Items for sale!

Items for Sale

Available at the Peachland Museum & Visitor Centre:

Museum Christmas Ornament
– Produced in 2022 by the Lions Club.
– Modeled on a sketch of the Museum made by the late Mary Smith; a local historian and founding member of the Historical Society.
– Take one home for $20, all proceeds are committed to community needs!

The Chronicles of Peachland (2012)
– Includes over 80 articles about various political, commercial and public issues that have shaped Peachland’s recent history.
– $15 to take home this required reading for Peachlanders!

Peachland: A Pictorial History
– Created by local author & historian Richard Smith.
– Showcases photos from his personal collection, and accompanying anecdotes.
– Snag this local gem for ANY small donation!

Pioneer Doors Storybook
– A summary of pioneer families’ contributions to the Historic Peachland School renovation.
– Read about the project for $10

The Chronicles of Peachland: (From the Beginning until 1983)
– This is the 2017 Reprint, of the Original 1983 Peachland Memories Volume I
– Delves into the history of our town from inception to 1983
– Should be read prior to the larger 2012 Chronicles of Peachland tome
– $15 to own a piece of local heritage!

The Pioneer Families of Peachland
– This is the 2019 Reprint of the Original Peachland Memories Volume II
– Features a new foreword, acknowledgment of errors, as well as a link to an Index, painstakingly compiled by the volunteer staff at the Museum.
– Includes stories, anecdotes, & family histories from founding persons, written by themselves or their relatives.
– The front cover is a photo of the Founder of Peachland – J.M. Robinson and the “outing club”.
– This is our best seller! Get yours for $25!

The Story of Peachland (4th Edition)
– About 130 years ago, on an acreage called the Lambly Ranch, Harry Hardy planted some fruit trees.
A decade later, the resulting peaches so impressed local gold prospector John Moore Robinson that he quit mining, founded a town and called it Peachland.
The rest, as they say, is history! But history goes further back than that . . .
– $15 for a perfect coffee table book to entertain guests!

The Roads of Peachland (2nd Edition)
– Updated with an extensive index, and lengthier backstories!
– “Wild Goose Bill” Jenkins, Gus Hewitt, Harry Hardy, and the Lambly brothers; names of the early settlers we know were around when J.B. Weeks came by in 1896.
By 1898 all except one were gone and James Moore Robinson formed the Peachland Townsite Company LTD to attract potential orchardists from the prairies to come here.
Ever since, the names of the roads of Peachland have reflected its history and the men and women who have shaped it.
– $30 takes this incredible feat of research home!

Also available for purchase:
– Stickers
– Fridge Magnets
– Postcards featuring Peachland
– Calendars