Word War 2

Almost a century of military training in the Greater Vernon area has left the rangeland…

A list in the Vernon News from March 5, 1942, reveals that at least 616…

They went by the moniker of Vernon’s “Rink Rats,” yet they would have preferred to…

“Nazi Radio Reports Vernon Airman Alive,” read a dramatic newspaper headline in a September 1941…

The Okanagan Historical Society (OHS) recently announced the release of its 87th annual report. This…

For the summer months, we are thrilled to present a series of blog posts by…

May is Asian History Month in Canada, and this year’s theme is “Stories of Determination,”…

This year marks 20 years since a replica Spitfire plane was installed above the building…

Did you know that the Vernon Jubilee Hospital’s first physiotherapist, Miriam Jayne, also had connections…

He is remembered as Greater Vernon’s top military leader. Colonel David Kinloch was born in…

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

In 1940, Hugh and Grace Mackie purchased a house at 7804 Kidston Road and turned…

An exciting temporary exhibit by the Vernon Cadet Camp Museum explores the history of the…