Tea and Tales 2011
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Tea & Tales 2011
Starting in 2008, the museum has run a program called Tea & Tales each summer. Every Tuesday during July and August the museum hosts a tea and brings in a speaker to talk about various topics relating to Pemberton's History. The following videos are sections of each talk. Accession 011.14
  | Tea & Tales - Local Artists Tim Napier and Dave SteersTim Napier and Dave Steers, both residents of the Pemberton Valley, talk about their artwork. Dave is a photographer and Tim does woodwork. Work of both artists can be found in the museum gift shop. July 12, 2011.Watch Video |
 | Tea & Tales - Trapping in Pemberton, Bob MenzelBob Menzel is a longtime Pemberton resident who has been trapping for most of his life. In his presentation Bob covers several subjects, including the evolution of traps from the 1930's until present day, and what life was like for someone who was working a trapline. July 19, 2011.Watch Video |
 | Bob Menzel 2011 - Trapping in the Old Days - short versionThis is an excerpt from Bob Menzel's 2011 presentation from Tea & Tales about Trapping in the Pemberton Valley. In this excerpt Bob explains the difference between modern and old style traps and how they have evolved. Bob also talks about traditional trapping territories.Watch Video |
 | Tea & Tales - Early Dentistry in Pemberton with Anne CrowleyAnne Crowley has lived in Pemberton and practiced dentistry here ever since the 1970's. In her talk, she tells about her own career as a dentist and how she ended up in Pemberton, as well as about Sigrid Gimse: the first dentist in Pemberton. Sigrid was born in Norway and went to dentistry school there. She came to Pemberton in 1929 and was the local dentist until the early 1950's. Anne also explains some of the hudge differences between dental practices now, and those in Sigrid's time. July 26, 2011.Watch Video |
 | Dr. Anne Crowley 2011 - Early DentistryThis is a short excerpt from Dr. Anne Crowley's presentation at Tea & Tales in 2011. In this excerpt Anne talks about Pemberton's first dentist, Sigrid Gimse, who provided dentistry services to people in Pemberton, Mt. Currie and Lillooet after emigrating in the 1920s.Watch Video |
 | Tea & Tales - The Development of the Pemberton Airport with Shirley HenryShirley Henry was a member of the Pemberton Town Council for a number of years and was a major force behind the development of the Pemberton Airport. In her presentation Shirley highlights the persistence and hard work that went into getting an airport in Pemberton. August 2, 2011.Watch Video |
 | Tea & Tales - Early Logging with Bob WalkerBob Walker worked in the logging industry in Pemberton for many years, starting in the 1940's. Bob talks about some of the changes that he saw during the time that he was a logger, and about what the life of a logger was like.Watch Video |
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Port Pemberton was founded as a stopping point on the historic Harrison-Lillooet gold rush trail over 160 years ago.
30,000 gold-rushers passed through this region from 1858 to 1865 and Port Pemberton was an important stopping point for travelers making their way to Lillooet and the gold-fields beyond!