Primary contact
6145 Reservoir Road
Grand Forks, BC
Identity area
Identifier
BOU
Authorized form of name
Boundary Museum
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Museum
Contact area
Sue Adrain or Lee-Anna Klassen
Type
Address
Street address
6145 Reservoir Road
Locality
Grand Forks
Region
BC
Country name
Postal code
Telephone
Fax
boundarymuse@shaw.ca
Note
Description area
History
The Boundary Museum opened in 1958 as a centennial project in Grand Forks, B.C. The museum is operated by the Boundary Museum Society and acquires, preserves, and makes accessible artifacts, archives, and historical reference material relating to the Boundary region of B.C. from Christina Lake in the east to Phoenix in the west.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
Holdings
Holdings relate to the development and settlement of the geographic area from Phoenix, BC to Christina Lake, BC, including Paulson, BC. Holdings include: extensive photograph collection, outdoor exhibits and horse drawn transportation artifacts, scale models of Granby Smelter and the City of Grand forks, period rooms, history of Doukhobors, mining, and extensive local history collection, including archives and other reference material.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Summer: 10 – 4 (Mon-Sat)
Fall & Winter: 10 – 4 (Tues-Fri) or open by appointment
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Reproduction services
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised by BCANS Coordinator, Nov. 10, 2010; Nov. 24, 2013.