tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76520763015044107502024-03-14T03:59:49.718-06:00Kimberley Heritage MuseumGalleries and archives of local historical objects and subjects.
Operated by the non-profit "Kimberley District Heritage Society".
Open year-round - Admission: 16 & over $4 |10 - 15 $3 |Family (2 adults & 2 children) $12 Under 10 free
105 Spokane St.
Kimberley BC. V1A 2E5
Phone: (250)-427-7510
Email: kdhs@shawbiz.ca
Marie Stang, Administrator
Kimberley Heritage Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106017285099415058noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652076301504410750.post-44698035982741612782021-11-02T11:08:00.003-06:002021-11-02T11:08:48.686-06:00<p> The Kimberley Heritage Museum's current display is for Remembrance Day, "Kimberley's War Years". We are open 1 - 4 pm Monday to Friday. <br /></p>Kimberley Heritage Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106017285099415058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652076301504410750.post-5551978949124003072021-06-03T15:15:00.000-06:002021-06-03T15:15:13.496-06:00<p> Kimberley Heritage Museum is ready to welcome Visitors! COVID-19 Protocols require a mask and we are currently limited to 10 visitors at a time in the Exhibit Rooms.</p><p>Summer Feature Exhibit "Fun and Games" showcasing toys and games for the child in all of us.</p><p>Come by and check the Museum out and see what the history of Kimberley is all about.<br /></p>Kimberley Heritage Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106017285099415058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652076301504410750.post-48074194362677029722020-06-03T14:02:00.000-06:002020-06-03T14:02:37.088-06:00Kimberley Heritage Museum Open For VisitorsHi everyone, the Kimberley Heritage Museum invites you to check our local history on your summer holidays. We are celebrating 40 years of collecting, recording, preserving and exhibiting the history of Kimberley. We now have 10823 artifacts and 11467 archival photographs ( as of Dec.31,20190.)<br />
Our feature exhibit this summer is commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the end of World War II. The exhibit features photos and memorabilia of Kimberley people who served in the war and locals who did their part for the war effort at home.<br />
Hope to see you !Kimberley Heritage Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106017285099415058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652076301504410750.post-4352874639085861992018-08-25T15:37:00.001-06:002018-08-25T15:37:39.929-06:00The Kimberley District Heritage Society is celebrating 40 years since its inception in 1978. Since that time there have been numerous projects, exhibits and donations of items to the Kimberley Heritage Museum. The collection of artifacts now numbers 10343 artifacts and 11314 photographs, (as of Dec.31,2017)<br />
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You can show your support by purchasing a Membership in our Society or make a donation, over $20.00 will receive a tax receipt.<br />
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Join us for a look at Kimberley's amazing history!Kimberley Heritage Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106017285099415058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652076301504410750.post-24075132977854150422018-06-01T15:25:00.001-06:002018-06-01T15:25:33.752-06:00The Kimberley Heritage Museum has a summer student position available from July 3, 2018 to August 25th. Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 4:30 pm at $12.65 per hour. Resumes can be dropped off at the Museum or emailed to kdhs@shawbiz.ca until June 22, 2018. You must be a full-time student returning to school in the fall to qualify.Kimberley Heritage Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106017285099415058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652076301504410750.post-41611065400822557252016-08-05T10:59:00.001-06:002016-08-05T10:59:10.266-06:00Looking for a VolunteerDo you like to be involved in the community? Do you have interesting ideas? Are you computer savvy and have a bit of spare time?<br /> If so the Kimberley Heritage Museum has the perfect opportunity for you!<br />
We are in need of a "Volunteer Community Liaison" who can be a
representative of the Museum at community meetings and add to and update
our Facebook page and blog.<br /> This is a great opportunity for anyone who would like to be a part of the community and help out the museum!Kimberley Heritage Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106017285099415058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652076301504410750.post-75644535981988375012016-03-04T11:30:00.004-07:002018-06-01T15:21:27.594-06:00Change in AdmissionThe Museum has had a change in policy and is now charging $4.00 for 16 and over, $3.00 for 10 to 15, Family (2 adults & 2 children), $12.00 and under 10 free, as of June.1,2018. The fees will help with the rising costs of archival supplies and conservation materials.Kimberley Heritage Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106017285099415058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652076301504410750.post-21350632161385996762015-07-14T15:13:00.001-06:002015-07-14T15:24:18.389-06:00July Fest weekHappy week of July Fest everyone! The Kimberley Heritage museum is selling some useful items for anybody this week. Here we are selling some classic July Fest and non-July fest themed mugs and coasters! Come by and get them before they're all gone!<br />
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Welcome to the Summer of 2015! it will be a warm couple of months and here in the museum there is air conditioning which is perfect for beating the heat. Follow the signs in the platzel and it will lead you right too us. While you're cooling off come enjoy our displays and learn about Kimberley!Kimberley Heritage Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106017285099415058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652076301504410750.post-19180202279062322092014-08-23T15:37:00.000-06:002014-08-23T15:41:30.368-06:00Summer Student Reflection 2014 Having lived in Kimberley for twelve years I thought I had a thorough understanding of the small city. However, after working at the Kimberley Heritage Museum this summer I can see just how wrong I was. On the contrary, I have only just begun to scratch the surface of the wealth of information available detailing Kimberley's rich history. Thankfully, I have been given the chance to use the many research tools available at the museum to expand my knowledge. I was able to thoroughly examine many photos and artifacts, and to read old newspapers, Cominco magazines and newsletters. However, the most insightful experiences were those I shared with museum visitors. Be it their mind-opening questions or their recollections of memories triggered by the museum exhibits. As the summer draws to a close, I am very grateful I have had this opportunity and encourage others to learn from the museum as well. <br />
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Although, perhaps the most important lesson I learned this summer was actually that no matter how many warning signs you put out people will still try and touch the exhibits when you aren't looking :)<br />
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Barbara, Summer Student Kimberley Heritage Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106017285099415058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652076301504410750.post-22446054892102513252014-08-07T10:13:00.001-06:002014-08-07T10:13:58.288-06:00More DVDs !We will now be introducing three new DVDs to the museum gift shop! This includes:<br />
Historical Trail (History of Trail, B.C Canada) circa 2000<br />
Reclaiming The Land ( Documentary on the reclamation of the Sullivan Mine) circa 2000<br />
Wintertime Fun (Winter fun and events in Kimberley, B.C Canada) circa 1950s <br />
Each cost $10, and are approximately 15 minutes in length. Kimberley Heritage Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106017285099415058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652076301504410750.post-8109342772365714322014-08-01T14:31:00.002-06:002015-07-02T15:19:44.763-06:00Travelling Pictoral Exhibit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Over the last couple days we've been working hard on a portable picture display, depicting various early photos of Kimberley's landmarks with accompanying descriptions. The Kimberley Museum is willing to loan the informational panels free of charge to any interested groups or individuals!</div>
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The display consists of two, three-paneled folding boards (four by three feet each). Anyone interested can contact the museum by email (kdhs@shawbiz.ca),phone ((250)-427-7510), or feel free to stop by!<br />
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We will now be offering two new DVD's at our gift counter for $10 each!<br />
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"The Sullivan" (2000) is a narrated film, originally intended to be used as a brief historical record. The film follows miners underground and discusses the history of the mine."No Man Is An Island" (1949) Is an old Cominco promotional film made in the peak of the Sullivan mines operations.</div>
Kimberley Heritage Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106017285099415058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652076301504410750.post-12928404746747903232014-07-15T16:15:00.001-06:002014-07-15T16:15:43.892-06:00New Additions To The Museums Gift Shop!<br />
<b> Come check out some of the new additions we have made to the Kimberley Heritage Museum gift shop!</b><br />
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<br />Kimberley Heritage Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106017285099415058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652076301504410750.post-13616957045582132132014-07-09T16:15:00.000-06:002014-07-09T16:15:01.353-06:00Canadian Invention: The Electric Kettle No one knows who pioneered the first electric kettle, but we know for sure it is a Canadian original. Legend has it an unknown engineer in the steel stamping factory at Canadian Motor Lamp Company saw a headlight of a McLaughlin Buick and thought that, turned upside-down, would make a perfect receptacle for an electrical coil. From this concept, in 1940, the electric kettle was born. Fred Moffatt, an industrial designer at Canadian General Electric in Ontario, was given the task of improving the design and Moffatt's is the name we associate with the iconic "K42" kettle.<br />
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One of Moffatt's improvements was to raise the handle away from the kettle's hot exterior, to avoid burned knuckles. Moffatt also improved the spout to prevent spillage.<br />
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The kettle's dome was created by drawing a flat circular sheet of brass using a powerful hydraulic press. Over fourty separate parts were incorporated into the first model, including a steel base plate and Bakelite handle. The gleaming shine was achieved by a process using sixteen separate polishing steps.<br />
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We were fortunate enough to have Allanah return for her second summer with us. Allanah is in the fourth year of her Archaeology degree at Wilfred Laurier in Waterloo, ON. She hopes to specialize in underwater archaeology.<br />
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Artist and physics student, Alec, is returning to College of the Rockies in Cranbrook this school year.<br />
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Both students had lots to do and shared lots of our history with many very appreciative visitors to the Museum.<br />
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Here are some pics of the student's activities over the summer:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Alec painting one of a dozen or so drawings he made of a local business as it was in the 1920s. This piece will be part of a diorama depicting the storefronts along the south side of Spokane Street in the Platzl</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Allanah finishing off the catalogue for a stamp collection. Both students spent many hours scouring in the internet to identify the many stamps in this collection</span>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Allanah and Alec reading up on the Platzl and 'Bavarianization' history in our main gallery</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Bavarianization" - to make, become, engage in, or use, or to treat or combine with the styles and activities of Bavaria particularly in regard to architectural facades, style of dress, festivals, music and culinary offerings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Bavarianization of Kimberley has not been without controversy from the start. The story goes that some business owners visited Leavenworth, Washington in the early 70s and, being impressed by the theme's economic benefits to that city, actively promoted the idea as a means of economic insurance and renewal for Kimberley. In the mid to late 60s, Kimberley's businesses were experiencing severely declining revenues. The downtown core was looking rather ragged and new businesses in Cranbrook were attracting more and more Kimberley shoppers. Also, the end of life was in sight of the City's main employer, the Sullivan Mine. People wondered what could be done to keep our little town vibrant and liveable so they could stay in the city they loved.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But, in fact, the discussions about revitalizing the buildings and businesses of Kimberley didn't start in the early 70s, it started earlier than 1968! AND actually, the first proposals did not suggest a Bavarian theme, but called for an ALPINE theme!<br />
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That debate is STILL going on, especially now that many of the facades are 40 years old, one of our turnkey festivals is no more (The International Old-time Accordion Championships), the mine has been closed for a dozen years, and, well, there have been a lot of changes in those 40 years both in our economy and the make-up of our population.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Back in February, 1968, the City hired urban planners from the Regional District of the East Kootenays to start the process of a new plan for the City. Planner Alfred Miller described the City Center businesses as "<b>a deteriorating conglomeration of substandard buildings</b>". The first committees formed called themselves the "Alpine" committee and were made up of local business owners.<br />
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Some did not wait for any official declaration of a theme and remodeled their storefronts in 1971. It was not until the fall of 1972 that the City of Kimberley jumped on the bandwagon and came up with money to landscape the platzl. Bud Buckle was the Mayor of Kimberley at the time. Once started, the transformation to a pedestrian-only platzl was finished within the very next year. Bavarianization was a fait acompli and many businesses, homeowners, and attractions soon followed suit, even dressing themselves and employees in mostly home-made interpretaions of Bavarian dress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Allocating funds to the project was also very controversial at the time. Students at the local high school said they would rather have an indoor heated pool - something Kimberley did not get until many years later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Celebrate Kimberley's newest festival, "First Saturdays Kimberley", by learning more about our Bavarianization through the myriad newspaper clippings and photos featured in the Museum's seasonal display on the back wall of our main gallery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also showing are some of the artifacts created especially for Kimberley in keeping with the Bavarian theme, such as beer mugs and thalers, as well as examples of traditional authentic German Bavarian clothing worn by local merchants.
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<br />Kimberley Heritage Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106017285099415058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652076301504410750.post-10503483527080824552013-02-07T15:33:00.001-07:002013-02-07T15:48:48.781-07:00Curling Sweaters - Spring 2013<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The seasonal exhibit up now at the Kimberley Heritage Museum is all about curling sweaters, bonspiels, and curlers.
Most curlers had hand-made sweaters crafted by themselves or other local knitters to<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">wear</span> d</span></span>uring weekly <span style="font-size: large;">club</span> play.
The heavy knit 'Cowichan Sweaters<span style="font-size: large;">'</span> <span style="font-size: large;">are <span style="font-size: large;">a trademark style <span style="font-size: large;">developed</span> in the 1860s by the </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">C</span>owichan people of SE Vancouver Island. First done in solid colours, patterns were added in the 1890s:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">By the 1940s, knitting pattern and yarn companies such as Mary Maxim were offering patterns for the so-called Curling Sweater <span style="font-size: large;">as well as</span> other themed patterns:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before long, commercial manufacturers such as White Ram of Calgary, AB and Indian Art Knitting were selling their versions of the sweater in finer wool: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Th<span style="font-size: large;">e<span style="font-size: large;"> machine-made</span></span> types of sweaters <span style="font-size: large;">were</span> mostly worn during tournaments<span style="font-size: large;"> when they first came out.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bonspiels always had a lot of socializing off the rink. Below is the type of outfit worn to a more formal dinner associated with a bonspiel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Up now and until about the end of <span style="font-size: large;">April, 2013, be sure to come in and see our collection of curling memorabilia and curling sweaters<span style="font-size: large;">, most of which were donated by Ina Hansen and Mae Shaw (see <a href="http://kimberleyheritagemuseum.blogspot.ca/2012_02_01_archive.html" target="_blank">National Curling Champs 50th Anniversary</a></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> blogpo<span style="font-size: large;">st)</span></span></span><br />
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Kimberley Heritage Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106017285099415058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652076301504410750.post-12755704497808257822012-11-29T13:26:00.000-07:002012-11-30T09:01:52.240-07:00Holiday Season 2012<span style="font-size: large;">The Museum's seasonal display, up now until the first week of 2013, (see Hours tab above) features artifacts and historical cultural thoughts and events about Christmas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our classical glass ornaments are in very fine condition and include bears, snowmen, birds, and more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The little tree may not look like much but it is the perfect size for displaying our large, fine collection of ornaments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In days past, museum volunteers would be on hand to sing carols and give visitors a home-like experience. Below is a photo by famed Kimberley newspaper photographer, Charlie Wormington,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Museum's Remembrance Day display is featured in two display cases and approximately 4 square meters (45 square feet) of vertical space in the main gallery. It features artifacts, memorabilia, and photos in remembrance of the local people who served in the Canadian Armed Forces and will be up until just after 11 November 2012.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Two hand-lettered scrolls, commissioned by Cominco, document the names of the men and women from the Sullivan Mine and the Sullivan Concentrator in active service in the Canadian Armed Forces during World War Two (WWII). These scrolls were previously on display in Kimberley's Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 67 which existed from 1926 to 2011. </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">While overseas, some armed forces personnel in World War One (WWI) may have sent back a hand-crafted embroidered silk postcard to a loved one; such as the one <i>shown below</i>. These postcards were embroidered by French women in their homes, then sent to factories where they were mounted on cards. Embroidering these became a thriving cottage industry in 1915. Approximately 10,000,000 of these cards were made between 1915 and 1919.</span></span><br />
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World's First Coloured Coin</h3>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In 2004, The Royal Canadian Mint struck a commemorative quarter, <i>on the right in the photo above</i>, featuring a single red corn poppy. It was the world's first coloured coin in circulation. The coin <i>on the left</i>, is a 2010 Canadian quarter issued by the Royal Canadian Mint to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Armistice. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The 2010 Poppy quarter:</span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.mint.ca/store/campaign/poppy_tab1.jsp" target="_blank">Royal Canadian Mint Poppy coin</a></b><br />
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Battledress, WWII</h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Canadian battledress featured hidden buttons on the blouse and a large map pocket on the trousers. It was a very durable uniform made of wool in a colour slightly greener than the British uniform.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />Armed Forces personnel would have worn their uniform, even after the war, to Remembrance Day ceremonies and other special events, training exercises of local militia which went on after the war, and special veterans' meetings. Rifle training after WWII was conducted at a shooting range east of the current entrance to the main parking lot of the Kimberley Ski Hill.</span></span>
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Cominco support of the war effort</h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uQ5eSZiNHds/UImsR-cVXfI/AAAAAAAAAfU/0FFAsTOlXNc/s1600/ElephantKick.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uQ5eSZiNHds/UImsR-cVXfI/AAAAAAAAAfU/0FFAsTOlXNc/s400/ElephantKick.JPG" width="313" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Cominco, the main employer in Kimberley, BC, often featured war-related themes in their company magazines distributed to all employees during the World Wars. The magazine was published from 1940 to 1971; first as a monthly magazine, then down to six times a year at the end.</b></span></span><br />
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Airmen and their gear</h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>This head gear belonged to aviator Gordon Fisher pictured <a href="https://basininstitute.org/search/details.html?id=6480" target="_blank">here, (Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History)</a> in the cockpit of an airplane ca. 1944. The special construction around the ear allowed for the wearing of headphones so all crew could communicate during flight in the noisy, unpressurized airplanes.</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><b>Kimberley's Rememberance Day Ceremonies will, as usual be conducted at the Kimberley cenotaph, constructed in October of 1956 from 3 tonnes of rock from Cominco's open pit mine. The cenotaph is located at the corner of Spokane Street, Kimberley Avenue, and Gerry Sorenson Way. This year, members of the Kimberley Community Band and the Kimberley Community Choir will lead the music.</b></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><br /><br /><b>As always, please come in to the Museum to see more items - such as an air force nurse's uniform, newspaper articles, photos of local veterans, and much more - and gain more knowledge of the influence of military service on Kimberley's citizen and culture. See hours above.</b></span></span>
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Dianne C.<br />
Director and volunteer<br />
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