PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives

PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives Where stories connect. Come visit Port Coquitlam's museum and archives!

The PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, located next to City Hall in downtown Port Coquitlam, is operated by The Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society (founded in 1988). The museum opened in 2013 during the City of Port Coquitlam's centennial anniversary in the city's old post office building, now called The Outlet in Leigh Square.

It’s and today we have a photo from one of Art Cockrell’s train trips. Art was a railroad engineer who lived on Grant ...
09/03/2026

It’s and today we have a photo from one of Art Cockrell’s train trips. Art was a railroad engineer who lived on Grant Avenue in PoCo, and left behind some great pictures of his time working on railroads, as a soldier in World War I, and travelling with friends.

📷 2006.002.18, Credit: Don McLaine

Safety first! This photo of a tiny skating student comes from the PoCo Ringette team’s 1992 album – the same year PoCo a...
09/01/2026

Safety first! This photo of a tiny skating student comes from the PoCo Ringette team’s 1992 album – the same year PoCo and Coquitlam hosted the Air Canada Cup ringette tournament.

📷 2024.003.58, Credit: Beverly Felske

Thanks to everyone who joined us at the Poco Arts Council Art Fest last week! What a great event!🎨
08/28/2026

Thanks to everyone who joined us at the Poco Arts Council Art Fest last week! What a great event!🎨

While we’re on the subject of transportation, here’s a photo of some early PoCo residents on a parade float with a rep...
08/27/2026

While we’re on the subject of transportation, here’s a photo of some early PoCo residents on a parade float with a replica train. This parade was held in 1927, on BC’s 60th Anniversary of Confederation.

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All aboard, history enthusiasts! The PoCo Heritage Museum will be attending Car Free Day with our arts and crafts table ...
08/26/2026

All aboard, history enthusiasts! The PoCo Heritage Museum will be attending Car Free Day with our arts and crafts table from 1:00 – 8:00 pm on Saturday, August 29th. Will we see you there?

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Check out this dramatic picture of a log jam, as seen from the Red Bridge on Pitt River Road during the 1961 flood. Just...
08/25/2026

Check out this dramatic picture of a log jam, as seen from the Red Bridge on Pitt River Road during the 1961 flood. Just six years earlier, a similar flood, and all the debris it brought with it, actually changed the course of the river for a while, for nearly a kilometer above the bridge.

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Happy everyone! Did you know that the area where Lions Park is today used to be used for logging, before it was turned...
08/20/2026

Happy everyone! Did you know that the area where Lions Park is today used to be used for logging, before it was turned into a park in the 1950s with the support of the PoCo Lions Club? This mural was painted to commemorate those Lions members, and unveiled in August of 1998.

Want to learn more about the stories behind local art? Join us at the PoCo Arts Festival on Sunday, August 23rd, from 3:00 – 4:00 pm, for a walking tour of public art pieces in PoCo!

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We’ve got another great outdoor activity picture for you today – this time it’s a game of “slowball” played by the Esco ...
08/18/2026

We’ve got another great outdoor activity picture for you today – this time it’s a game of “slowball” played by the Esco employees in 1979.

To see more pictures of what PoCo residents got up to in summers past, check out our online photo catalogue here: https://pocoheritage.pastperfectonline.com/

📷 2017.030.74el, Credit: Esco Ltd.

Address

150-2248 McAllister Avenue
Port Coquitlam, BC
V3C2A5

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday 9:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

Tel: 604.927.8403

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