The new 2021 Lamplighter newsletter is now here! Read all about our most recent news and events, including an update on the 100 X 100 book.
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Free craft kits and a live online demo of historic holiday crafts will be offered Saturday, Dec. 4th at 6:30 pm. Join us on our Facebook page to watch live, and don’t forget to pick up your kit in advance.
From Nov. 8th to 12th, the Oliver Archives is offering residents help in learning more about the veterans in their family trees. “Research to Remember Week” will run Nov. 8th, 9th, 10th, and 12th from 10 am to 1 pm, and provides a chance for visitors to drop in and learn how to look up veterans in their families.
Join us for a week of activities to commemorate 100 years of the Oliver community and 10,000 years of the Osoyoos Indian Band in our area.
The newest issue of the Lamplighter newsletter is now available. Learn all about our latest events and activities. There’s a lot to share with the One Hundred X One Hundred projects underway!
Our guided Downtown Heritage Walking Tours are starting again, just in time for the One Hundred X One Hundred celebration. Tours run every Friday at 10:00 am at the Visitor Centre. Register online!
The ODHS has been recognized by Heritage BC with a BC Heritage Award for Outstanding Work in Conservation. The recognition came as a result of the successful windows restoration project carried out on the Oliver & District Museum, which was completed in 2020.
We’re now hiring for full-time student positions for summer tour guiding and museum work! Must be a current high school or university student returning to school in the fall. Apply today!
The 1924 building housing the Oliver & District Museum will be repainted and a collapsing artifact shelter will be repaired, thanks to an infusion of funding from the Province’s Community Economic Recovery Infrastructure Program.
We are seeking new stories and photographs for the commemorative book planned to mark 100 years of the Oliver community and over 10,000 years of the Syilx people. Anecdotes, personal stories, and photographs are all welcome.
Get outside and get creative this Family Day! We have a photo scavenger hunt that will test your familiarity with local buildings, and a colouring contest that will have you thinking about what family means to you. And both come with chances to win great prizes!
The Oliver & District Heritage Society has started work on a new commemorative book to mark 100 years of the Oliver community and over 10,000 years of the Syilx people, to be published in late 2021.
The ODHS is seeking a Volunteer Gardener for the Museum’s Heritage Garden. Honorarium available. Apply today!