#behindthescenes

Meet the Team

This year we have another great staff working at the gallery. Dylan, Mila, and Jenna complete our summer 2018 team. Dylan: I’m 20 years...

New Year, New Projects

In 2018, a new exhibit about our two exterior displayed vessels, 'The Swan' (steamboat) and 'Tatoosh II' (local boom boat), will be...

September 2017 Newsletter

AN EVENING WITH A LOCAL GRAND OLD LADY “The Swan”. A steam launch built in 1890, she plied the waters of Alberni Canal and Sproat Lake;...

Behind the Wave: A Look at the Makings of the Tsunami Exhibit

PAMHS has a new exhibit in place as of last week. It is a replacement for the TSUNAMI of '64 that used to reside where our antique...

Steam from the Lake Floor: The Restoration of the Swan

During the 19th century, many communities would not have survived without the use of boats utilizing the systems of rivers and lakes....