Nelson’s Tressa Ford, assistant archivist at the Nelson Museum Archives & Gallery, has been nominated for a B.C. Heritage award for their work engaging new audiences with local history. I pick out an item from the collection… and that’s a way for people to see local history,” Ford said. “I’ve done some articles on arts history in Nelson and the dedication to Nelson being an arts and culture hub. When you dig into a small topic like Nelson history, you realize just how interconnected we all are.