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Bulkley Valley Museum Collecting, preserving & presenting the history & culture of Smithers & the Bulkley Valley.

The Smithers Cemetery is a wonderful place - peaceful, beautiful views, and full of history! We're excited to share four...
10/16/2026

The Smithers Cemetery is a wonderful place - peaceful, beautiful views, and full of history! We're excited to share four new stories of past local residents this weekend on our 12th annual Cemetery Walk! Join us tomorrow (Oct 17) or Sunday (Oct 18) at 11am either day. Dress warm, and wear your best squishy/wet grass shoes!

https://bvmuseum.org/cemetery-walk-2026/

A veteran of the First World War's Mesopotamian campaign, a man who died in a strange accident, and the person with the ...
10/15/2026

A veteran of the First World War's Mesopotamian campaign, a man who died in a strange accident, and the person with the oldest birth year in our cemetery - come out to hear new stories at our 12th annual Cemetery Walk! Join us Saturday (Oct 17) or Sunday (Oct 18) at 11am at the cemetery! https://bvmuseum.org/cemetery-walk-2026/

Many individuals in our cemetery have no local descendants or relatives - this year our cemetery walk will share the sto...
10/13/2026

Many individuals in our cemetery have no local descendants or relatives - this year our cemetery walk will share the stories of four individuals who no longer have a local connection. Come out on October 17 or 18 to hear these new stories about the lives of past Smithereens. The walk begins at 11am Saturday and Sunday. https://bvmuseum.org/cemetery-walk-2026/

The BVM is open for regular hours (10am-2pm) on Saturday October 10. We will be closed on Monday October 12. We hope eve...
10/09/2026

The BVM is open for regular hours (10am-2pm) on Saturday October 10. We will be closed on Monday October 12. We hope everyone enjoys the long weekend!

Photo: Interior News advertisement for Thanksgiving dinner at the Bulkley Hotel 70 years ago, October 1956.

Visitors have placed dozens of guesses on our From the Back Room "mystery items" over the summer. Although some folks th...
10/05/2026

Visitors have placed dozens of guesses on our From the Back Room "mystery items" over the summer. Although some folks thought this might be a VERY large syringe of some sort, many correctly guessed that this tool was used to dispense icing, not medicine.

One item is left to be revealed! Drop by and visit From the Back Room to check out weird and wonderful objects from the museum's artifact collection.

Our 12th annual cemetery walk is coming up in two weeks, October 17th and 18th! Join us at 11am either day to hear four ...
10/03/2026

Our 12th annual cemetery walk is coming up in two weeks, October 17th and 18th! Join us at 11am either day to hear four new stories of individuals resting in our local cemetery. The walk is by donation, no registration required. More information on our website: https://bvmuseum.org/cemetery-walk-2026/

The BVM will be open from 10am-2pm on September 30, and invite the community to drop by and visit our Shared Histories e...
09/29/2026

The BVM will be open from 10am-2pm on September 30, and invite the community to drop by and visit our Shared Histories exhibit. 100% of admission donations are shared with the Dze L K'ant Friendship Centre Society in support of their services for local residential school survivors.

The board and staff of the museum are grieving the loss of our long serving board member, the venerable Pat Scott. Mrs. ...
09/02/2026

The board and staff of the museum are grieving the loss of our long serving board member, the venerable Pat Scott. Mrs. Scott was a tireless and outspoken advocate of the museum, serving for decades as a volunteer and board member. She organized fundraisers, facilitated community connections, sat on sub-committees, and kept us entertained at meetings with her recollections of community life in decades past. She was a force to be reckoned with, someone you absolutely wanted on your side. And we were so glad to have her on ours. Our thoughts are with her family at this time.
https://www.schraderfuneralhome.ca/obituary/Patricia-Scott

Mystery #4 stumped many of our "From the Back Room" exhibit viewers, and led to some really creative guesses! Visitors ...
09/01/2026

Mystery #4 stumped many of our "From the Back Room" exhibit viewers, and led to some really creative guesses! Visitors guessed this could be: a telescope, a muffler, a lighting device, a candle holder, a time capsule, a clothes steamer, or something used to blow air into a stove to get it started. This item is ....an egg candler! Egg candlers are used to check whether an egg has been fertilized.

Drop by the museum to check out our artifact guessing game, as well as other weird and wonderful items from our collection in "From the Back Room". We are open Monday-Friday 9am-2pm, and Saturdays from 9am-1pm.

Address

1425 Main Street
Smithers, BC
V0J2N0

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

Telephone

+12508475322

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