would have several positions for, and for most of her 35-year career she did it alone (with an abundance of support from volunteers and the community, I am sure she would remind me to add). I am grateful for the time and support she has given me since I joined R.J. Haney Heritage Village & Museum last April, and for leaving me in a good position to take a lead this year as Curator/Archivist. I am so very thankful she remains a text message away!

Unlike our winter so far, this year’s Montebello Gallery exhibit will remain below freezing with a feature on all the ways ice has historically and currently influences Salmon Arm and the Shuswap region. As I begin the research phase of this exhibit in February I invite members of the community who have archival records, artifacts, or stories with a tie to this theme to reach out! It could be ice sports, environmental conditions, or you name it! You can contact me at curator@salmonarmmuseum.org or 250-832-5289.