Oliver and District Heritage Society

Identity area

Identifier

OHS

Authorized form of name

Oliver and District Heritage Society

Parallel form(s) of name

    Other form(s) of name

      Type

      • Museum; Archives

      Contact area

      Pamela Woolner Primary contact

      Type

      Community Heritage Manager

      Address

      Street address

      430 Fairview Rd.

      Locality

      Oliver

      Region

      BC

      Country name

      Canada

      Postal code

      Telephone

      250-498-4027

      Fax

      Email

      Note

      Type

      Mailing Address

      Address

      Street address

      P.O. Box 847

      Locality

      Oliver

      Region

      BC

      Country name

      Canada

      Postal code

      V0H 1T0

      Telephone

      Fax

      Email

      URL

      Note

      Description area

      History

      The Oliver Heritage Society was formed in 1980 and established a museum in 1981. Archival acquisitions date from 1982. The name was changed to Oliver and District Heritage Society in 1997 to reflect the support of both the District and Town.

      Geographical and cultural context

      Mandates/Sources of authority

      Administrative structure

      Records management and collecting policies

      The society collects records pertaining to the heritage and local history of Oliver and area including the former gold mining settlements of Camp McKinney and Fairview. Holdings consist of area maps, manuscripts, records of community organizations, scrapbook collections, genealogical information, family papers for McCuddy, Venables, Elliot, O'Brien, W.J. Smith and others, local histories of heritage buildings, mining, agriculture, and the newspaper business, as well as oral history tapes and transcriptions and video recordings showing sixty-six years of orcharding history. Twelve metres of textual records, 990 maps and plans, as well as 1,000 of the society's 4,000 photographs pertain to the Southern Okanagan Land Irrigation District and constitute a major part of the holdings.

      Buildings

      Holdings

      Total Volume: 22 metres<br /> Inclusive Dates: 1880s to present<br /> Predominant Dates: 1920s-1980s

      Finding aids, guides and publications

      Our website provides information about the mandate, holdings, organization and activities of the Archives, along with a listing of events and a small photograph gallery of historical images. Visit it at:

      Access area

      Opening times

      Hours are seasonal - please check the website for or call for current hours.

      Access conditions and requirements

      Accessibility

      Services area

      Research services

      Reproduction services

      Public areas

      Control area

      Description identifier

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      Status

      Revised

      Level of detail

      Full

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      Revised October 2009.
      Revised by BCANS Coordinator, March 15, 2011; September 08, 2015.

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