The Basin Record Newsletter Vol.1 Issue 2

City of Cranbrook That’s right…the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History is interested in working with Basin partners to promote an accessible and inclusive history of the wider Columbia Basin. We value the collaborative process, and would like to initiate integrated research projects with other individuals and groups of similar interest and vision. If you are interested in working collaboratively to pursue historical research projects that give cultural depth and a sense of place to our communities, please contact us by telephone at 250-489-9150, or email us at basininstitute1@cyberlink.bc.ca. Building An Integrated History of the Columbia Basin COLLABORATE TO ELABORATE: Name: _______________________________________ Mailing Address:_______________________________ ____________________________________________ Phone Number:________________________________ Email Address:_ _______________________________ Become a member of the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History Individual:25.00 Family: $40.00 Institutional: $50.00 Corporate: $200.00 Annual Memebership Fee: Please drop-off or mail this form - with payment in cash, cheque or money order to: Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History, 21-A 10th Ave S, Cranbrook BC, V1C 2M9 Phone: 489-9150 The Christmas Edition of The Cranbrook Courier, December 20, 1928 included an article which featured memories of East Kootenay pioneer Mrs. Sarah LaRue Galbraith. Mrs. Galbraith was the first immigrant woman in 1869 to enter East Kootenay. She joined her husband John who came in 1864 to the Wild Horse gold rush. Their life lacked any of our of modern amenities but she remembered her time here with warmth and affection. She especially loved Christmas in the Kootenays. Mrs. Galbraith reminisced, “… our Christmas times were bright, with the jingle of sleigh bells and the sparkling snow, with wild goose for dinner topped off with plum pudding and brandy sauce and mince pie. We had a warm log cabin, and I liked cooking by the large stone fireplace.” Mrs. Galbraith was about eighty at the time of the interview and living in Portland, Oregon. She always looked forward to visiting her former home in the Kootenays whenever she had the opportunity. A Log Cabin Christmas Mrs. Sarah LaRue Galbraith C an Y ou H elp U s ? Patricia’s Confectionery, Baker St I.O.O.F (Oddfellows) building, 1011-A Baker St Doug’s Confectionary, 14th Ave Canadian Bank of Commerce, now Royal Bank, Baker St Frosty Treat, used to be on the corner of 14th Ave and 1st St S The Cranbrook Courier, now High Country Sportswear 11- 10th Ave S Cranbrook City Hall, 40 10th Ave S • • • • • • • In compiling information on the history of Cranbrook’s buildings and their locations, we would like your help in finding more on the following historic buildings: Please contact us at 489-9150 or send us an e-mail: basininstitute1@cyberlink.bc.ca if you have info or images to share.