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Forestry Museum

4815 Marine Ave (in Willingdon Park)

PO Box 186, Powell River, BC  V8A 4Z6

Contacts    Email

Operated by the Powell River Forestry Museum Society, a non-profit society dedicated to the education, preservation and public awareness of the colourful forest history of the Powell River area.

Hours for Museum & Gift Shop: 12:30 - 4:30 (late June to September); off-season by appointment. School and bus tours are welcome.

Meetings: 2nd Tue Jun-Aug 7 pm at the old bath house at Willingdon Beach; call for location on winter months.

Friends of the Historic Patricia Theatre

Roberta Pearson  604 483 7755

Dedicated to the restoration, revitalization and sharing of the historic
Patricia Theatre, the oldest continuously operating theatre company in Canada. New members welcome.

Genealogy Group

#8 -3818 Joyce Avenue

Powell River, BC  V8A 2Z1

Contacts

Our goal is to obtain specialized research resources and to help interested people begin their own family history research.

Meetings: last Sunday of the month (except July, August and December) at
7:30 pm, Cranberry Centre, 6792 Cranberry Street - guests are welcome.   

Powell River Museum & Archives

4790 & 4798 Marine Avenue (opposite Willingdon Beach)

Box 42, Powell River, BC  V8A 4Z5

Coordinator/Archivist: Teedie Kagume   604 485 2222  Email  Fax: 604 485 2327

We collect, preserve and exhibit the history of the Powell River area with two floors of displays; researchers are welcome.  

From September through to May we welcome everyone to our “Museum Talks” on the last Tuesday of every month when a member of our community comes to talk about their life. Admission is free although donations are always appreciated. Please watch the local paper for the name of the speaker or check the Calendar.

Hours: 9-4:30 Mon to Sun mid-June to end of August; 9-4:30 Sept to mid-June. Closed for public holidays. The lower floor is wheelchair accessible.

Meetings:  3rd Tuesday of the month 12:00 pm at the Museum

Shire of False Isle

Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA)

4667 Joyce Ave, Powell River  V8A 3B5

Ryan Little   604 485 2425   Email
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We are dedicated to the study and re-enactment of the medieval ages as they should have been. An equal opportunity club, we are dedicated to battle, arts, sciences, codes of honour and fun.  No membership required; all ages welcome.

Meetings: Fridays at 7:00 pm – Unitarian Hall

Texada Heritage Society Museum

Historical Society, Museum and Archives

Thacker House, Blubber Bay,

PO Box 53, Van Anda, V0N 3K0

Doug Paton  604 486 7109  Email

Dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of Texada Island since 1988., a

Hours: 1-4 Thur through Sun July & August; other times by arrangement

Townsite Heritage Society

5865 Ash Street
PO Box 217, Powell River V8A 4Z6

Peter Sansburn, Manager  604 483 3901

Other Contacts   Henderson House Blog

Fax: 604 483 3991  Email

Dedicated to promoting the restoration of the historic Townsite, designated by the federal government as a National Historical District.  

Hours: Tue to Fri 10–2

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History & Heritage Groups

In Powell River, Texada Island and Lund

Literature, poetry, novels and intellectual tomes are integral to any society and, like all forms of art, it takes the symbiotic relationship of both writers and readers to make it work.   

Photo’s of Historic
Powell River Townsite

Our River Gets a Name

Powell River (not the community) was named nearly 120 years ago after

Dr. Israel Wood Powell, a visionary and prominent citizen.

read the rest of the story at
Powell River Museum

Powell River Firsts

Powell River residents have reason to be proud of both their social and economic history with many

historical firsts Including the first dial phones in BC.

Read more at the
Powell River Museum

Townsite, Powell River
100+ Years of History

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Online Walking Tour

Van Anda Cairn
Historical Site

The cairn with a story to tell....

“Here the Union Steamship Cheslakee docked in the early hours of Jan 7, 1913

She started out for Powell River but fierce southeast winds made her list...Captain Jack Cockle returned to the wharf and put 90 people ashore, some heroically rescued by himself. The ship sank rapidly, drowning the cook, two loggers, a mother and her child....

read the rest of the story at
Texada Heritage Museum