The Ferry County Historical Society has a new logo. The design presents, in chronological orderfrom left to right, the early inhabitants of Ferry County. The sturgeon nosed canoe representsthe first peoples in the County with the ore car, cross cut saw and plow representing the nextgroups of settlers.
The Colville Confederated Tribes helped develop and finalizethe design and Council Chairman Jarred-Michael Ericksonsays, ” The sturgeon-nosed canoe is bark stretched over aframe. Named for the downward-pointing ends of both thebow and the stern it was well-adapted to the varied waterconditions of the river valleys of central British Columbia, home of the Sinixt. Its light weight and utility were admiredby early European explorers, as was its ability to be quicklyrepaired when the bow hit a rock. The First Nations peoplesometimes stored their canoes for a season or longer by submerging them in the cold shoreline water, held fast by a few weighted stones.The design of the canoe is unique to this region of North America. Given the geography of theSinixt Traditional Territory, the sturgeon nosed canoe was never replaced by the horse as themost common mode of travel.”
The Historical Society’s Board of Trustees would like to thank those folks with the Tribes whohelped us on this project, for their valuable assistance and would also like to express it’sappreciation and gratitude to all those involved.
We are extremely pleased with this design and have already begun using our new logo. You mayhave already noticed it in different publications. A new sign will be installed in theWhitaker/Fletcher yard to identify and advertise our museum. There will be a slight difference inthis sign as it will include the word Museum across the saw blade.
