20th century

Since 1974, the first Saturday of each July has been celebrated as International Cherry Pit…

In recognition of Italian Heritage Month, which is celebrated every June, Minister Hussen stated that…

Celebrated every June, Filipino Heritage Month acknowledges one of the fastest growing multicultural communities in…

June is National Indigenous History Month, and an opportunity to highlight the history of the…

Mother’s Day provided the perfect opportunity to pull out the Vernon Museum’s copy of The…

With May being Asian Heritage Month, it is a perfect time to uncover one of…

Vernon has long been home to a plethora of talented wordsmiths, which a humble binder…

A recent publication, edited by Jeannette Armstrong, Lally Grauer, and Janet MacArthur, explores the lives…

Since 2019, April has been recognized as Sikh Heritage Month in Canada. The Sikh population…

In 1912, Vernon opened a beautiful new post office complete with a British-made clock tower…

Today is World Theatre Day (and, coincidentally, also the occasion of the 94th Academy Awards…

Today is the first day of spring (finally, some might add). Spring has long been…

This Tuesday, March 8, is International Women’s Day, and in light of Russia’s unjustified and…

With three Paralympic gold medals, Sonja Gaudet is the world’s most decorated wheelchair curler. She…

The Winter Olympics in Beijing are underway, with Vernonites Kevin Hill and Emma Lunder having…

One thing you can be sure about with the Vernon Winter Carnival is that each…

Among the photo collection of the Vernon Museum are several manipulated images like this exaggerated…

Another year has begun under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the Omicron variant…