THE WHISKEY TRAIL
The Whiskey Trail From the Book Kinbasket Country published by the Golden & District Historical Society – 1972 During construction the whole of the north-west was “dry”, and in British…
Read MoreA HISTORY OF LARGE MAMMALS IN THE UPPER COLUMBIA FROM BOAT ENCAMPMENT TO SPILLIMACHEEN
This article was researched and written by Jim Sime for the Golden Rod and Gun Club. It was submitted for publication in 2000 Golden Memories. The first travel by non-natives…
Read MoreCarl Moren History
The following article was written by Carl Moren and submitted to the collective history held at the Golden Museum. it was contributed in 2000. Carl died at age 94 in…
Read MoreThe Story of Santa Claus by Elizabeth Thatcher
Elizabeth Thatcher came to the Columbia Valley in 1909, with her husband, the Rev. Ernest Thatcher, to minister to the congregation of St Paul’s Anglican in Golden. During their time…
Read MoreGrandma’s Favorite Scoundrel
Sometimes even today a character will come along that really merits remembering. You’ve probably known someone like that or have heard of them at least, those that had the uncanny…
Read MoreSpot Lights in History of Golden
February 17, 1933 – The Golden Star Spot Lights in History of Golden One of the advance little towns that sprang into existence when the Canadian Pacific Railway commenced to…
Read MoreBuilding the Kicking Horse Trail
Building The Kicking Horse Trail From 2000 Golden Memories The completion of the Kicking Horse Trail marked the end of one of the greatest engineering feats of all time and…
Read MoreRogers Pass Slide of 1899
Museum Memoirs by Colleen Palumbo Mountain Tragedy We have managed over the last 100 years to learn how to cause humankind to live longer. We have antibiotics to combat infection…
Read MoreThe Story of Mike Carlin
Have you ever seen the book called “Sawdust Caesars” by Denis Marshall? It’s the story of the lumbering in the Salmon Arm area. The reason that I’m sharing this information is that many of the key players in the saga were once residents of…
Read MoreThe First Supreme Court Trial in Golden, BC
Late in 1997, the Golden Museum was asked to do some research work for a woman from Valemount who was interested in writing a book about the first Supreme Court Trial to…
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