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FERNIE AT WAR:
THE MORRISEY INTERNMENT CAMP
MEMBERS'S PREVIEW
PRESENTED BY:
- Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund
- Swiss Consulate of Vancouver
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FERNIE AT WAR:
THE MORRISEY INTERNMENT CAMP
OFFICIAL OPENING
PRESENTED BY:
- Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund
- Swiss Consulate of Vancouver
- Starbucks Fernie
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FERNIE AT WAR:
THE MORRISEY INTERNMENT CAMP
JUNE 5 to SEPTEMBER 6, 2015
Shortly after the onset of World War I, Fernie saw miners turn against their colleagues of non-British origin. The Free Press, in the issue of Friday, June 11, 1915 noted - English-speaking miners of Coal Creek demand of mine officials that all alien enemies be discharged from the mines and refuse to resume work with Austrians and Germans. Demands reiterated at public meeting in Fernie. Authorities at Victoria notified. The next day the paper reported - Miners do not work. Provincial police acting on instructions order unmarried Germans and Austrians and married men without families here to report with blankets and belongings for internment. Conservative Association try to have Morrissey Mines made an internment camp. 108 men interned in skating rink under 30 armed guards. Miners decide to return to work provisionally, demanding internment of all Germans and Austrians, naturalized or not.
The exhibit titled Fernie at War: The Morrissey Internment Camp explores this painful period in Canada’s history showing the impact of an international war on the Elk Valley region of British Columbia.
PRESENTED BY:
- Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund
- Swiss Consulate of Vancouver
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THIS IS OUR FERNIE:
HISTORIC WALKING TOURS
SATURDAYS, JULY 4 TO AUGUST 28
On the surface, Fernie might seem like any mountain town: beautiful vistas, interesting shops, and over 90 accessible hiking and biking trails. But if you dig a little deeper, you will discover a rich and dramatic history. Join one of our knowledgeable local guides for a 90 minute walking tour of historic downtown Fernie. Explore the stories of movers and shakers, rumrunners, devastating fires, coal mining disasters and legends of a Ktunaxa curse and discover how these people and events…
PRESENTED WITH THE SUPPORT OF:
- Fernie Chamber of Commerce
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AN IMMIGRANT STORY:
THE RISE AND FALL OF EMILIO PICARIELLO
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 TO JANUARY 8, 2016
The Emilio Picariello story is a significant one not only because it provides insight into the immigration history of Fernie but also because it allows for the exploration of the impact of Prohibition on individuals and the community as a whole. It also provides insight into ethnic tensions, law and order and justice themes.
Community programming planned around this exhibit include a Temperance Tea, a bus trip down the Rum Running Trail and a re-enactment in the Fernie courthouse of the infamous Picariello/Losandro trial.
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The Museum is interested in borrowing items related to Prohibition in Fernie and the Elk Valley for its upcoming exhibit
An Immigrant Story: The Rise and Fall of Emilio Picariello. Items of interest for this exchibit include, but not limited to, items from local hotels (dinnerware, signs, etc) to prohibition era bottles (particularly 2.5% alcohol beer bottles from the era) to items that may have belonged to the Emilio Picariello family.
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