Princeton Visitor Information Centre
105 Highway 3 East
Princeton, BC V0X 1W0
Telephone: (250) 295-3103
Fax: (250) 295-3255
Email: chamber@nethop.net
Princeton Town Hall
169 Bridge Street
P.O. Box 670
Princeton, BC V0X 1W0
Telephone: (250) 295-3135
Fax: (250) 295-3477
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History and Culture
Fossils and Natural History
The Pollard Wing of the Princeton and District Museum and Archives houses one of the most extensive mineral and fossil collections in British Columbia, and contains a separate research section. Joe Pollard's extensive collection comes from the Princeton area, North America, and around the world.
Fluorescent Mineral Collection
The most popular part of the Pollard collection is the fluorescent minerals. When the short and long ray black light is shone upon them, minerals such as calcite, fluorite, quartz and willemite glow and sparkle in wonderful shades of orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and white.
The Pollard Wing's Butterfly Collection
The Pollard Wing also houses a special butterfly collection containing the moths and butterflies collected at the river level on the Similkameen one summer. It is a perfect place to trace the geological and botanical history of the region. School groups are welcome.
Learn more about the Princeton and District Museum and Archives via their website.
Visit www.princetonmuseum.com.
Contact the Princeton and District Museum and Archives via telephone at (250) 295-7588.
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Above: See the Pollard Wing's butterfly collection
Colourful Minerals
A fossil plant
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