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“No longer will the clanging bell and the piercing whistles of veteran No. 962 be…

An unassuming house at 1900 33rd Street was once the site of a maternity home.…

This past Friday, August 5, was International Beer Day! While our city’s first brewery, the…

This weekend marks the 2022 Historic O’Keefe Ranch’s Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival. Considering that…

A collection of 400 laminated botanical samples collected around B.C. by local naturalist Jim Grant…

It comes as a surprise to many that one of Vernon’s most popular summer destinations,…

The Historical Record works in mysterious ways. Around 1975, a newspaper dating back to April…

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…

Traditional and contemporary Indigenous culture emphasizes the importance of learning from one’s elders and passing…

One area of historical underrepresentation within the Vernon Archives is that of the LGBTQ2SIA+ community;…

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…