The Basin Record Newsletter Vol.3 Issue 1

Published by the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History Newsletter : Vol. 3 No. 1 21-A 10 Ave S Cranbrook BC V1C 2M9 Telephone: (250) 489-9150 E-mail: info@basininstitute.org Web:www.basininstitute.org “IT’SALAUNCH!!!” The newColumbia Basin Institute of Regional History web site has been launched successfully and is available now at www.basininstitute.org . One of the many new features is a very large searchable database titled the “Columbia Basin Image Bank.” Other additions are a constantly updating “News” feature, membership sign-up, and past issues of The Basin Record in pdf format. The Columbia Basin Image Bank is an ongoing programme which, in its first phase, will grow to 20,000 historic images from all over the Columbia Basin. As well, there is a large and growing research text collection with material reaching back more than 140 years. All of this material is widely searchable using the powerful database constructed in association with the Image Bank. New material is being added daily. The “News” feature displays current Columbia Basin items associated with heritage and culture. It is a fast and easy way to find out what is happening in the heritage and culture community, what new exhibits and publications are becoming available and what the community concerns are regarding these resources. The Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History is working hard to make our region’s heritage resources available to everyone, and our partners are the key to this effort. Members, funding partnerships and our growing network of contributors to the Columbia Basin Image Bank Columbia Basin Institute Has A New Web Site Inside this Issue Empty on the Swan Maimie Shiells A Base of Regional Prosperity Basin Biography - Keith Huscroft The Trans Canada Airway Another Basin First 0131.0133 Ladies out for a Sunday picnic near Slocan City, BC. (c1900) are helping us to make history available and interesting. We mentioned our first phase image partners in the last newsletter. Our funding and support providers for Phase I include: Service Canada; the Columbia Basin Trust; B.C. Hydro; the City of Cranbrook and; Max’s Place. Phase II will bring in new partners and new images, as well as a purchasing option on the web site. The print purchase feature will provide an easy way to acquire photos for research, publication or personal use. It will also provide a new revenue stream for our partners providing the images. In the current funding climate every bit of income helps our community heritage institutions to advance the work of collecting and preserving our past. Try our new web site at www.basininstitute.org and click on the “Featured Resources.” Then register as a Member or Trial Member and explore your interests in full screen mode or continue your search as a non-member in thumbnail mode. You will discover a rich resource that charts human interaction in the Columbia Basin and shows the human and natural environment in ways you have never viewed it before.