Deborah Chapman

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One more project checked off the list

One thing has been missing at R.J. Haney Heritage Village. A plan for the residential district. Several houses and an outbuilding stand waiting . . .

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It's done! Sort of!!!

The museum's database conversion has had a life of its own. Learn how old school meets new school.

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A living museum!

What was missing from R.J. Haney Heritage Village? An orchard of course! To tell the story of the fruit industry that once dominated the landscape of our community.

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Who was Agnes Inkster?

It started with an email from a colleague. Emma Prescott had read one of my blogs about the Spanish flu from back at the start of the Pandemic. Curious people had been emailing about its impact. How long did it last? How did the community cope? Luckily, the historic Salmon Arm Observer was full of medical references, including Nurse Inkster who opened the first hospital in Salmon Arm. Emma was on a mission, researching the graduates of the Winnipeg General Hospital (now the Health...

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Find your relatives at the Village!

Michelle Papworth, right, is one of the newest volunteers at the Village. She had an idea of how to help visitors connect to a community of people who lived in Salmon Arm in 1911.

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The cat is out of the bag!

The City of Salmon Arm's Community Heritage Commission was created in 2007 to advise Salmon Arm City Council on heritage conservation matters and to support heritage conservation in the City. The group includes three museum representatives, three members of the public, and one City Councillor. The Commission works very hard. . .

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Christmas came early to the archives

New equipment in the archives work room is something to celebrate. It felt like Christmas when we unboxed our new scanner! scanner!

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What makes a collection? What do we collect?

"Museums need both collections and connections. Curators need to collect, and connect. It’s the combination that give museums their power," Steven Lubar.

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Heritage Conservation Awards

Members of the City of Salmon Arm's Community Heritage Commission like to recognize those who contribute to the conservation of built heritage in our our community. They also like a good party. This year the awards to go...

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Losing Trudy

Trudy loved R.J. Haney Heritage Village. Her visit last summer was something to remember.

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