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10:00am - 4:00pm Wednesday and Thursday;
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Summer: 10:00am - 3:00pm Monday;
9:00am - 5:00pm Tuesday to Saturday;
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Installing 100 Anniversary Banners on Voght St. Bridge
Merritt 100th Anniversary Celebration. L to R: Harry Lali, MLA; Dan Albas, MP; Susan Roline, Mayor.
Tom Edwards Photographing Newspapers
Merritt Herald Page 1 January 07, 1910.
BC Gazettes in Archives
Grader at UT House, Nicola, in Winter.
Nicola Valley Historical Quarterlies
The Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, and Bruno Mailloux at the 2012 Merritt Country Christmas Parade. Driver: Tom Edwards.
Canford Public School Class of 1923
The Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, and Bruno Mailloux at the 2012 Merritt Country Christmas Parade. Driver: Tom Edwards.
PF220 Lauder Ranch now River Ranch
Shooting 12-12-12. Left to right:Julia, Ivy and Gabrielle Smith by Dena Smith.
Saws on display at the Museum.
What made the news?
Alright, I'm sort of on holidays this week. I haven't been in to the museum for my regular volunteer days. So, I'm taking the easy way out for today's Throwback Thursday and taking you back to May 17,…
A Belated Celebration of Mining Week (April 28-May)
Happy Thursday to you!
BC Mining Week 2013, was officially declared to be April 28-My 4, 2013 by our Provincial Legislature to celebrate the mining industry. Communities throughout BC have…
Happy May Day!
May Day was actually yesterday of course, but we're celebrating it with our Throwback Thursday today!
I'm about to let you in on a little secret. We don't know EVERYTHING down at the musuem…
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2013 AGM
The Nicola Valley Museum & Archives 2013 Annual General Meeting and Election of Officers will be held on March 21 at 7:00 PM at the Senior Centre — 1675 Tutill Court. This year's guest speaker will be David Tomkinson, Fire Chief. Chief Tomkinson's topic will be "The History of the Merritt Fire Department."
Nicola Valley 12-12-12 Photo Contest Winners
The Nicola Valley Museum & Archives offered copies of "Merritt and the Nicola Valley: An Illustrated History" as a prize to the first 100 contributors to the Nicola Valley 12-12-12 Photo Contest. Twenty-four people entered photographs. The judge, a well-known local artist, considered eight entries to be "exceptional" photographs fitting the 12-12-12 theme.
Nicola Valley 12-12-12 Photo Tips
Nicola Valley tips for winter photography. If you prepare ahead, you can take advantage of winter weather to create some outstanding images.