A brief look at the history of Lee Creek
Isobel McKay with Barbara, Rory and baby Kenneth in front of their first log house at McKay Bay near the corner The history of […]
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The First Nation traditional salmon fishery was sustainable
This sketch of a weir is from Dawson’s 1891 Notes on the Shuswap People and was from photo taken of the Nicola River in 1889.
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The impact of the missionaries
Prior to European contact, the Secwepemc people had their own spiritual beliefs and customs based on respect for all life and nature, that had developed
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Shuswap’s first tourist
S.S. Spallumcheen, photo courtesy of Enderby & District Museum Society In the early 1880s, Kamloops was still a small cattle town with only one school
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The rich legacy of Dr. Mary Thomas
Dr. Mary Thomas It is rare for a Shuswap resident to achieve provincial or national recognition for the contributions they have made to society.
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