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 Hazelton:
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 The
Hazelton Museum is located in the Hazelton Public Library Building,
on River Road, in Old Hazelton. It is open year-round. The collection
includes early pack-train and First Nations artifacts. |
 Ksan
Village has a very important collection of First Nations artifacts.
They are housed in the main building on the Ksan grounds at
the entrance to Old Hazelton. The building is open year-round. |
| Smithers: |
 The
Bulkley Valley Museum is open year-round and is located at the
intersection of Highway 16 and Main St. in Smithers. The collection
includes mining, forestry and native artifacts, fossils, and
historical documents. Exhibits are changed often and are backed
up by a excellent archive. |
| Telkwa: |
 Telkwa
Historical Society operates a museum open during the summer
months from 10 am to 5 pm, Tuesday to Saturday. It is located
on Highway 16, next to the Post Office in Telkwa. The Society
is also renovating the historic St Stephens Church across the
street. Ask the Museum staff for information. |
| Houston:
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| Morice Bulkley Valley Historical Society has a collection
of large implements, forestry and mining equipment but the collection
is not yet open to the public. (see article) |
| Granisle: |
 The
Granisle Museum is open during the summer and is located in
the Tourist Information Building along the Highway. Mammoth
bone replicas, domestic artifacts and mining equipment make
up most of the small collection. |
| Burns
Lake: |
 The
Burns Lake Museum is open during the summer and is located on
Highway 16 next to the Tourist Information Building at the west
end of Burns Lake. The Museum is divided into the rooms of a
home from the 1930s, Each room is filled with the furniture
and appliances of the period. Fossils, marine history and minerals
round out the collection. Farm and forestry equipment is stored
in sheds outside. Excellent presentation. |
Footnote: There is an excellent collection of mining
and movie-making memoriblila at the small museum in Stewart,
BC, to the north of our area. Open during the summer.
Another very important historical village is located at Ft St
James to the east of our area. The staff are in period costumes
of 1805 and the site is the second fur-trading post established
in BC. A must-see for all visitors - excellent presentation,
open during summer months |
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