If you are looking for the current publication, it can be found in most bookstores, libraries and museums in the Okanagan Valley.The current publication and some back issues may be purchased directly from the treasurer of the Okanagan Historical Society. You may also ask the treasurer to put your name on a subscription list to receive the book each year. It is mailed out every November; the cost is $25 plus a $5 postage and handling fee.
The society is composed of branches that represent semi-autonomous organizations focused on their local communities from Osoyoos to Salmon Arm. These seven branches hold annual general meetings to elect officers and special meetings for lectures, picnics, and banquets. Articles of historical importance to each branch are submitted to the branch editor who vets the essay and passes it onto the main editor. Often branches will have special projects such as the Lansdowne Cemetery for Armstrong\Enderby or the Fairview Kiosk for Oliver\Osoyoos. You are welcome to attend any of the local or regional meetings.
Each branch is represented at the Executive Council which meets in Kelowna three times a year. The Annual General Meeting of the society rotates through each of the branches. The meeting is open to everyone and includes a banquet and guest speaker. The student essay winner is announced here as are the newly inducted life members.
Besides the annual publication, the society is committed to the preservation and improvement of the Father Pandosy Mission site in Kelowna which they jointly operate with the Catholic Church. They have taken an active roll in the identification and preservation of the historic Okanagan Fur Brigade Trail as it makes it way along the west side of Okanagan Lake.
Okanagan Historical Society P.O. Box 313 Vernon, B.C. V1T6M3