When the cherry harvest got fully underway last week in Osoyoos, it was a reminder of an event that has been occurring for many years at the south end of the Okanagan Valley. Osoyoos cherries arrive sometimes weeks before cherries farther up the valley. This undated photo, believed to be from the 1930s, shows a group with boxes of cherries. From left, the museum lists the names as: George Zadnai, unknown, Pearl Kiss, Mary Walker, Mrs. Shnur and Chester Izsek. (Osoyoos and District Museum and Archives)
When the cherry harvest got fully underway last week in Osoyoos, it was a reminder of an event that has been occurring for many years at the south end of the Okanagan Valley. Osoyoos cherries arrive sometimes weeks before cherries farther up the valley. This undated photo, believed to be from the 1930s, shows a group with boxes of cherries. From left, the museum lists the names as: George Zadnai, unknown, Pearl Kiss, Mary Walker, Mrs. Shnur and Chester Izsek. Can you add to the information about this photo and the people in it? Do you have memories of cherry harvests years ago? Contact Osoyoos Times Editor Richard McGuire at [email protected] or by phone at 250-495-7225.
This photo, taken sometime between 1940 and 1950, shows orchard workers preparing to pick fruit. The type of fruit isn’t identified and there are few details. The people are identified as Wally Thoem, Marry Pfinstaff (?), John Thoem, Ruth Schiller (?), and Clause Thoem. (Osoyoos and District Museum and Archives)
