On June 30, 2021 a firestorm destroyed the village of Lytton in a matter of minutes. Homes, businesses and the community’s museums were wiped out. BCHF’s Mark Forsythe visited Lytton in September to speak with Richard Forrest from Lytton Museum & Archives, Lorna Fandrich from the Lytton Chinese History Museum, and John Haugen of the Lytton First Nation. They all lost important collections, but each is determined to rebuild.
BCHF News Checking in with Lytton’s history keepers