
City of Kamloops Museum and Archives
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The Kamloops Museum and Archives is a museum
and archives located in the city of Kamloops, British Columbia
, Canada
. Located at 207 Seymour Street in downtown Kamloops, at the corner of Second Avenue. In addition to historical exhibits and educational programmes, the facility also is home to the city's archives, including a special collection, the Mary Balf Archives, focussed around the works of Mary Balf, a prolific local historian, but including a wide array of documents from the early fur trade journals onwards.
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
and archives located in the city of Kamloops, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Located at 207 Seymour Street in downtown Kamloops, at the corner of Second Avenue. In addition to historical exhibits and educational programmes, the facility also is home to the city's archives, including a special collection, the Mary Balf Archives, focussed around the works of Mary Balf, a prolific local historian, but including a wide array of documents from the early fur trade journals onwards.
See also
- Mark Sweeten WadeMark Sweeten WadeMark Sweeten Wade was a medical doctor and noted historian of early British Columbia history. A doctor at the Kamloops Home for Men in the 1920s, he was able to interview many veterans of the province's early gold rush, including many of the more famous names in the history of the Cariboo Road,...
- Nicola Valley Museum and ArchivesNicola Valley Museum and ArchivesThe Nicola Valley Museum and Archives is in Merritt, British Columbia. it was built and is operated by the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives Association, which was formed at a meeting at Merritt City Hall on May 26, 1976, and was registered as a Society on September 23, 1976...
- Secwepemc Museum and Heritage ParkSecwepemc Museum and Heritage ParkThe Secwepemc Museum & Heritage Park is located in Kamloops, British Columbia. The inside of the museum has four different galleries showcasing the cultural and traditional lives of the Secwepemc People...
- Fort Kamloops