The S.S. Sicamous was launched just 25 years after the Regulations to Prevent Collisions of Vessels at Sea went through. This required all vessels to be outfitted with navigation lights.

Raising funds for the upcoming revolution, Sun Yat-Sen, future president of china, boarded the S.S Okanagan on his way to Kelowna.

learn about how people used to communicate before the phone on ships, trains, cars, and houses!

A general description of the mail delivery challenges of the early 1900's in rural areas.