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The museum has an extensive collection of Nicola Valley photographs & artifacts on display: rail travel, teams & sports, Nicola Valley General Hospital, pioneer kitchen, ranching equipment & brands, Harry Priest - pioneer photographer, pioneer general store, First Nations & James Teit, transportation, churches, Widow Smith of Spence's Bridge, musical instruments, record players & radios, military uniforms and artifacts, early mining history, Craigmont mine history.
The Nicola Valley Museum and Archives is in Merritt, British Columbia. it was built and is operated by the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives Association, which was formed at a meeting at Merritt City Hall on May 26, 1976, and was registered as a Society on September 23, 1976. The members initially met in a variety of locations and had two temporary museums before moving into the current facility in 1980/81. The 4,000 square foot museum/archives shares a building with a Senior Citizens Recreation Centre. It is located in downtown Merritt at 1675 Tutill Court with access from Coldwater Avenue or from the adjacent Railyard Mall.
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Canada's largest working cattle ranch is northwest of the city.