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.
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 starting in Osoyoos and moving through the valley until after six years, it arrives in Salmon Arm. It then begins the process again. The AGMs of the society are open to everyone and include 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.
You are welcome to any of the local or regional meetings. If you are looking for the current publication it can be found in most bookstores, libraries and museums in the Okanagan Valley or purchased directly from the treasurer at Box 313, Vernon, B.C., V1T 6M3 . If you are looking for the earliest volumes of the society, they are often difficult to find but can sometimes be located at branch meetings or in used book stores.
If you have a story that you have written and wish to have published in our book please contact the editor (see list of officers) .