Kamloops history & heritage
active history
Coverage of Kamloops' early history, including pre-contact and colonial-era settlement, Indigenous heritage, local historical figures, archaeological discoveries, and restored heritage buildings in the region.
Coverage Timeline
- Aug 11 Meet Eric Van Stone, the archaeologist who stopped digging and started carving ↗ The Wren details
- Jul 1 EDITORIAL – Life in Kamloops was much different when Canada was born ↗ Armchair Mayor details
- May 21 iN PHOTOS: A peek inside oldest public building in Kamloops after $1.1M restoration | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
- Oct 31 History at the Confluence: Settling east of the confluence ↗ The Wren details
- History at the Confluence: Acknowledgements and a reporter’s notebook ↗ The Wren details
Linked Articles by Source
The Wren
Armchair Mayor
InfoNews Kamloops
Key People, Organizations, and Places
city: Kamloops , Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc
person: Eric Van Stone , Mel Rothenburger
business: Hudson's Bay Company , Chipped Stone Tools
park: Riverside Park , Arrowstone Park
indigenous_nation: Secwépemc , Bonaparte First Nation
infrastructure: Thompson Rivers Post
organization: The Wren
river: Thompson River
school: Thompson Rivers University
public_facility: Historic Hat Creek Ranch
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