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January 1994 WEST VANCOUVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY Page 3 News from the West Vancouver Museum & Archives Ui E 3 0 (/) O) Exploring Museums Our Past, Your Future This series is for prospective volunteers interested in working with the North & West Vancouver Museums. Participate in behind-the-scenes explorations and in sightful talks by leading museum people from the Vancouver area. Includes two field trips. February 7, 9,14 and 16,1994 1:00 - 4:00pm Speakers: Sue Morhun - Arts & Heritage Supervisor, Township of Langley; Donna Bryman - Head of Programs, Vancouver Museum; Carol Mayer -Curator of Ethnology, UB C Museum of Anthropology; Joan Siedl - Curator of History, Vancouver Museum. Location: Lucas Centre North Shore Continuing Education 2132 Hamilton Ave North Vancouver Cost: $10.00 O Q. X m For Further Information Please Call: Jacqueline Gijssen, 926-9254 West Vancouver Museum or Shirley Sutherland, 987-5618 North Vancouver Museum Jointly sponsored by the North Vancouver Museum, the West Vancouver Museum & North Shore Continuing Education ARCHIVES ARE NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS Archivist Christina Andrews announces that the Community Archives, located in the historic Gertrude Lawson House at 17th Street and Esquimau Avenue is now open to the public on a limited basis. A good portion of the material submitted to the Archives has been catalogued and may be accessed by students and others for research purposes. As space and time is limited it would be advisable to contact Christina at 926-9254 for an appointment We have an historic photograph collection with over 3,000 photographs of West Vancouver from the early tent days to modem times. Subjects covered include: Lions Gate Bridge. Hollybum Ridge Ambleside Beach .. West Vancouver Ferries May Day Celebrations Early Life in West Vancouver (Copies a of photographs are available for a fee.) We also have many papers from pioneer families such as: The Lawson Family The Thompson Family Reeve Joseph Leyland The George Smith Family The Bums Family There are as well, records from various Community Organizations such as: West Vancouver Sketch Club Hollybum Ski Club West Vancouver Schools West Vancouver I.O.D.E Chapter West Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club The Franciscan Outreach Society We are always interested in collecting material. If you have records to donate call Christina Andrews, 926-9254 The West Vanoouver Museum & Archives uru operated by the Parks anct Recreation Department of the District of West Vancouver with Assistance from the West Vancouver Historical Society, Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays Curatorr Jacqueline Gi|$sen 9:30am - 12:30pm or By Appointment ~ Phone: 926-9254 Archivist: Christina Andrews