A "sourdough" on the Douglas Trail, 1858

The Douglas Trail was constructed in the fall of 1858. This was the first public works project on the mainland. It was initiated by Governor Douglas to ensure food and freight could be transported to the goldfields inland.

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The museum site has many ongoing programs and events over the summer. Watch this page for up and coming events.

Check out the events page on Tourism Pemberton for up to date community event info throughout the year.

SUMMER 2010

• TEA & TALES begins Tuesday July 13th, 2010 to Aug 24th, 2pm-4pm. Visitors can enjoy tea, coffee or juice and homebaked treats for $2 at the Museum's Tea & Tales program every Tuesday. Each week tea-goers are invited to listen to a local tale presented by a Pemberton resident on various themes connected to life in the valley. The presentations are filmed for the historic record in the Soo Building. Or visitor's can simply just enjoy the grounds and have tea with a friend in the shade of the cedars.
• July 13^th - Local Artists - Two local artists: Karen Love, Meg Gallup
• July 20^th - Growing Up in Pemberton with Cathy Konkle- Co-production with Pemberton Library.  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
• July 27th - Pemberton Wetlands - Veronica Woodruff
• Aug 03^rd - Early Medical Services - Bob Priest
• Aug 10^th - Topic TBD
• Aug 17^th - Topic TBD
• Aug 24^th - Lil'wat archaeology and display - Johnny Jones 
• MUSIC AT THE MUSEUM Saturday August 7th.  This is an all day event showcasing Pemberton's local musical talent - youth and adults.  Great day out at the museum for families and children.
• For a copy of the Tea & Tales 2008 movie please contact us. Now on sale in the Gift Shop for $10.

Tea & Tales Topics & Speakers 2009

The following topics were presented over in the summer of 2009.  Click the links to watch exerpts from the presentations.

• July 14: Bird watching in Pemberton with Ruth Hellevang.   Part 1, Part 2.
• July 21: Town development 1970-1990 with Shirley and George Henry. Part 1, Part 2.
• July 28: Some Local Artists speaking about life as an artist in Pemberton - Orayne Carrie and Judy Bourhis. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
• August 4: Fishing & local waters with Hugh Naylor. Part 1, Part 2.
• August 11:  Early Schools with Florence Bilenduke, Ruth Hellevang and George Henry. Part 1, Part 2.
• August 18: Logging in the Old Days with Bob Gilmore. Part 1, Part 2.
• Auguest 25: Hunting & Wildlife with Alan McEwan Part 1, Part 2.

Tea & Tales stuff

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  See full notes from Shirley Henry's presentation on July 21, 2009 regarding Pemberton Town Development from the 1950's to 2004.
• Video clip from Tea & Tales 2008: Pioneer Memories with Gus Zurcher
• Video clips of the 2008 Potato Harvest, John Beks and crew.  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.
• Video Clips of the 1984 Flood, the 2003 Flood

Summer music at the museum

We had a great time! We made a good profit and had lots of fun!.

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