Fernie Museum & Visitor Information Centre

Identity area

Identifier

FDH

Authorized form of name

Fernie Museum & Visitor Information Centre

Parallel form(s) of name

    Other form(s) of name

    • Fernie and District Historical Museum

    Type

    • Museum;Historical Society

    Contact area

    Ron Ulrich Primary contact

    Type

    Director-Curator

    Address

    Street address

    491 2nd Ave.

    Locality

    Fernie

    Region

    BC

    Country name

    Canada

    Postal code

    V0B 1M0

    Telephone

    250-423-7016

    Fax

    250-423-7461

    Email

    Note

    Type

    Mailing Address

    Address

    Street address

    P.O. Box 1527

    Locality

    Fernie

    Region

    BC

    Country name

    Canada

    Postal code

    V0B1M0

    Telephone

    Fax

    Email

    URL

    Note

    Description area

    History

    The Fernie and District Historical Association, now known as the Fernie and District Historical Society, was established in 1964. Its mandate has always included the acquisition of archival material. Its museum opened on August 4, 1979 in the former Catholic Rectory building. In 1999 the Catholic Church reclaimed the property. A temporary museum was opened in 2004 and a few years later moved into a combined museum and visitor information centre space.

    Geographical and cultural context

    Mandates/Sources of authority

    Sponsor: Fernie and District Historical Society

    Administrative structure

    Records management and collecting policies

    Museum includes archival holdings pertaining to its theme "Early Life Style of Pioneers of Fernie." Holdings include a collection of 2000 photographs of Fernie and District from the 1890s and a collection of over 460 original photographs and postcards by J.F. Spalding. Some digitized content is available on the Website.

    Buildings

    Holdings

    Inclusive Dates: 1898-1970s<br /> Predominant Dates: 1900-1940s

    Finding aids, guides and publications

    Access area

    Opening times

    Daily, 10am - 5:30pm

    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

    Level of detail

    Dates of creation, revision and deletion

    Revised by BCANS Coordinator, Nov 30, 2010.

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