Lake Country Museum

Driven to collect, preserve, describe, exhibit, and act as a repository for materials and artifacts, pertaining to the significance of history in Lake Country.

[Lake Country Museum @LC_Museum]

Art Gray and his mother at the Alvaston "Jam Tin" Post Office. Location: 16 miles south of Vernon. Opened October 1, 1909 and closed March 31, 1919. First P. O. in Winfield. Image from the Lake Country Museum and Archives (ref. # 1997.000.140).

[Lake Country Museum @LC_Museum]

Oyama high school students in front of the Winfield school bus, ca. 1936. Image from the Lake Country Museum and Archives (ref. # 2015.36.02.75).

[Lake Country Museum @LC_Museum]

Thanks for the amazing summer everyone. We had a great turn out of museum patrons. Our new seasonal hours are from 1-4 PM Wednesday and Saturday, or by appointment. Please be sure to visit us next summer, when we have new summer students! #summer #seasonal #museum #lakecountry

[Lake Country Calendar @LC_Calendar]

#LakeCountryBC firefighters meet Facebook famous deer https://t.co/c2eRAxYV9r

[Royal Alberta Museum @RoyalAlberta]

Happy 113th birthday, Alberta! 🎉 DYK: Ammolite, the famous rainbow gem, is only found in southern Alberta? This gem is made from the fossilized shell of a mollusk that lived 70-75 million years ago, back when Alberta was home to the Bearpaw Sea. #RAMgeo #exploreAlberta #ammolite

[Lake Country Museum @LC_Museum]

@GVHeritage This is great! Thanks Grandview Heritage!

[GrandviewHeritage @GVHeritage]

Grandview Database v. 26 https://t.co/ma3rP447wZ

[Museum of History @CanMusHistory]

If you are in Edmonton this summer make time to visit two of our travelling exhibitions! Discover the story of #terryfox and the #marathonofhope @cityofedmonton at @TELUS World of Science @TWoSEdm + Snapshots of #Canada @LegAssemblyofAB @YourAlberta #alberta #YEG @CanadasHistory

[Royal BC Museum @RoyalBCMuseum]

Join us in the hereafter for Night Shift: After Life. We will be waiting for you in the next realm to explore death rituals, make offerings to the spirits & more.
Date: Oct 27. $40. 19+.
Tickets on sale Sept 21 at 10 am - don't miss out! https://t.co/RDmXzQOLuo
#RBCMNight

[Museum of Vancouver @museumofvan]

TONIGHT! Join us for MOV's Happy Hour Jazz Series featuring 16 year-old singer, musician and composer, Maya Rae! Explore our exhibitions, have a drink and enjoy live music performed in the MOV studio! Admission is pay what you can. Music starts at 6! #HappyHour #AtMOV #Jazz #YVR

[Lake Country Museum @LC_Museum]

Visit the Lake Country Museum to learn more. Thanks Digitized @OkanaganHistory! Good puppy!! #museum #lakecountry #history #okanagan #funhistory #lovehistory #funmuseum #localmuseum #Lakecountrymuseum

[B.C. Regional Digitized History @OkanaganHistory]

With #apple harvest season just a few short weeks away, here is a #tbt from our repository of a man, man's best friend and an apple tree. 👨🐶🍎

📷 courtesy of @LC_Museum
#summermood #tbt #history #Okanagan #BC #dogsoftwitter #orchards #apples #appletrees #fruit #okanaganfruit

[Lake Country Museum @LC_Museum]

@britishmuseum This piece is good, because it gets people thinking about what they look at in museums. People should ask themselves about historical significance, and truth, for many items they see on display. #fakemuseum #historicaltruth #fakehistory #museumhistory #indigenousshoppingcart

[British Museum @britishmuseum]

In 2005, #Banksy installed this ‘cave painting’ in one of our galleries without permission, and without anyone noticing. He gave it a fake ID number and label, and it remained on the wall for 3 days before the Museum was alerted to the prank via Banksy’s website!🤦‍♀️ #IObject

[#bcwine trends @BCWineTrends]

The Chase Wines Impressive Facilities & Wines – BC Wine Trends https://t.co/GgMZBzCuZ8 via @bcwinetrends

[Maple Ridge Museum @MRMArchives]

This photo was taken during the draw down of Alouette Lake in 1998. Does anyone remember when this happened? Did you explore the exposed ground? (P06232) #mrmuseum #mapleridgebc #community #history

[Whyte Museum @whytemuseum]

The kids are back in school in #banff next week! We thought we'd share a #ThrowbackThursday to when the original @Banff_El_School first opened!

📷: Banff, New Elementary School, Bruno Engler fonds
(V190/I/C/I/6/NA-04)

[Lake Country Museum @LC_Museum]

@TheOxygenProj Recycling is only a short term solution to waste management. Waste reduction is the only feasible long term solution. Product reuse can go a long way in reducing waste: build products that last, and make them more reusable friendly. #waste #lakecountrymuseum #sustainability

[Lake Country Museum @LC_Museum]

Visit the Lake Country museum and see our newest book: Rail Trails of the Okanagan!

[Steveston Tram @StevestonTram]

Roof mat: These wooden racks at each end of the tram are designed to protect the roof from overhead trolley poles. Check out the grey roof mat on top of Tram Car 1220!
#TerminologyTuesday #StevestonTram #TramCar1220

[Friends of the BC Archives @FBCArchives]

Self care tips @BCArchives

[Royal BC Museum @RoyalBCMuseum]

Amazing progress on the “Crossing Cultures and Healing” pole. The figures of the woman and the owl are taking shape! #RBCMPole