Monica BraunFeb 196 min readWhen Art Meets HistoryHeritage Chilliwack's interpretation of last year's Heritage Week theme, "Always in All Ways" spotlighted the juxtaposition of downtown's...
Krista ButtNov 10, 20233 min readChilliwackThe Days Before Remembrance DayWith Remembrance Day around the corner, I found myself thinking about the traditions we have created to honour our veterans, and the...
Laura ReidOct 1, 20231 min readAutumn Change; October DelightsAs I enter the forest on this misty morning my senses are awakened to the changes happening all around me. The trees have shed their...
Monica BraunAug 31, 20232 min readMargaret Ballam: A Community Minded HistorianI never knew Margaret Ballam. The family name was known to me...you can't have lived in Chilliwack for any length of time without having...
Margaret HolfordMay 6, 20233 min readThe Women's Institute: For Home & CountryThe first Women’s Institute was founded in Stoney Creek, Ontario on February 19, 1897, inspired by Adelaide Hoodless, a bereaved mother...