Chase and District Museum and Archives

Identity area

Identifier

CHA

Authorized form of name

Chase and District Museum and Archives

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      Type

      • Museum;Historical Society

      Contact area

      Breanne Malo, Curator/Manager Primary contact

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      Address

      Street address

      1042 Shuswap Avenue

      Locality

      Chase

      Region

      BC

      Country name

      Canada

      Postal code

      Telephone

      250-679-8847

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      Email

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      Mailing Address

      Address

      Street address

      P.O. Box 160

      Locality

      Chase

      Region

      BC

      Country name

      Canada

      Postal code

      V0E 1M0

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      Description area

      History

      The Chase and District Museum and Archives Society was established in 1984 and operates the Chase and District Museum and Archives at Chase, B.C. The museum was opened in 1987. The society acquires, preserves, and makes accessible artifacts, archival records, and historical reference material relating to Chase and area in the Kamloops-Shuswap district of B.C.

      Geographical and cultural context

      Mandates/Sources of authority

      Administrative structure

      Records management and collecting policies

      The holdings relate to the development and settlement of Chase and district. The area encompasses the communities of Chase, Shuswap Station, Chase Creek, Turtle Valley, Pritchard, Squilax, North Shuswap and Adams Lake. Holdings include journals, ledgers, minutes, letters, photograph collection, oral histories, clipping files, local newspapers and maps.

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      Holdings

      Total Volume: 2 metres<br /> Inclusive Dates: 1898-1970s<br /> Predominant Dates: 1907-1925

      Finding aids, guides and publications

      Access area

      Opening times

      Our Summer hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm (May 1-August 31)
      Our Fall hours are Wednesday-Saturday 10am-5pm (September 1-October 15)
      Our Winter hours are Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10am-4pm (October 16-March 31)
      Our Spring hours are Wednesday-Saturday 10am-4pm (April 1-April 30)

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      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      Revised by BCANS Coordinator, Nov 28, 2010.

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