HISTORY & CULTURE fernie Museum
130 YEARS OF FERNIE HISTORY
Fernie ’ s heritage and history hub featuring two floors of exhibits , a gift shop , visitor information and historical research services .
TRITES AND WOOD MUSEUM GIFT SHOP
The museum gift shop features a curated selection of items inspired directly by the museum ’ s collection , and life in Fernie . Products include a range of books featuring local and Canadian history , and Fernie & area -inspired items and local artwork including local weaving and textiles from master spinner Gayle Vallance , magnets and ornaments from Wild Wolves Designs , art cards by Melanie MacVoy and paintings and prints by local artist and printmaker , Michael Hepher .
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MAIN FLOOR EXHIBIT
This is Our Fernie explores the legends and myths , fires and mining disasters , and stories of commercial , sporting , and community life over the past 125 + years . Engaging displays include a timeline , artifacts , digital kiosks , and discovery items for kids .
PRESERVING AND PROMOTING COMMUNITY HERITAGE
The Fernie Museum holds an extensive collection of artifacts plus digitized and physical documents and images including over 100 years of local newspapers . The photographic database is available at British Columbia Regional Digitized History – bcrdh . ca .
Assistance with local heritage research and historical image searches is available for a small fee .
491 2nd Ave | 250-423-7016 Ferniemuseum . com Open Daily 11am – 4pm