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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.
Comox Valley Santa’s Workshop
The dedicated volunteers of Santa’s Workshop are back for Christmas 2023! The Courtenay Museum will once again be a drop-off location for new or "gently-used" toys, books and games to help brighten the Christmas season for local kids and families.
Members-Only Gift Shop Sale
From December 1st through to the 23rd, Courtenay Museum members will receive a special 25% discount on most items in our gift shop. Not a member? No worries! Purchase a membership at the front desk and you will immediately qualify for the member's-only sale.
Upcoming Lecture: Tales of the Elasmosaur
Join Courtenay Museum Natural History Curator, Pat Trask, for an evening all about palaeontological discovery in the Comox Valley. Trask will focus on the 1988 discovery of the Puntledge River elasmosaur, discoveries made by others in the Comox Valley and on his more recent discovery of a juvenile elasmosaur on the Trent River. Lecture will include slides and a walk through the exhibit area.
Elasmosaur’s Birthday
The museum will be open from 5:00pm to 8:30pm for Courtenay’s 2023 Moonlight and Magic event on Friday, November 17th. Walk the streets of Courtenay and enjoy events, music, food, and shops open later than usual. Admission to the museum will be by donation while our hours extend into the evening for the public.
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.
Upcoming Lecture: Sheltering in the Backrush, A History of Twin Islands
A treasure trove of intriguing photos and stories emerged when historian Jeanette Taylor set to work on her latest book, Sheltering in the Backrush, A History of Twin Islands. Some of the stories are so bizarre, says Taylor, they prove the old adage that truth is stranger than fiction.
Moonlight & Magic
The museum will be open from 5:00pm to 8:30pm for Courtenay’s 2023 Moonlight and Magic event on Friday, November 17th. Walk the streets of Courtenay and enjoy events, music, food, and shops open later than usual. Admission to the museum will be by donation while our hours extend into the evening for the public.
Last Chance – BC’s Marvellous Mushrooms Exhibit
The Royal BC Museum’s wildly popular travelling exhibit, BC’s Marvellous Mushrooms, will be moving on to its next location in December. Its last day here will be Saturday, December 9th, so be sure to come by to learn about our fascinating fungi before it’s gone.
Remembrance Day Exhibit
In commemoration of the family, friends, and loved ones lost in the line of duty, the museum will have a temporary Remembrance Day exhibit in the second floor gallery until November 10th. The museum will be closed on Saturday, November 11th.
Elasmosaur Named B.C.’s Official Fossil
Eighty million thanks from the Courtenay and District Museum to the Heritage Branch and the British Columbia Palaeontological Alliance for this public voting process and to all those who voted for the Puntledge River elasmosaur discovered by Mike Trask in 1988 to become a provincial symbol.
Keeping Up the Facade
You may have noticed that the museum’s front entrance is getting a facelift! Ravenstone Masonry & Conservation Inc.’s Shawn Thibault has been working on the much-needed restoration of the sandstone features from the original historic post office building.
Remembrance Day Exhibit
In commemoration of the family, friends, and loved ones lost in the line of duty, the museum will have a temporary Remembrance Day exhibit in the second floor gallery from October 21st until November 10th. The museum will be closed on Saturday, November 11th.