Page 2 WEST VANCOUVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY January 1994 WEST VANCOUVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY Offices 'Gertrude Lawson House' 680 17th Street West Vancouver, B.C. V7V 3T2 Phone - 926-2043 Principal Officers President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Hon. Archivist Directors Peter Hall Hugh D. Johnston Norma Sissons Ian A. Loudon Rupert Harrison Mary L. Chapman Alistair Duncan Peter Rnch Donaid Graham Eleanor Hamilton Laureen Jones Jack Leyland Ian Macdonald Joan Skipper Tom Taylor Catherine T ocher Volunteer Coordinator Norma Sissons Phone 925-3460 Program Chair Jim MacCarthy Phone 922-0989 History-onics Anne Vernon Pat Wallace Waring Pentland Susan Dirassar Laureen Jones Newsletter Newsletter Staff Managing Editor Contributions Editor Publisher Production and Distribution Graphics & Display Publishing Schedule HISTORY-ONICS is published five times a year; January, March, May, September and November, and is distributed to all members of the WEST VANCOUVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY by mail free of charge. Editorial Policy it is Society Policy: That every effort is made to ensure that all articles are accurate but the Society takes no responsibility for inaccuracies. Corrections and contributions are welcomed. Excerpts from HISTORY-ONICS must be attributed to the WEST VANCOUVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY and reproductions in whole or in part are not permitted without the express authorization of the Society. Membership Fees Regular $15 per year Senior (60 and over) S10 per year. XECUTIVE REPORTS By: Peter Hall, President fflSTORICAL SOCIETY RECEIVES HERITAGE AWARD The Historical Society was presented with a prestigious Heritage Award by the B.C. Heritage Society at its November general meeting. The award, in recognition of our success in achieving the restoration of the Gertrude Lawson House, was presented to the President by John Stuait, a Heritage Society director. CHRISTMAS PARTY A SMASHING SUCCESS The Society’s annual Christmas party was a great success, and thanks are due to all those who made it so. Particular thanks are due to Laureen Jones who took command of the arrangements and to Joan Skipper who arranged for the use of Spuraway Lodge (and cleaned up after us). Christmas music, carols, food and a real-Ufe Santa added to the festivities. A warm vote of appreciation to those who worked hard to produce a wonderful evening. PROJECTS NEAR COMPLETION The two grant projects mentioned in this column in September are nearly completed. The forest history project made possible by a Green Gold grant will be completed by month end, and will produce a walking tour brochure as well as material for a museum exhibit. The education project, made possible by a grant from the North Shore Arts Commission, has produced an in-house museum program and school kits for use by teachers. The latter will be fine-tuned when teacher feed back is completed. MUSEUM TO OPEN JULY 11994 - HURRAY! Yes, the West Vancouver Museum has set a date for its official opening! Curator Jacquie Gijssen announced at our November meeting that the doors will swing open to the public on July 1 1994. The extra funding announced in our November History-onics was just what was needed to get the show on the road. Be sure to mark the date on your calendar. ARCHIVIST’S TIME INCREASED Our members who serve as volunteers in the archives were delighted to hear that the municipality had increased the work time of Archivist Christina Andrews to half time. HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR MEMBERSHIP FOR 1994? We have had a splendid response to our call for membership renewals, but there are still some out there who have had it slip there minds. If so, please consider renewing today! Senior’s dues are $10, others $15. And please also feel free to add a donation to our Capital Fund.