Our new Museum artifact signs are installed, and they look great! Match the artifact with its photo and learn! A huge thank you to the Community Foundation for funding the new signage. Thanks to them, visitors can enjoy more local history, even after-hours!

Still seeking a Gardening Volunteer. No watering required. Must be able to work kneeling or bending for long periods. Choose your own hours. Honorarium of $100/season. Please call Julianna at 250-498-4027.

How can we kick off this month’s prompt “Business” without talking about the industry that helped Oliver grow into what it is today: agriculture. Working alongside farmers and orchardists, packing houses, such as the Oliver Co-op seen here, diligently shipped fruits from Oliver around the province, the country, and internationally! In 1923, the Oliver Co-Operative Growers' Exchange took over the Oliver Producers Association which had been formed the previous year to provide packing facilities for the growers producing cantaloupes and tomatoes in the area. Many other packing houses became necessary as the tonnage increased. Amalgamation and consolidation reduced the fruit packing industry to the Oliver-Osoyoos Co-Operative Growers Association. Eventually, it became the Okanagan-Similkameen Co-Operative Growers Association. Have some memories of packing houses or other businesses you’d like to share? Or what to share your memories, pictures, art, or other submissions with us for next month’s prompt “Governance”? Send us a Facebook message or email the ODHS at info@oliverheritage.ca. If you post your contribution directly on social media, don’t forget to tag your post with #OneHundredXOneHundred so we can find your submission.

We're hiring for the full-time position of Curator! Submit your resume and cover letter by March 18th. Please see the job description and application details here: https://www.oliverheritage.ca/news-blog/2021/2/22/job-posting-curator.

If we’re talking about the people of Oliver, we can’t ignore St. Martin’s Hospital, a place where many people living in Oliver today were born! The hospital officially opened its doors on November 28, 1942. When it opened there were 11 full-time paid staff who were paid 75 cents per hour. Just 6 years later, the staff had increased to 26. In that year there were 1,022 admissions, 176 births, 99 major operations, 1,024 x-rays, and 199 outpatients. As of 1950, more than 1,000 babies were born in St. Martin’s Hospital. This ink drawing of St. Martin’s Hospital was made by artist Ted Shumaker after the hospital closed its doors in 1973. Do you have any memories of St. Martin’s Hospital or any other places in Oliver? We’d love to hear from you! Please share your memories, pictures, art, or other submissions with us as a Facebook message or by emailing the ODHS at info@oliverheritage.ca. If you post your contribution directly on social media, don’t forget to tag your post with #OneHundredXOneHundred so we can find your submission. Next month’s prompt is “Business.”

We are seeking new stories and photographs for the commemorative book planned to mark 100 years of the Oliver community and over 10,000 years of the Syilx people. Anecdotes and short personal stories are encouraged. Please see our guidelines here: https://www.oliverheritage.ca/news-blog/2021/2/12/odhs-seeking-contributions-to-commemorative-book

Ready, set, colour! Grab this original drawing at oliverheritage.ca and colour it however you'd like. Send it back to us on social media by tagging us, or email us your art. Be sure to use #ODHSfamilyday2021 and remember each coloured page enters you into a draw to win a $50 gift card to Sirius Nature & Science, admission to the Osoyoos Desert Model Railroad, or an art supply gift basket! #familyday #familyday2021 #familyfun #kidsactivites #colouring #colouringpages

Test your knowledge of local buildings with this historic photo scavenger hunt! Here are 7 historic photos of buildings around Oliver. Your task is to find those locations, take a picture, and share the modern versions with us using #ODHSFamilyDay2021. Alternatively, you can email your photo responses to curator@oliverheritage.ca. If you get stumped, check out the Virtual Walking Tour at oliverheritage.ca for help. Each photo submitted enters you into a draw to win one of three prizes from local restaurants: $100 gift certificate to Masala's Bistro at Kismet Winery $50 gift certificate to Popolo Cafe $20 gift certificate to Oliver Eats #FamilyDay #FamilyDay2021 #HistoricPlaces #OliverBC #FamilyFun #ScavengerHunt @popolocafe @olivereatsltd @kismetestatewinery

Who's ready for some Family Day fun this weekend? Our Historic Photo Scavenger Hunt clues go live tomorrow morning along with the colouring contest page. After you've read the rules, check out the amazing prizes we have from local businesses! @popolocafe @olivereatsltd @kismetwines @osoyoosdesertmodelrailroad #ODHSFamilyDay2021 #FamilyDay #FamilyDay2021 #HistoricPlaces #ColouringContest #KidsActivities

Looking for something to do this Family Day weekend? We've got you covered with two virtual activities! Take part in a Historic Photo Scavenger Hunt that will lead you all over town, or get creative with our Museum Colouring Contest. All ages are welcome, whether you’re the “stay inside with a cup of tea” type or a “let’s get outside and enjoy the sun,” we’ve thought of you! Head to our website oliverheritage.ca for more details, including a list of prizes for each activity! #ODHSfamilyday2021