Pemberton & District

Museum & Archives Society

Throwback Thursday: Gold Found in Pemberton?

These little nuggets were a gem yet not the type you’d think… What makes them so special? The first known people who grew potatoes in this area, before the gold rush, were the Joseph’s, a Lil’Wat family. Joe Joseph’s grandmother was the first person to grow the potatoes before she moved to the Fraser Valley. […]