The Fort Nelson Public Library and Archives is collecting and curating a collection that documents the history of the Northern Rockies.

Celebrating its 40th year in its current location, the library has put out a call for photos, stories and memories, in hopes of further growing its local archives.

The archive attracts a lot of attention on social media, especially when it posts old photos of well-known buildings and sites. Residents from the town of about 2,600, often comment on the posts to share their memories and own pictures.

The town, located at Mile 308 of the Alaska Highway, is about 440 kilometres south of the B.C.-Yukon border.

The archives were established in 2014 by Sylvia Bramhill, a retired library clerk and longtime resident, whose father Silvester (Silver) Arychuk came

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