Boundary Museum

Identity area

Identifier

BOU

Authorized form of name

Boundary Museum

Parallel form(s) of name

    Other form(s) of name

    • Boundary Museum Society
    • Boundary Community Archives

    Type

    • Museum
    • Community

    Contact area

    Sue Adrain Primary contact

    Type

    Address

    Street address

    Grand Forks City Hall 7214 - 4th Street,

    Locality

    Grand Forks

    Region

    BC

    Country name

    Canada

    Postal code

    V0H 1H5

    Telephone

    250-442-8266 - ask for archives

    Fax

    Email

    Note

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    Mailing Address

    Address

    Street address

    6145 Reservoir Road

    Locality

    Grand Forks

    Region

    BC

    Country name

    Canada

    Postal code

    V0H 1H5

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    Fax

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    Note

    Description area

    History

    The Boundary Museum opened in 1958 as a centennial project in Grand Forks, B.C. The museum is operated by the Boundary Museum Society and acquires, preserves, and makes accessible artifacts, archives, and historical reference material relating to the Boundary region of B.C. from Christina Lake in the east to Phoenix in the west.

    Geographical and cultural context

    Mandates/Sources of authority

    Administrative structure

    Records management and collecting policies

    Buildings

    Holdings

    Holdings relate to the development and settlement of the geographic area from Phoenix, BC to Christina Lake, BC, including Paulson, BC. Holdings include: extensive photograph collection, outdoor exhibits and horse drawn transportation artifacts, scale models of Granby Smelter and the City of Grand forks, period rooms, history of Doukhobors, mining, and extensive local history collection, including archives and other reference material.

    Finding aids, guides and publications

    Access area

    Opening times

    Archives are open Tues, Wed & Thurs 9 - 3 or by appointment

    Access conditions and requirements

    Accessibility

    Services area

    Research services

    Reproduction services

    Public areas

    Control area

    Description identifier

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    Rules and/or conventions used

    Status

    Level of detail

    Dates of creation, revision and deletion

    Revised by BCANS Coordinator, Nov. 10, 2010; Nov. 24, 2013.

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