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March 2018 Watershed Moments
Here is the latest newsletter installment of an image and quote from the museum's award-winning book Watershed Moments - A Pictorial History of Courtenay and District. Click for Larger Image Click for Larger Image Photo credit: Girl Guides depart from Royston train station, 1928. Left to right: Gladys Idiens, Joyce Edwards, Margaret Dunn, Dot Waterfield, Mrs. Mary Greig, Ritsuko Uchiyama, Lynn Hilton. Photo: CDM 990.16.26. Page 158-159. Photo caption: "The first E & N passenger train arrived in Courtenay on August 6, 1914. The August 13 Courtenay Review noted that the train "consisted of baggage and express cars and four coaches." The trip from [...]
Queen of North Lecture Coming Soon!
Time and Date: 7 pm, Thursday, March 15, 2018 Location: Rotary Gallery of the Courtenay and District Museum Speaker: Colin Henthorne Tickets: $5 for Historical Society members; $6 for general public (plus GST). Advance tickets recommended. Tickets can be purchased over the phone by calling 250-334-0686 ext 5. Back by popular demand, Colin Henthorne will repeat his sold-out presentation about one of British Columbia's most serious marine tragedies. Click for More Details
Spring Fling and Easter Things
We're all set for this year's exciting and fun-packed Spring Fling and Easter Things event scheduled for Saturday, March 24 from 11am to 2pm here at the museum. Please join us for a petting zoo courtesy of the Shamrock Gumboots 4-H Club as well as games, crafts, and mascot visits. Click Here for Event Details
Life on the Spit: the Photographs of Elizabeth Quocksister
Museum at Campbell River until March 4, 2018 This exhibit showcases what life was like for the families living on the Campbell River Spit Reserve during the period from the early 1940s up until the late 1960s. The photographs were taken by local woman Elizabeth Quocksister and feature many people whose descendants are still living on the Reserve today. Psst! While technically open until March 4, it would be best to visit before February 19 because after that date the space will be shared with book sale tables. Click here for Visitor Information
Comox Valley Genealogy
The Comox Valley Genealogy Group meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 1:00 pm in the Courtenay Library. Meetings feature guest speakers and a chance for members to share their discoveries. All are welcome! FMI: info@cvgenealogygroup.org
February 2018 Watershed Moments
Here is the latest newsletter installment of an image and quote from the museum's award-winning book Watershed Moments - A Pictorial History of Courtenay and District. Photo credit: Florence Harmston and Sam Cliffe both sailed to Vancouver Island on the Silistria in 1862 and married a decade later in 1872. Photo: CDM 974.78.1 Page 14. Photo caption: "Ten years after his 1862 voyage, in April 1872, Sam Cliffe married Florence Harmston, who had made the same voyage on the Silistria at the age of six with her parents, William and Mary Harmston. According to family stories, the Harmstons had intended to continue their voyage [...]
Annual Spring Fling Approaching
If you like fuzzy animals and wacky hats (and let's face it, who doesn't?), you'll want to mark Saturday, March 24 on your calendar right now! That day is the annual "Spring Fling & Easter Things" event here at the museum from 11am to 2pm. Watch for more details in the March newsletter.
It’s All There in Black and White: A Visit to the Big City
This month's article is a tongue-in-cheek account of the 1934 Anglican Young People's Association conference that appeared in the February 15th edition of the Comox District Free Press. With legacy support from the Bickle Family and the Comox Valley Echo.
February 2018 BC Heritage Week
February includes BC Heritage Week. The 2018 theme is "Heritage Stands the Test of Time." Be sure to check out the local Heritage Faire on Saturday, February 17th in Cumberland. Read More
Science and Art Converge at 2018 BC Paleontological Alliance Symposium
Science and art will converge in Courtenay from August 17-20 as Key Note Speaker, Dr. Richard Hebda and Special Guest Speaker, Artist, Ray Troll, lead off the 2018 BC Paleontological Alliance Symposium in Courtenay. Supported by the Vancouver Island Paleontological Society and the Courtenay and District Museum, the symposium will feature fifteen formal presentations, field trips and a fossil prep workshop. Historically, the BCPA symposiums feature an art exhibit of varied media and paleo-imagination and this tradition will continue. In tandem with the symposium, the museum will be hosting an exhibit of in-house and private fossil collections from May to December. Symposium registration fees [...]
Lecture: The Queen of the North Disaster, The Captain’s Story
Time and Date: 7 pm, Thursday, March 15, 2018 Location: Rotary Gallery of the Courtenay and District Museum Speaker: Colin Henthorne Tickets: $5 for Historical Society members; $6 for general public (plus GST). Advance tickets recommended. Tickets can be purchased over the phone by calling 250-334-0686 ext 5. The captain of the Queen of the North reveals a first-hand account of what really happened the night of the ship's sinking in 2006 and examines the aftermath of the disaster. Click for More Info
Happy New Year! Bonne Année!
Wishing everyone a healthy, happy and productive 2018. To honour the occasion, here's a look back at what The Review's Publisher, Norman Boden, reported about life in Courtenay one hundred years ago on January 17, 1918. Courtesy of the University of British Columbia Library's Open Collections. Click for Larger Image Click for Larger Image
Genealogy Group Meets
The Comox Valley Genealogy Group meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 1:00 pm in the Courtenay Library. All are welcome! FMI: info@cvgenealogygroup.org