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WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY - ONICS VOL. 13 NO. 3 MAY 1995 THE NEWSLETTER OF THE WEST VANCOUVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Society Plans a Royal Hudson Tour to Squamish Wednesday, June 14 chosen by the West Vancouver Historical Society for an Excursion Trip Arrangements have been made for a special rail car to take Society members and friends on this special trip to celebrate the end of a very busy season. Book ahead to be sure not to miss this entertaining trip that will include 2 hours in beautiful downtown Squamish. The scheduled departure is from the BCR terminal at the foot of Pemberton at 10 AM with a 2 hour stop over in Squamish and a return to the North Van terminal by 4 PM. The cost of this all day excursion is only $28. Details in the Special Events Column on page 4 NEXT GENERAL MEETING Will be held on Thursday, May 25,1995 in the Auditorium of the Cedardale Centre, 595 Burley Drive (off Inglewood East of Taylor Way) and will commence at 7:00 p.m. Sponsorship of this meeting will be generously undertaken by the Bank of Montreal 1434 Marine Drive & Park Royal South, West Vancouver, B.C. FEATURE PRESENTATION Historian Robin Inglis to speak on Defining a Local Heritage Why should a community preserve it’s local history? That is one of the questions Robin Inglis will address when he speaks to the West Van Historical Society members on Thursday, May 25. In his presentation“Defining a Lxx:al Heritage” Inglis will cover the important roles of museums, archives and historical societies in recording and understanding significant events and trends in the life of a community or a country. A history graduate from Cambridge University, Mr. Inglis has had a distinguished career with museums in Ontario and B.C. He is currently Director of the North Vancouver Museum and Archives. His message will be of particular interest to both members and guests. Mark Thursday, May 25 on your Calendar! Need A Ride? Because Cedardale Centre is not served by public transportation, the Society has a program to provide rides for members who do not drive. Call Larry Coles (West Van), 922-4906, or George Woolstone (North Van), 929-3642. /4>tcluiueA Odtetcl ^ A. MACLEAN Anne Maclean is the new Community Archivist for the West Vancouver Museum and Archives. Bom and raised in Vancouver, Anne has a B.A. in English and a Master of Archival Studies (MAS) degree, both from UBC, and six years experience working in archives and records management. After completing her MAS degree she worked at the university archives in Archivist Anns Mscisan Toronto and Victoria, arranging and describing photographs, literary papers and various other media. Most recently, Anne worked as a records management consultant for Quartech Records Management (now Compendium Consultants Ltd.) in Vancouver. Anne started her new position on March 31. The Archives will have re-opened Tuesday May 2nd at 12noon and will be open thereafter on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 12noon to 4:30pm r IN THIS ISSUE Page 2 EXECUTIVE REPORTS - Directors, Archivist Pages AND THIS IS THE WAY IT WAS - The Capilano, The River & Book, The River - By J. Gowland Page 4 SOCIETY NEWS - Community Day, The Royal Hudson Tour & Membership Report, Page 5 SOCIETY NEWS - Coming Events, The Reunion Scene, Capilano Watershed Tour Page 6 CHEERS FOR 75 YEARS - A Video Presentation WEST VAN CREEKS & STREAMS - New Project Page 7 A BACKWARD GLANCE - Lulu Ray, LETTER TO THE EDITOR - C. Anderson, HELP WANTEDII Page 8 ROYAL BANK 75th B’DAY & CORP. MEMBERS