[BCMA] PRESS RELEASE: The Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre’s new digital exhibit “Gold Mining to Gold Medals: A Century of Ski Racing in Rossland” is ready to launch!

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PRESS RELEASE

The Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre’s new digital exhibit “Gold Mining
to Gold Medals: A Century of Ski Racing in Rossland” is ready to launch!

February 1, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ROSSLAND, BC – Did you know that Rossland has sent more racers and coaches
to provincial and national ski teams than any other ski club in Canada? How
did our small town make this happen? Well, that's what the newest exhibit
by the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre is all about!

Demonstrating its commitment to preserving the culture and history of
Rossland and area, the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre (RMDC) is
delighted to announce the launch of a new digital exhibit many years in the
making: “Gold Mining to Gold Medals: A Century of Ski Racing in Rossland.” The
exhibit was developed with funding from the Digital Museums Canada
investment program, as well as developmental support provided by the Trail
& District Arts Council for the video components.

This online, digital exhibit traces the history of ski racing in Rossland
and on Red Mountain from the early days of Olaus Jeldness (1898) to the
sale of the Red Mountain ski area to a private investment group in 1989. It
features photographs from the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre’s photo
collection and the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History Image Bank,
objects from the RMDC’s physical collection, and video and audio recordings
from the Rossland Memories Oral History Project. “Gold Mining to Gold
Medals: A Century of Ski Racing in Rossland '' will be accessible through
the Digital Museums Canada website: www.digitalmuseum.ca, as well as at the
RMDC.

“I’m so pleased that we were able to work with the community to tell the
amazing story of the history of ski racing in Rossland - it’s an important
and inspiring story,” said Sarah Taekema-Slot, RMDC Research Manager and
the coordinator of this project. “It’s a story that defines our community,
and I think it’s about time that the rest of the country learned what we
already know: that Rossland is a community that dreams big and works
together to achieve great things!”

The RMDC would like to extend a big thank you to the community for making
this project possible. This exhibit celebrates our community’s volunteerism
and spirit for over one hundred years. We could not have done it without
the many community members willing to share their stories, provide photos
and artifacts, respond to questions, and more. We are indebted to Ginger
Baines, Butch Boutry, Alice Chiko, Al Fisher, Ruth Grubisic, Joan Hanson,
Richie Mann, Fiona Martin, Libby Martin, John Platt, Nancy Greene Raine,
Don Stevens, Patricia Stevens, Robin Valentine, and Sean Valentine.

“So much heart and soul went into developing the ski racing culture at Red
Mountain and Rossland,” said Libby Martin, a contributor to the project.
“It’s wonderful to see some of the key contributors like coaches,
instructors, volunteers, and racers acknowledged. It truly was a labour -
and a legacy - of love and Rosslanders should be so proud of what we have
and can accomplish when we pull together.”

The launch of this exciting new exhibit will be celebrated at the  Rossland
Museum with an Open House on February 10, 2024 from 3:00 - 5:30 pm.
Refreshments will be provided, and the exhibit will be accessible for
visitors to explore.

“Gold Mining to Gold Medals: A Century of Ski Racing in Rossland” is made
possible through the generous support of Digital Museums Canada and the
Trail & District Arts Council.

Media Contact:

Fiona Lane (she/her)

Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre

PO Box 26, 1100 Hwy 3B, Rossland, BC

Phone: (250) 362-7722

Email: admin at rosslandmuseum.ca

Website: www.rosslandmuseum.ca

About the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre

The Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre (operated by the Rossland Historical
Museum & Archives Association) aims to preserve and dynamically present the
history and culture of Rossland and area. We are the visitor gateway to the
Kootenays and the Columbia Basin, and we inspire and engage the public
through virtual and real-life displays that bring our history and culture
to life. The Museum is open year-round and welcomes visitors of all ages.

The Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre acknowledges that we live and work
on unceded Sinixt tmxʷúlaʔxʷ (homeland).

About Digital Museums Canada

The Digital Museums Canada investment program helps build capacity in
Canadian museum and heritage organizations and gives Canadians unique
access to diverse stories and experiences. Digital Museums Canada is
managed by the Canadian Museum of History, with the financial support of
the Government of Canada.
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