Happy Holidays from the Courtenay & District Museum
This Christmas postcard is coming up on 100 years since it was mailed. Check out the Fanny Bay stamp in the top right corner!
Comox Valley Christmas Recipes
We hope you enjoy testing these recipes from this mid-century fundraising cookbook. It was assembled locally from dozens of Comox Valley residents who shared their favourite homemade treats with the community.
The 100th Anniversary of the Sandwick War Memorial
It has been a century since the official unveiling of the stone monument located on Mission Hill at the intersection of the Island Highway, Dingwall Road, and Back Road.
It’s All There in Black and White: Ted and Mary Greig’s Garden in Royston
To celebrate 2022’s Year of the Garden, we’re taking a [...]
Nothing on the Line
Fishing party, ca. 1920s. Many lines are in the river but no fish were caught according to a note on the back of this photograph. Jennie Childs and Audrey Grieve are the two women in the image. A man identified as Mr. Gould stands slightly apart with his back to the camera.
100th Anniversary of the Cumberland No. 4 Mine Explosion
CDM D-295 "An unfortunate accident occurred in twenty East [...]
It’s All There in Black and White: 1935 Dominion Day in the Comox Valley
To celebrate this past Canada Day, as we begin to [...]
100th Anniversary of the Merville Fire
Photo of Lewis Park tents that housed burnt out Merville [...]
Cooling Off at Williams Beach
See more historical images and stories like this in the [...]
Collection Selections July 2022
CDM 977.6.4 For this edition of Collection Selections, we’re [...]