Heber Cole and the Hume Hotel
One hundred years ago today, a man sent a letter to his wife on Hume Hotel stationery. Who was he and what became of him?
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Traffic lights come to Nelson
When did traffic lights appear in West Kootenay? That is, of the red-amber-green variety. We can pinpoint the exact date.
The Kootenay artwork of Edward Lange
A prolific artist whose work is well known on New York’s Long Island also created landscapes of West Kootenay mining towns in the mid-1890s.
The Creston Valley Co-op and the Grand Theatre
This postcard view of Creston, taken between 1942 and 1947, appeals to me immensely for several reasons.
Kootenay time zone oddities
Kingsgate and Eastport residents used to celebrate New Year’s twice. The Kootenay Lake ferry is a time machine. And what time is it between Riondel and Birchdale?
Searching for Nakusp
A roundabout journey from the West Kootenay to the Channel Islands to outer space. A guest post.
West Kootenay-Boundary births of 1904
After a wait of more than 21 years, we finally get to learn how many babies were born in BC in 1904.
Roxanne, the draft screenplay
A draft script of the Steve Martin movie filmed in Nelson in 1986 that I found on eBay is much different than the finished product.
The swinging sounds of The Serenaders
It’s one thing to be told that a band was really good. It’s another to hear it for yourself. And in the case of Trail’s Serenaders, now you can!
Big, lost Nelson buildings: The Strathcona Annex
For all of Nelson’s many surviving heritage buildings as well as lost heritage buildings that at least we have lots of photos of, many others existed for which few if any photos survive.