Courtenay Streets: Bonus Photo 4
Joe Fitzgerald rolling a log off the landing at Henry Bay, Denman Island, c. 1906. Photographed by Gilbert Francklyn.
Joe Fitzgerald rolling a log off the landing at Henry Bay, Denman Island, c. 1906. Photographed by Gilbert Francklyn.
This month’s newsletter highlights Fitzgerald Avenue and the family it’s named after. The article was penned by local historian Dorothy Isabelle Stubbs (1905-2003) who wrote several different columns for newspapers over the years including “Spotlight on Courtenay Streets” for the Comox District Free Press in 1970. This article appeared in the March 11th edition.
The Comox Air Force Museum is celebrating 100 years of RCAF history on the west coast of Canada with its new centennial exhibit, RCAF 1924 - 2024: Celebrating 100 Years of the RCAF on the West Coast of Canada, now open for public viewing.
Why do we find so much joy in models and miniatures? Although we are stuck at our scale and the lens it gives us to see the world, for thousands of years our species has been drawn to crafting our culture in sizes that offer new perspectives.
The popular travelling exhibition, Our Living Languages: First Peoples’ Voices in British Columbia, will be moving on from the museum to its next stop on April 6th. Until then, come by to expand your vocabulary, and appreciation for the state of Indigenous languages spoken in BC.
Spruce up your spring festivities with these fabulous items in the museum gift shop. We have adorably soft rabbit and chick stuffies, as well as seasonal cards available while supplies last.
Is someone you know looking for work experience this summer? Thanks to Canada Summer Jobs 2024, the museum has three positions available for summer students: Community Museum Technician, Corporate Assistant, and Earth Sciences Assistant Curator.
We hope you can join us at the Courtenay and District Museum on Saturday, March 23rd for our annual “Spring Fling and Easter Things”. The event runs from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm. Admission is by donation. Princess Maquinna, sometimes referred to as the “Ugly Princess” but most often “Old Faithful,” transported Indigenous people, settlers, missionaries, loggers, cannery workers, prospectors and travellers of all kinds up and down Vancouver Island’s rugged and dangerous west coast, stopping at up to forty ports of call on her seven-day run.
The museum would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who attended the B.C. legislature’s Family Day event in Victoria last month.
From The History of Forbidden Plateau, compiled by Ruth Masters. Ruth Masters standing next to the memorial cairn to the late Bill Douglas, at Douglas Lake on Forbidden Plateau. Date unknown.