The sternwheeler SS Wenlock tied up at the town wharf, smoke from her stack, men and crates on the dock beside a wooden freight shed, forested hills behind.

The archives.

14,000 photographs, the Marrick Mercury from 1908 to 1974, and 600 family files. Ask us anything.

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What's on the shelves.

All of it in the back of the old post office, in acid-free boxes, written up in pencil.

photographs: 14,000
the Marrick Mercury, bound and on microfilm: 1908 to 1974
family files: 600
maps, mill and orchard records: 1904 on

Is my family here?

Type a surname or a street. We'll show you the photos, clippings and records we've catalogued that mention it.

Who's in this photo?

Eight faces in our 1931 school photo still have no name. If one of them is your grandmother, tell us.

Marrick School, Grades 3 and 4, June 1931: eighteen children in three rows in front of the schoolhouse, with their teacher at the right. — Marrick School, Grades 3 and 4, June 1931. Acc. 1979.110.4

11 named, 8 still waiting for a name

Tap a face.

Every face in this photo belonged to somebody's family. Some are still waiting for a name. If you know one, tell us how you know, and our staff will check it before it goes on the record.

Ask us to look.

Tell us who you're looking for. We search the boxes, the papers and the family files, and write back with what we find.

What it costs: The first 30 minutes are free, then $25 an hour. Members are always free. The reading room is open Tuesday to Thursday by appointment.
Reading room: Tuesday to Thursday, by appointment, at 210 Main Street.
Who answers: Dev Brar, Collections and Archives Coordinator

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