I guess it’s high time I introduced myself – hello world! I’m Alyson, the Creston Museum’s co-op student whose face you will be seeing around here until Christmastime. Now some of you might recognize me, which makes total sense because …
Love what you do, you’ll never work a day…
And we’re pretty good at making that happen too. THE STUDENTS ARE HERE! THE STUDENTS ARE HERE! Generally something like what you’ll hear Tammy and I yattering on about around the beginning of May when our college and university students …
On growing flowers and knowledge
Well, I suppose it’s a good thing productivity around here is subjective… Hello again! It’s been a little while since you all have heard from me! I’ve been busy, we had record numbers of schools in through the 2018 season, …
Spanish Influenza in the Creston Valley
On 25 November 1918, Gertrude Knott, of Canyon City, died at Nelson of Spanish influenza. A recently-graduated nurse, she had been working at the hospital in Nelson when the epidemic began, and fell ill with it herself about 21 …
Whether the weather be cold…
Whether the weather be cold, whether the weather be hot… One thing you can always be sure of is there will be weather, and you can be almost as sure that we’re going to be talking about it. It’s too …
All Good Things…
…must come to an end. Isn’t that how the saying goes? When we look back at the history of the Creston Valley, we see a lot of “lasts.” Like the one hinted at in the newspaper ad to the left …
Maple Leaf Update!
Remember this lovely old girl? This is the 1947 Maple Leaf flat-deck truck that Lloyd Bell donated to the Creston Museum in July 2016. Last fall, we announced our intention to get her running and road-worthy again, with the goal …
On the Road Again (Maybe)
Back in the summer of 2016, we got a very exciting offer: a 1947 Maple Leaf flat-deck truck. It’s now at the Museum and we would love to get it running! We have volunteer mechanics lined up and itching to …
Creston Museum Collections Temporarily Closed
For the first time in its history, the Creston Museum is asking people NOT to donate objects to its collection. “We receive, on average, one donation of artifacts every week,” says Museum manager Tammy Bradford. Sometimes, a donation consists of …
How to Move a Truck
A few weeks ago, a local long-timer and part-time Museum volunteer walked into my office. His neighbour, another long-time resident, had put his family’s farm property up for sale and was now facing an all-too-common problem: what to do with …