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Museum Internship, Anyone?

Creston Museum November 23, 2021 Behind The Scenes, News & Articles, What We're Up To Now Leave a Comment

The Creston Museum has an unexpected opportunity to hire someone for a one-year internship here! We received funding for this position through BC Arts Council’s Early Career Development program, which normally requires us to select our intended intern ahead of …

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Is It History?

Creston Museum March 21, 2021 Behind The Scenes, Daily Dose of History, News & Articles Leave a Comment

Imagine you have received this letter: Yes, this is an actual letter, dated 18 June 1947, written by the Creston Valley Hospital Board and published in the Creston Review. Now, when you read “your people,” envision whatever category of people …

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Working With Community

Creston Museum February 27, 2021 Behind The Scenes, News & Articles, What We're Up To Now Leave a Comment

The best part of my job is the opportunity it gives me to connect with so many community groups and individuals. It’s a great feeling, knowing that the resources we have here (collections, spaces, knowledge, and so on) can be …

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Logging Arch Update!

Creston Museum February 26, 2021 Behind The Scenes, Logging Arch, News & Articles Leave a Comment

Several months ago, we told you about an exciting project to rebuild this magnificent horse-drawn log skidder – thanks to funding from Columbia Basin Trust, Creston Community Forest, Wynnwood Canfor, and many generous local residents. We took it apart… …and …

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Archives Shelving Project

Creston Museum November 30, 2020 Behind The Scenes, News & Articles, What We're Up To Now Leave a Comment

These are a few photos of the Archives storage vault – the space where we house all the photographs, documents, newspapers, and maps that contain so much valuable information about the community and its  people. We use these collections all …

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