Westbank Museum

10/14/2026

Make sure to call or send an email to RSVP for the next session of our Fall Speaker Series featuring researchers from the Summerland Research and Development Centre!

We are taking a week off from our Fall Speaker Series for Thanksgiving weekend. Join us next week as Summerland Research and Development Centre researchers Jesse MacDonald and Kelly Pagliocchini give a presentation for World Food Day!

Doors open at 6:00 PM, presentation begins at 6:30 PM.

Give us a call at 2507680110 or email [email protected] to RSVP. Spaces are limited.

10/14/2026

What is it Wednesday:
What is this week's featured artifact?
The answer for last week's is WWII gasoline ration booklet.

10/13/2026

Trivia Tuesday:
What 3 night school classes were available to be taken at George Pringle High School in October of 1955?
Last week's question was: On this day in 1947, the budget for building the original Westbank High School (George Pringle) was announced. Including furnishings, what was the building budget? The answer is: $179,726 ($2,890,763.09 today).

10/12/2026

Sponsorship Monday:

This week's social media sponsor is Sovereign Cycle! Since 2009, Sovereign Cycle has been our community's go to bike shop. From mountain bikes to e-bikes, helmets to accessories, they have you covered for all of your biking needs! Looking to get your bike tuned up or repaired over the winter so you can be ready for next year's cycling season? They do that too! Stop in at their shop on Carrington Rd Tuesday to Saturday or call 778-754-5678.

10/12/2026

From all of us at the Westbank Museum, we wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving! We are closed today, but will be open again tomorrow, October 13th, at 9:00 AM!

10/09/2026

We are taking a week off from our Fall Speaker Series for Thanksgiving weekend. Join us next week as Summerland Research and Development Centre researchers Jesse MacDonald and Kelly Pagliocchini give a presentation for World Food Day!

Doors open at 6:00 PM, presentation begins at 6:30 PM.

Give us a call at 2507680110 or email [email protected] to RSVP. Spaces are limited.

10/09/2026

Formative Friday:

Today is Leif Erikson Day! This day celebrates the Norse explorer, who was the first recorded European to set foot on continental North America around 1000 AD. Why Leif ended up in what was referred to as Vinland in Norse literature is debated. Some sources say that he and his companions were blown off course during a return voyage to Greenland from Norway, while others say that it was a deliberate expedition following sightings of a landmass beyond Greenland. While where they landed exactly is still up to speculation, often thought to be Newfoundland, arguments have been made that it could have been anywhere between there and northeastern New Brunswick. After a brief time exploring the unfamiliar coastline that they had found themselves on, they set sail to Greenland, where they spread the news of Vinland. Leif himself would never return, though other Norse explorers from Greenland and Iceland would unsuccessfully attempt to form settlements there as soon as 10 years later. The presence of Norse explorers is confirmed by sites like L'Anse aux Meadows in present-day Newfoundland.

10/08/2026

Throwback Thursday:

This week we are going ahead to October of 2001 with this photo of the prep work being done for paving the parking lot of the Westbank United Church.

10/07/2026

What is it Wednesday:
What is this week's featured artifact?
The answer for last week's is an adding machine.

10/07/2026

We are closed today to attend a regional museum conference in Kelowna. We will be open again tomorrow at 9:00 AM!