Happy New Year
This c.1890s card has a timeless sentiment that the museum wishes to echo as we enter the new year: “May kind words and good deeds make this a Happy Year.”
Courtenay Streets: Bonus Photo 1
Alice and Tom Beckensell, May 31, 1889. Photographed by E.C. Brooks in Victoria, BC.
Courtenay Streets
Local historian Dorothy Isabelle Stubbs (1905-2003) wrote several different columns for newspapers over the years including “Spotlight on Courtenay Streets” for the Comox District Free Press in 1970.
‘Tis the Season
This Christmas wrap to the Comox District Free Press would be the first thing you saw on your doorstep in December of 1933. The Courtenay and District Museum board and staff would like to extend wishes to all for a wonderful and safe holiday!
Christmas Recipe – Cherry Snowballs
This recipe was published in the Rotary Anns Tasting Tea booklet from 1970. At that time, the Tasting Tea was a popular annual event and fundraiser for the Anns. The booklet contains recipes by many of its members including Kath Kirk, Rachel Corfield, Jeanie Harder, Laura Gordon and Helen Laver.
Archives Awareness Week
Did you know that the third week of November marks BC Archives Awareness Week? In observance of the week, the Courtenay Museum would like to bring attention to a resource recently added to the archives.
Women’s History Month 2023
In recognition of Women’s History Month this October, we thank and celebrate women and girls, past and present, who continue to shape the Comox Valley, the coast and beyond. For this year’s national theme, Through Her Lens: Celebrating the Diversity of Women, here are three examples of community effort and long-lasting leadership.
Back to School
Back to school, indeed! This photo shows a casual study session in 1943 outside of Courtenay High School on Harmston Avenue. Looks like skirts were the height of academic fashion 80 years ago. Photographer: Rod McIntyre.
Rescue from the Glacier
CDM 989.183.161 - S.B.W. (Dusty) d’Esterre photograph. In July [...]
It’s All There in Black and White: British Columbia Wildfires in 1993
As this year’s forest fires continue to make headlines, we take a look back 30 years to this front page story from the July 30th, 1993 edition of the Comox District Free Press.