Greg NesteroffJul 6, 20185 minJulia Henshaw in West KootenayMichael Kluckner’s new graphic novel, Julia, is a biography of Vancouver’s Julia Henshaw (1869-1937). She was, among other things, a...
Greg NesteroffJul 3, 20187 minIci repose: The Hamel family of ComaplixOne of most poignant epitaphs I’ve ever seen appears on twin gravemarkers in West Kootenay’s most remote cemetery. The Hamel siblings,...
Greg NesteroffJun 28, 20185 minAn aeroplane in Kootenay Lake, 1919The postcard below is part of a sequence showing Lieut. George Knopp Trim’s flight around Nelson during the fall fair of 1919 — and crash...
Greg NesteroffJun 26, 20182 minRobert T. Lowery’s last newspaper foldsThe first newspaper Robert Thornton Lowery was involved in — and the last still in business — is folding after 139 years. This cartoon,...