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An Exciting New Addition to the Cranbrook Archives Yesterday the Cranbrook History Centre received a wonderful, historic donation to our Archives from the Black Press. …

Did you know that Cranbrook’s unofficial mascot is a circus elephant gone wild? If you haven’t checked out this story, now is a perfect time! …

PALEONTOLOGY LECTURE SERIES The Forgotten Treasures of Sullivan Mine – Paul Ransom The Cranbrook History Centre is hosting a  free public lecture by Paul Ransom …

PALEONTOLOGY LECTURE SERIES Trilobites of the Bull River Valley – Dr. Chatterton The Cranbrook History Centre will be hosting a free public lecture by Dr. …

AN INAUGURAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE NEW ENDOWMENT FUND Today at the Cranbrook History Centre we were making history! With the opening of our Endowment fund …

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | MARCH 9, 2016   Cranbrook History Centre Receives Generous Bequest CPR worker, Walter Komar, leaves his legacy with a $47,000 gift …

HISTORIC SHED GETS A NEW ROOF While our Historic Freight Shed was built by CPR when the railway was established in Cranbrook in 1898, updates …

New Specimen Added to Our Paleontology Collection Visit the museum’s Ted Fielder Room to learn about the animals and plants that populated the present day …

New Locomotive on Display on Van Horne On June 23rd, 2015 we had a ceremony for the gifting of the FA-2 locomotives 4090 and 4069 …

CRANBROOK HISTORY CENTRE (Formerly the Canadian Museum of Rail Travel) SONY DSC Cranbrook BC, February 2, 2015.  The Board of Directors of the Cranbrook Archives, …