British ColumbiaMore than just a hub for community services, the Fort Nelson Public Library and Archives is collecting and curating the Northern Rockies’ history. More than just a library and hub for community services, the building is home to historical photos and storiesTom Summer · CBC News · Posted: Nov 01, 2025 8:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesFort Nelson’s Trapline Inn in July 1991. (Courtesy of Fort Nelson Public Library Northern Rockies Region Archives, Dot McBurnie series, FNPL2019.002.045)The Fort Nelson Public Library and Archives is collecting and curating a collection that documents the history of the Northern Rockies. Celebrating its 40th year in its current location, the library has put out a call for photos, stories and memories, in hopes of further growing its local archives. The archive attracts a lot of attention on social media, especially when it posts old photos of well-known buildings and sites. Residents from the town of about 2,600, often comment on the posts to share their memories and own pictures.The town, located at Mile 308 of the Alaska Highway, is about 440 kilometres south of the B.C.-Yukon border. The archives were established in 2014 by Sylvia Bramhill, a retired library clerk and longtime resident, whose father Silvester (Silver) Arychuk came to Fort Nelson from Edmonton in the late 1940s.
Fort Nelson, B.C., library connects residents to history through local archive
