When fire consumed Lytton, claiming lives and ruining others, there was a further loss: the destruction of a precious collection of Chinese-Canadian heritage at the Lytton Chinese History Museum scmp.com/news/china/dip… via @SCMPNews
This tiny, award-winning gem of a museum housed 1,600 artefacts documenting the contributions and travails of Chinese miners, rail workers and others in the region. All lost now 
The museum was the award-winning passion project of Lorna Fandrich, its owner, creator and curator (pic by Lytton Chinese History Museum)
It stood on the site of a Chinese temple (aka joss house), which served Lytton's Chinese community until 1928. That's the temple, front and centre, nearest the camera, in this pic c1885 (City of Vancouver archives)
Anyway, it grieves me that I never got to visit this lovely looking little museum. I hope that Lorna and her supporters find a way to keep the spirit of the project alive
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