Stories Beneath the Surface

Stories Beneath the Surface looks at the communities south of Revelstoke that were displaced due to the reservoir of the Hugh Keenleyside dam that was built at Castlegar in the 1960s.

Learn about the vibrant communities and the people who lived there, and hear their stories about displacement in our onsite exhibit.

Stories of the valley

So much was lost beneath the waters of the Hugh Keenleyside Dam reservoir. Join us to discover the stories.

You can now experience these stories online thanks to our virtual exhibit through Digital Museum’s Canada. Click the link below to start exploring!

Washed Away - a film by Agathe Bernard

Dive deeper into the Stories Beneath the Surface with the film Washed Away, produced by Revelstoke Museum and Archives, and created by award-winning filmmaker Agathe Bernard.