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Captain Thomas Shorts
Old Kelowna, Capt. Thomas Shorts. ca. 1890 In 1882 Thomas Shorts arrived in the Okanagan valley via the old Fur Brigade Trail after...
Meg Dunham
Aug 265 min read


Lackawanna Steel Company
Tracing the origins of the steel in the S.S Sicamous, through steel markings.
SS Sicamous
Aug 31, 20234 min read


Dredges and Their Work
There are no dredges that worked the Okanagan existing anymore, and few photographs to show. The photo below shows us what the Okanagan...
info@sssicamous
Jul 3, 20232 min read


The Kettle Valley Challenges
Following numerous negotiations with the provincial governments of the day, and a decade after the first surveys, construction finally...
info@sssicamous
Jul 1, 20233 min read


The Coal Shovellers
Firemen working to keep the coal in the burners producing steam at the right pressure.
SS Sicamous
Aug 6, 20224 min read


Blake and Knowles Vertical Twin Beam Air-pump and Jet Condenser
Air pump and jet condenser for a coal fired steam engine paddlewheeler
SS Sicamous
Aug 6, 20225 min read
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