Protecting Heritage for the Future
Protecting Heritage for the Future
The Board and Staff of the Fernie Museum and Fernie & District Historical Society respectfully acknowledge that we live, work, and recreate on the homelands of the Ktunaxa People.
IN THE GALLERY
Opening December 4, 2021:
THE DRAGON TAMERS
Probing the history of snow avalanches and their impact on people and nature in Canada.
Chronicling the development of avalanche control at Fernie’s ski area, The Dragon Tamers offers insight into how dangerous, yet exciting, this winter work can be. This exhibit features content from Fernie’s avalanche control teams, plus ‘Land of Thundering Snow,’ a mobile exhibit from The Revelstoke Museum.
Presented with the assistance of: Heritage Canada, Teck, The Summit Fund, Revelstoke Museum & Archives, Cybertech and many local snow science experts.
2022 MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
PURCHASE NOW AND RECEIVE THE REMAINDER OF 2021 FREE!
Membership helps to build and sustain the Fernie Museum through exhibitions, outreach programs, and the care and maintenance of our collections and archives.
PRESERVE – PROTECT – PROMOTE
COLLECTIONS ONLINE
After almost 3 years of painstaking research and management, we are now able to present some of the collections of the Fernie & District Historical Society online.
The permanent collection continues to be catalogued and photographed, so new items will be added regularly to the new online portal. Take a look!