[BCMA] Land of Thundering Snow website launched

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Canada's first online avalanche exhibit, Land of Thundering Snow, goes live

 

September 28, 2015      Revelstoke, BC   Revelstoke Museum and Archives

 

After countless hours of research and meticulous documentation, Canada's
first virtual avalanche exhibit, Land of Thundering Snow, is launched on the
Virtual Museum of Canada website. Available in English and French, the
exhibit can be accessed at  <http://www.landofthunderingsnow.ca/>
www.landofthunderingsnow.ca

 

Snow avalanches have impacted Canadians for more than a century, from the
tragic deaths of 58 rail workers in Rogers Pass in 1910, to the creation of
organisations like Avalanche Canada in 2004. Until now, however, the history
of avalanches has not been gathered in one place.

 

In 2012, Revelstoke Museum and Archives received $235,000 through the
Virtual Exhibits Investment Program of the Virtual Museum of Canada,
initially managed by the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) and
now managed by the Canadian Museum of History, with the financial support of
the Government of Canada, to create a virtual exhibit about the history of
snow research and avalanche safety in Canada. Project partners are Parks
Canada, Avalanche Canada, Revelstoke Railway Museum, and Okanagan College.
The project also received support from numerous individuals, archives and
organizations including the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and
Infrastructure, Canadian Pacific; and the Canada Science and Technology
Museums Corporation, HeliCat Canada, Canadian Armed Forces, and Revelstoke
Credit Union.

 

Retired Parks Canada biologist and naturalist Dr John Woods developed the
content for Land of Thundering Snow, unveiling many previously unheard of
stories connected to avalanches, and his first-hand knowledge of the history
of Glacier National Park's avalanche control program - the first of its kind
in Canada - makes him an expert in the field. John painstakingly documented
the country's 870 avalanche-related deaths from the past 150 years that can
be accessed on the site via an interactive map of Canada. The website also
features more than one hour of video content and interviews with those
involved in avalanche safety. 

 

Earlier this year, Revelstoke Museum and Archives opened a physical hands-on
avalanche exhibit to compliment Land of Thundering Snow. Community members
celebrated the launch of both exhibits at a special event at the Revelstoke
Performing Arts Centre, attracting more than 200 people to the event, which
included dramatic avalanche footage, accounts of historic achievements, a
moving tribute to those lost to avalanches and interactive exhibits from
partners. 

 

For more information, please contact Cathy English, Curator, Revelstoke
Museum & Archives

 

Revelstoke Museum & Archives

315 First Street West

PO Box 1908, Revelstoke, BC V0E 2S0

Ph: 250-837-3067

Fax: 250-837-3094

Email: curator at revelstokemuseum.ca

Website: www.revelstokemuseum.ca

 

 

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