The Fernie Museum and Visitor Information Centre
At the centre of Historic Downtown , the Fernie Museum and Visitor Information Centre makes its home in the 1908 Home Bank building . Learn all about Fernie ’ s rich and dramatic history and heritage , things to do , attractions , upcoming events , festivals and more .
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INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS AND INNOVATIVE DISPLAYS
This Is Our Fernie explores the legend of a curse , fires that razed the town to the ground , and mining disasters that cut like a knife through the community . This main floor exhibit includes the interactive Fernie Faces audio / visual programs to explore history through the eyes of early residents , a mine tunnel and Discovery Drawers for the little ones to peek into , and a timeline that documents Fernie ’ s evolution spanning an entire wall .
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FALL GALLERY EXHIBIT AND PROGRAMS
The Fall exhibit , Hosmer : Boom , Bust and War traces the rise and demise of Hosmer as one of the coal mining communities in the valley from its establishment in 1906 by the Canadian Pacific Railway to the closing of its mining operations in 1913 . The exhibit will also examine how the beginning of World War I further drained the remaining population , both with men signing up with the 54th East Kootenay Battalion and “ enemy aliens ” being taken to an internment camp located in another Elk Valley ghost town , Morrissey .
Related programming includes an exhibit opening and curator ’ s talk , a lunch-andlearn series , a tour of the remnants of the historic Hosmer townsite , and a Christmas event focusing on traditions and stories of Hosmer families .