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Celebration of the British Columbia Government Purchasing the Kilby General Store
20th Century, Circa 1976
Kilby Historic Site, Harrison Mills, British Columbia, Canada


Credits:
Fraser Heritage Society

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1972
- The Province of British Columbia bought the Kilby General Store and designated it a Historic Site. Acton and Jessie stayed on as curators until ill health obliged them to retire.

1978
- Acton Kilby passed away at the age of 87.

1997
- Jessie Kilby passed away at the age of 101.

2006
- The Kilby Historic Site celebrates its one hundredth anniversary. Most of the Kilby family descendents attended the special event along with dignitaries and hundreds of guests.

2007
- Kilby descendants still reside in British Columbia, and maintain a close relationship with the Kilby Historic Site that was once their family home.