[BCMA] New Exhibit Media Release

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Osoyoos & District Museum and Archives

 

Media Release-February 15/12

 

The Osoyoos Museum has a new exhibit - online!

"The Port of Osoyoos - The History of Customs Houses in the Osoyoos District"

The history of the customs houses in Osoyoos over 150 years forms a new online exhibit on the website of the Osoyoos & District Museum and Archives. The sesquicentennial of the first customs post  built in Osoyoos in 1861 was the incentive to depict the colourful history in an exhibit. The exhibit can be viewed, at www.osoyoosmuseum.ca , without coming to the museum, in an effort to disseminate the information beyond the confines of the museum's walls. 

"The trend these days is to make more and more historical information available online through virtual and online exhibits," museum curator Ken Favrholdt explains. "We received a generous contribution from Home Hardware to help create this online exhibit. We could have built a traditional exhibit in the museum but this way we reach more people."

Favrholdt goes on to say, "It's taken a while to gather the information and reconstruct the location of the various customs houses in the Osoyoos area - there were eight different locations. Even now, we are still finding out more details. The beauty of an online exhibit is that we can make changes if necessary." 

"The exhibit is also interactive, allowing the public to quiz their knowledge. It's really an educational resource," states Kara Burton, the museum's administrative assistant, "We especially want school children to use this resource. Hopefully it will find an audience."

The website design was created by Laurena Weninger of Write this Down Freelancing. To view the Customs House exhibit, go to: www. osoyoosmuseum.ca. For more information phone the Osoyoos Museum at: 250-495-2582.
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