September 1993 WEST VANCOUVER HISTORICALSOCIETY Pages News from the West Vancouver Museum & Archives North Shore Heritage Weekend Saturday & Sunday, September 18-19,1993 A celebration of the North Shore’s heritage sponsored by the District of West Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver and the District of North Vancouver. Participate in heritage walks, presentations and exhibits at locations across the North Shore. Events include: • Heritage walks at Dundarave, Capilano, Lower Lonsdale, Upper and Lower Ambleside, North Vancouver’s Grand Boulevard, Olde Caulfeild, Deep Cove, and West Vancouver’s forestry heritage sites. • Heritage Gardening by Ron Rule • Three new exhibits at the North Vancouver Museum • Behind the scenes tours at the West Vancouver Museum, Sunday September 19. Hourly from 11 am to 3 pm. Museum will be open from 10:30 am to 4 pm. • Deep Cove Heritage Slide Show Pick up a copy of the North Shore Heritage Weekend brochure at the Museum, Municipal Hall or one of the Parks and Recreation facilities. For further information call: West Vancouver 922-1211 (local 209), District of North Vancouver 987-7131 (local 325), or City of North Vancouver 985-7761 (local 216) Note the New Office Hours At Bottom of the Page Behind the Scenes Tours West Vancouver Museum October 4 - November 24,1993 Mondays & Wednesdays at 1:00 pm. Get a sneak preview at what goes on behind the scenes at West Vancouver’s newest cultural facility and see the historic Gertrude Lawson House up close. Exhibitions and programs are presently being developed at the Museum for a grand opening to take place in the spring of 1994. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED To assist In the Archives and To help ready the West Vancouver Museum fora Grand Opening In 1994! A variety of opportunities are available from helping with research, planning and implementing exhibits and programmes, to assisting at the gift shop and Information desk, working with children and acting as tour guides. Introductory Museum Volunteer training will begin again in October and run for 7-8 weeks through November. Please call Jacquie Gijssen at the Museum, 926-9254, for further information and to register. The West Vancouver Museum ^ Archives are operated by the Parks and Pecreadoh Department of the Distrfct a/West Vancouver with Assistance from the West Vancouver Hlstoricaf Society. Fall Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays or By Appointment - Phone; P2^-9254 Ooratorr 4acdtieHne Gllssrn Archivist: Christina Andrews