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Season's Greetings As the festive season approaches, the Courtenay and District Museum board and staff would like to extend wishes to all for a wonderful and safe holiday. Season's Greetings and Happy New Year to you and yours!
Gift Shop News A reminder that the Museum Members Only Christmas Sale is on until Saturday, December 22, 2018. Members receive a 25% discount on most items in the shop. Valid membership cards need to be shown at time of purchase. Please note that the discount does not apply to consignment or already marked down items. The museum store also has a pre-Christmas sale table where everything is 50% off. There are still some wonderful gift ideas for the taking. Your Membership and Donations Make A Difference Purchasing a membership to the Courtenay and District Museum, now in its 57th year, supports heritage preservation in the Comox Valley through special events, lectures, education programmes, research and exhibitions. Your membership benefits these award winning programmes on a year round basis and we appreciate it! Becoming a member provides you with discounts in the gift shop and on lectures and an opportunity to support one of the most active regional museums in British Columbia. Thank you for your support.
It's All There in Black and White Christmas shopping got a bit of a shake up when the T. Eaton Company came to town as seen in this Comox District Free Press article from December 2, 1948. Bonus! Click here to see the 1948 Eaton's Toyland Advertisement from the same edition. BTW, the Courtenay Eaton's store closed in 1981 and the chain declared bankruptcy in 1999. With legacy support from the Bickle Family and the Comox Valley Echo.
Photo of the Month CDM #p90-16b
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Holiday Cooking This year the newsletter includes two recipes to delight your taste buds. The Bestway Cookery Gift Book from 1922 is the source for the spin on turkey prep and A Calendar of Dinners with 615 Recipes including the Story of Crisco from 1916 provides a Christmas Dinner menu as well as a plum pudding recipe that (you guessed it) features Crisco as a key ingredient. 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: The Comox Co-operative Creamery building, 1927. CDM 986.73.3. Pages 84-85. Photo caption: "...the Creamery became a one-stop shop for dairy products, grains and farm supplies for Courtenay and the valley, and its milk, butter, cheese and ice cream were sold throughout British Columbia. By 1920, 2,700 cows were contributing to the co-op." Page 86. Click Here for a Larger Version
Christmas Closure The museum will be closed from December 23 through to January 1. Regular winter hours resume Wednesday, January 2, 2019.
Periodical Wisdom Women's magazines and periodicals from the past offer some great advice on things like how to economize, care for your baby's teeth or even the proper way to make social introductions. We've scoured the archives for some examples to share with you. This month's write-up is an article is from The Christmas Peoples Home Journal of December 1917 and offers ways to celebrate "Summer in December." Museum Funding The Courtenay and District Historical Society was registered as a nonprofit society in 1961 to preserve and interpret cultural and natural heritage of the Comox Valley. It has functioned as an independent society since that time. Funds are derived from the generous support of the City of Courtenay, British Columbia Arts Council, Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia Gaming Branch, and from museum generated revenues and donations. Proud sponsors of the Courtenay & District Museum:
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