Okanagan Historical Society

On January 12, 2026, the Armstrong-Enderby Branch of the OHS unanimously passed a motion to dissolve the branch and turn funds over to the Armstrong and Enderby Museums.

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The Armstrong-Enderby Branch of the Okanagan Historical Society was established in Armstrong in 1950. The branch held its annual general meeting in Enderby in the spring and a general meeting in Armstrong in the fall. At both meetings, guest speakers were invited to share their stories about people, places, and events past and present.

The branch and its members worked closely with the Armstrong Spallumcheen Museum & Archives and the Enderby & District Museum & Archives to record and preserve history, heritage buildings, and historical documents. For over thirty-five years, the Armstrong-Enderby Branch worked closely with the Spallumcheen Municipality to preserve and protect the Lansdowne Cemetery. The heritage cemetery, established in 1882, was located near the former townsite of Lansdowne southwest of Enderby in Spallumcheen.

The branch held regular work bees to clean the site and gravestones. Members planted trees, donated a picnic table, and erected a chain-link fence around the site. In 2006, the branch completed a six-year research project and erected a cairn with plaques listing the names and dates of those interred at the heritage cemetery. The Lansdowne Cemetery has historical significance as the burial site of many early pioneers of Spallumcheen, Armstrong, and Enderby, including Overlanders Catherine and Augustus Schubert and A.L. Fortune. Over the years, branch members also participated in cemetery tours in partnership with the local museums.

Copies of the most recent report can be purchased at the Armstrong Spallumcheen Museum and the Enderby & District Museum.