info@sssicamousJul 4, 20232 min readMusic & GatheringsThe Unexpected History of the Grand Mirror from the Incola HotelThe grand mirror in the SS Sicamous. It hangs above the grand staircase between B deck and C deck on the sternwheeler.
info@sssicamousJun 10, 20232 min readMusic & GatheringsThe FaventiaThe Faventia, also known as a Barrel Piano, was manufactured by Vicente Llinares in Barcelona, Spain in 1950 as an attempt to...
SS SicamousAug 1, 20223 min readMusic & GatheringsStocks Photography Gallery Lumb Stocks and his son Jack were very well known photographers in Penticton.
SS SicamousAug 1, 20221 min readRoyal VisitorsThe Duke of Connaught Visits!Many members of Royalty have visited the Okanagan over the years. The Duke of Connaught was one of the early ones. The Okanagan has been...
SS SicamousAug 1, 20225 min readMusic & GatheringsVictor-Victrola PhonographsBlog post about the Victor Victrola Phonograph machine - how it evolved and how it worked.
SS SicamousJul 31, 20222 min readMusic & GatheringsPianos that Play by ThemselvesIf you owned a player piano, you could have music and dancing without knowing how to play.