Sunshine Valley Tashme Museum

06/15/2026

Did you know that the Tashme Museum offers private group tours throughout the week?

Today, we hosted a private tour for 11 wonderful members from the Chilliwack Happy Wanderers Club.

Reservations are required, and some restrictions apply.
For more information on how your group can book a tour, please inquire at [email protected]

06/03/2026

We are truly overwhelmed by the incredible response to our post regarding the rehabilitation of the original Tashme Kindergarten Schoolhouse. Thank you to everyone for your ongoing support and kind words.
Here is a short video taken on August 15, 2019, showing the old schoolhouse on the move, headed towards the museum property. (1:14)

06/01/2026

We are proud to spotlight the final project made possible by funding from the Japanese Canadian Legacies Society (JCLS):
The Howard Shimokura Tashme Resource Centre.

Of the three JCLS supported projects, the Tashme Museum team is most proud and excited about the completed rehabilitation of the original Tashme Kindergarten Schoolhouse, that also doubled as the Anglican Church on weekends.

We are proud to share that this newly rehabilitated area now serves as the Tashme Resource Centre, featuring a multi-purpose room, a multi-media centre, theatre room, a kitchen, and washroom facilities to better serve our visitors. This project, which I personally began in the fall of 2018, is now a reality and is everything I imagined the space could be.

This rehabilitation was our worst kept secret as this project was slowly progressing until we were able to expedite the completion from the financial support from JCLS.
This project was only made possible from financial contributions from the Fraser Valley Reginal District (FVRD) initially in the spring of 2019. We are also incredibly grateful to Sunshine Valley Holiday Trail Resorts for their generous donation of both the original Tashme Kindergarten Schoolhouse and the Tashme RCMP Administration Building. Countless individuals, friends and museum supporters have generously donated their time over the past eight years to help bring this ambitious project to life.

I still fondly remember the day our team painstakingly and nervously relocated this tired, broken building onto museum property. While many thought we were crazy and unrealistic for trying to save it, our team remains fueled by our passion for telling the history of Tashme.

The addition of this nearly 1,800 sq ft space has made the Tashme Museum significantly more self-sufficient and flexible, opening up possibilities we previously could not accommodate to the lack of space.

On May 3rd, I had the personal honour of dedicating this wonderful new space to one of our most cherished team members:
Mr. Howard Shimokura, a Tashme survivor, former kindergarten student, mentor, knowledge keeper, and current Vice President of the Tashme Historical Society.

It has been a great month.

Ryan Ellan
Founder/Curator
Sunshine Valley Tashme Museum

05/28/2026

We are thrilled to wrap up a record-breaking month of field trips at the Tashme Museum!

A huge thank you to the enthusiastic Grade 9 class from G.W. Graham Secondary from Chilliwack, BC for being our final group this month, and to every student and teacher who visited us this May.

It has been an incredibly inspiring and rewarding experience hosting you all in our newly expanded spaces!

05/25/2026

This May has been our busiest yet for field trips since the museum opened, and today we welcomed 37 Grade 4/5/6 students from Dewdney Elementary School in Mission, BC. The expanded museum areas have made the learning experience even better for everyone!

05/23/2026

The Tashme Museum team recognized the need for a significant expansion. A dedicated Tashme Research & Archive Centre would provide a secure, clean, and environmentally controlled space to properly store, preserve, and ultimately share these unique and historically significant items that once called Tashme home.

As one of three phased projects made possible by funding from the Japanese Canadian Legacies Society, the Tashme Museum team dedicated the last two years to designing, creating, and working extremely hard to complete this major project.

I am incredibly proud of our amazing museum team and all the tradespeople who made this vision a reality.

As May is Asian Heritage Month, we're spotlighting our three projects. Today, we're excited to highlight the second: the brand-new Tashme Research & Archive Centre (Phase 2).

Ryan Ellan
Founder/Curator
Sunshine Valley Tashme Museum

05/21/2026

One more field trip in the books for the month of May!
We welcomed 24 Grade 5/6 students from Robertson Elementary School in Chilliwack, BC. And we were assisted by a very special museum helper today, my daughter, Raya.

05/17/2026

On May 3rd, with over 200 guests in attendance, the Tashme Historical Society had the great honour and excitement of unveiling our latest and most exciting museum expansion to date.

As one of three phased projects made possible by funding from the Japanese Canadian Legacies Society, the Tashme Museum team dedicated the last two years to designing, creating, and working extremely hard to complete this major project.

I am incredibly proud of our amazing museum team and all the tradespeople who made this vision a reality.

Over the rest of May, we will be spotlighting each of the three projects. Today, we are excited to highlight the first: Tashme Museum Beautification Project (Phase 1)

Ryan Ellan
Founder/Curator
Sunshine Valley Tashme Museum

05/14/2026

Another great day at the Tashme Museum.

We welcomed our second field trip this month with 19 students from Agassiz Christian School, a split grade 4/5 class.

We're really enjoying sharing all the new areas of the museum with our visitors.

05/14/2026

Please consider making a donation to help the Relay for Life Tashme Museum Team in the fight against cancer.

Help us show that no one faces cancer alone. Come to a Relay For Life event near you.