‘UT House’: a historic gem of Nicola Valley since 1883
—— By Cameron Bridge The “UT House” is one of the oldest houses in the Nicola Valley...
by Merritt Herald | Feb 26, 2024
—— By Cameron Bridge The “UT House” is one of the oldest houses in the Nicola Valley...
by Merritt Herald | Jan 24, 2024
—- By Cameron Bridge The iconic Merritt Post Office has had a long history within...
by Laísa Condé | Nov 10, 2023
“How I wish I had never left Merritt.” That’s what Chrissie Aitken, known as ‘the popular Merritt...
by Laísa Condé | Oct 26, 2023
Merritt’s Patricia Rebekah Lodge No. 33 has been honoured with the ‘Pulling Together’ award for their community involvement.
by Merritt Herald | Aug 14, 2023
While the Nicola Valley is well known for it’s farms, one of its lesser known farms were that of fox farms.
by Merritt Herald | Jul 27, 2023
While Iron Mountain has never undergone a major mining operation, it has held the interest of mining companies for well over 100 years.
by Merritt Herald | Jul 24, 2023
Growing up, Jim Hardy was a member of the local boy scouts, was an actor in the MSS’s version of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, was the captain of his midget hockey team and led his team to a championship, and was also a proficient baseball player.
by Merritt Herald | May 11, 2023
One of the women practising nursing in Merritt was Olla Standish, the first head matron of the Nicola Valley General Hospital.
by Merritt Herald | May 8, 2023
Granite Avenue is named after Granite City, a gold mining city that sat on the banks of the Tulameen River to the southeast of Tulameen and Coalmont.
by Merritt Herald | Apr 28, 2023
The gasses that had been lying dormant in the tunnel had now been kicked up with the increased ventilation, and this combined with the coal dust in the air and the open lamp, and set off a series of explosions throughout the tunnels.
by Marius Auer | Apr 4, 2023
The latest display at the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives (NVMA) features a local service organization that has existed in Merritt for over one hundred years, showcasing an impressive history of service and selflessness by a group of Nicola Valley women.
by Marius Auer | Dec 5, 2022
Another ongoing project of the NVMA is the organization’s hunt for the identity of a local cowboy that resided in the Nicola Valley nearly 100 years ago.
by Merritt Herald | Nov 19, 2022
Sigurd spent most of his life in Merritt, even winning Citizen of the Year in 1992. He is also one of the founding members of the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives, donating most of the James Teit works and artifacts that could be viewed there today.
by Marius Auer | Sep 19, 2022
While the City of Merritt may be a small ranching community at heart, much of its growth can be attributed to the support and economic contributions of the forestry industry, according to the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives (NVMA).
by Merritt Herald | Jul 27, 2022
Bev Veale, a well-known local artist and community member, has partnered up with the Nicola Valley Arts Council and Nicola Valley Museum and Archives to curate a display of her works displaying life in the Nicola Valley, a life that the longtime painter and former homesteader knows very well.
by Marius Auer | Jun 16, 2022
A Brief History of Music in the Nicola Valley is a new display at the Canadian Country Music Hall of Honour on Quilchena Avenue, with two community organizations coming together to support each other, as well as art and history in the community.
by Merritt Herald | May 16, 2022
Sophia Steffens had been interested in pursuing a nursing career, and so was one of the first people to sign up for the NVGH program, and consequently, she was the first member to graduate in 1917.
by Marius Auer | May 11, 2022
While Merritt may remain a small ranching community at heart, much of its growth can be attributed to the support of the mining industry, says Cameron Bridge, Manager of the Nicola Valley Museum & Archives.
by Morgan Hampton | Aug 13, 2021
The Nicola Valley Museum and Archives have newly welcomed Cameron Bridge to the position of Manager, a role he took on in April of this year.
by Merritt Herald | Feb 21, 2019
As part of the first ever Heritage Week in the Merritt, the Nicola Valley Museum and...