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24 Days of Christmas Special
Museum Members Only Museum members are in for a treat when they visit the gift shop December 1st to December 24th as they will receive a 25% discount on most items. The museum shop has many fabulous gifts to choose from so come in and take advantage of this membership bonus. Click Here for Details
Lectures: Celebrating Our Own Story
Time and Date: 2 pm, Saturday, November 26, 2016 Location: Rotary Gallery of the Courtenay and District Museum Speaker: Ian Kennedy, Christine Dickinson, Deb Griffiths and Catherine Siba Tickets: Free event; no tickets required. Comox Valley social history takes centre stage as local authors provide two illustrated talks for the public at this afternoon presentation. Click for Details
Party Time!
It's time once again for our annual open house in honor of the Elasmosaur's birthday. This year he is 80,000,028 years young! Be sure to drop in to help us celebrate his birthday and the start to the Christmas season from 11 am to 4 pm on Saturday, November 19th. Click for Details
It’s All There in Black and White: Comox Valley Boom
This article from the November 5, 1976 Comox District Free Press summarizes a report from the department of economic development and its' predictions for the Valley's next twenty years. How accurate was it? You be the judge. Click for Larger Image Click for Larger Image With legacy support from the Bickle Family and the Comox Valley Echo.
November Watershed Moments
Here now is an image and quote from the museum's award-winning book Watershed Moments - A Pictorial History of Courtenay and District. Enjoy! Photo credit: CDM 980.65.16 Page 168. Photo caption: "From the 1930s until the early 1950s, Courtenay residents enjoyed the luxury of having fresh bread delivered to their door three times a week. Venables Bakery's route covered the entire city from 1st Street to 21st Street."
It’s All There in Black and White: Fish Tales
A series of fun fish "poems" from the Courtenay Free Press of October 25, 1928. With legacy support from the Bickle Family and the Comox Valley Echo.
October Watershed Moments
Here now is an image and quote from the museum's award-winning book Watershed Moments - A Pictorial History of Courtenay and District. Enjoy! Photo credit: CDM 990.24.265 Page 94. Photo caption: "By 1900, when larger companies turned their attention to the Island's interior timberlands, enough infrastructure was in place in the valley to improve people's livelihoods and the future success of resource companies." Page 93
Lecture: The Queen of the North Disaster, The Captain’s Story
Time and Date: 7 pm, Wednesday, November 16, 2016 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 Here for Details
Fundraiser: Judy’s Birthday Party!
Time and Date: 1-4pm, Saturday, October 22, 2016 Location: Rotary Gallery of the Courtenay and District Museum Drop by to enjoy cake and coffee with birthday girl Judy Hagen and friends. No gifts please but contributions to the museum's endowment fund would be welcomed. Click Here for Details
It’s All There in Black and White: Pioneer Tales
History buffs will want to take a few minutes to read through the reminiscences of Ellen McKay from this September 11, 1952 Comox District Free Press article - it includes some little known tidbits about our valley. BTW, Mrs. McKay lived to see her 99th year. With legacy support from the Bickle Family and the Comox Valley Echo. Click for Larger Image Click for Larger Image
Winter Hours
The museum is now operating on our winter hours schedule. Please note that we are open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm.
September Watershed Moments
Here now is an image and quote from the museum's award-winning book Watershed Moments - A Pictorial History of Courtenay and District. Enjoy! Photo credit: CDM 979.3.2 Page 45. Photo caption: "In 1874, the government provided a grant to construct a wharf at Comox Landing on James Robb's land. The cost of the 12-foot-wide, 1,035-foot-long wharf was $3,337. The wharf head was fifty by sixty feet across, which made it possible for larger ships, like those operated by Canadian Pacific Navigation and Union Steamships, to deliver and offload passengers, cargo and mail." Page 44.
School Days
Did you know that the Courtenay Museum offers a range of education programmes for groups of children? Check out the possibilities