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Oct 9, 20184 min read

Koo-Koo-Sint

The reader will readily note from the Port Alberni Maritime Heritage Website by tapping Board members you'll see where I made mention of...

Sep 17, 20185 min read

Surveying the Arctic Ocean in the 1960's

My Dad who was a sailor, and worked for the Canadian Hydrographic Service in the 1960's, asked his surveyor friend Al Ages, if they could...

Mar 28, 20181 min read

New Year, New Projects

In 2018, a new exhibit about our two exterior displayed vessels, 'The Swan' (steamboat) and 'Tatoosh II' (local boom boat), will be...

Sep 17, 20173 min read

The “SWAN” Finds a Home

Who knew when we watched the SWAN being pulled out of Sproat Lake in November of 2015 that it would be the beginning of another adventure...

Sep 10, 20171 min read

Connector of Communities

Listen to our Facility Coordinator, Jenn Preedy, do a Speech on the Swan steam ship for the at the Port Alberni Rotary meeting. #TheSwan...

Aug 31, 20171 min read

Diamond in the Rough

[Credit of Video goes to Shaw TV and Jenny Fortin] Length: 16' Beam:7'8" Draft: 4'6" ...

Jun 5, 20171 min read

Behind the Wave: A Look at the Makings of the Tsunami Exhibit

PAMHS has a new exhibit in place as of last week. It is a replacement for the TSUNAMI of '64 that used to reside where our antique...