Tea and Tales 2012
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Tea and Tales 2012
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 with home baked treats and brings in a speaker to talk about various topics relating to Pemberton's History. The following videos are sections of each talk. Accession 012.63
  | Tea & Tales - Modern Farming with Anna HelmerAnna Helmer is a Pemberton resident who works with her family on their organic farm. She talked about the challenges faced by farmers today and in the past, as well as highlighting how organic farms are different from conventional ones.Watch Video |
 | Anna Helmer 2012 - Modern Farming - short versionThis is a short excerpt from Anna Helmer's presentation about Modern Farming at Tea & Tales. Anna works on her family farm - Helmer's Organic Farm - and talks about old farming methods versus new. She also explains why everyone should grow their own lettuce.Watch Video |
 | August 7 - 1940 FloodNiki Madigan, curator of the Pemberton Museum, read an account of the 1940 flood that was written by Francis Decker. The 1940 flood, also known as the great flood was a major event in Pemberton history. It had a huge impact on residents of the valley, as a result of it some settlers left the area forever.Watch Video |
 | August 14 - How to Pack a Horse with Bob MenzelFor Tea & Tales on August 14th Bob Menzel came in and demonstrated how to pack a horse. Bob is a long-time Pemberton resident who has been riding horses for most of his life, and whose family owns and operates Adventures on Horseback.Watch Video |
 | Bob Menzel 2012 - How to Pack a Horse - short versionThis is an excerpt from Bob Menzel's 2012 presentation from Tea & Tales when he showed us how to pack a horse for travel. In this excerpt Bob demonstrates how to pack a horse and the various knots and rope techniques for securing the load.Watch Video |
 | Aug 24 -Louis Potvin - Mtn FM & Other StoriesThis is an edited version of Louis Potvin's presentation about his personal history and the development of Mtn FM radio in the Sea to Sky Corridor. This was the last tale of the season at Pemberton Museum's Tea & Tale program which runs Tuesdays from 2-4pm in July & August annually.Watch Video |
 | Louis Potvin 2012 - Mountain FM - short versionThis is an excerpt from Louis Potvin's Tea & Tale presentation in 2012. Louis recalls how Mountain FM got started and explains the various technical issues that were solved in order to broadcast the radio station up and down the Sea to Sky. Louis also talks about the original CRTC application and how they got an antenna on the Lion's Gate bridge. The creation of Mountain FM was of great benefit to local residents in navigating the road conditions on the Sea to Sky highway and for the sharing of community information throughout the Sea to Sky region.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!