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November 1996 WESTVANCOUVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY Pages WEST VANCOUVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEXT GENERAL MEETING WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27,1996 at 7 pm At the Senior Activity Centre, 695 21st Street, West Van. Speaker - Stuart McLaughlin, Pres., Grouse Mtn. Resorts Subject - The Hundred Year History of Grouse Mtn. DATE OF THE FOLLOWING GENERAL MEETING Wednesday, February 26, 1997 At the West Vancouver Senior Activity Centre WEST VANCOUVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEXT SENIOR CENTRE DAYTIME MEETING THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28,1996 at 1:30 pm At the Senior Activity Centre, 695 21st Street, West Van. Speaker - Hugh Johnston, Vice- Pres. WVHS Subject - Loggii^ and Millii^ on HoUyburn Ridge MUSEUM GIFT SHOP CHRISTMAS SALE November 26-29, Tuesday - Friday, 12 - 4:30pm For a Variety of Specialty Items and Excellent Gift Ideas HERITAGE WEEK - FEBRUARY 17-23, 1997 Watch for information on upcoming events. HERITAGE RECEPTION & AWARDS Saturday, February 22,1997 2 - 4pm From the ^ Reported By: Ian Macdonald PIONEER SKIERS REUNION First Lake Picnic Area, Hollybum Mountain For the third year in a row the weatherman cooperated and the day was glorious for the Sept. 25th gathering of pioneer skiers at First Lake on Hollybum Mountain. It’s amazing to see nearly two hundred people in their 60’s, 70’s and, 80’s (there was some reluctance to admit being 90) having such a good day on the mountain. The reminiscing and story-telling goes on non-stop it seems. I highly recommend this annual event to anyone who ever hiked, took the chair lift or rode the halftrack up Hollybum in the early days. On leaving the picnic my wife and I made the short drive to the main ski area parking lot and did the easy walk into Yew Lake. This serene mountain lake is tucked between gentle slopes covered in sub-alpine conifers and shmbs which were just starting to show autunm colours. Beyond the lake, looking toward Howe Sound, is an open meadow and slightly above is a loop trail through a patch of old growth. The walk took us a leisurely forty minutes and believe it or not the entire trail is wheelchair accessible. We couldn’t help but think how lucky we on the North Shore are to have such beauty so close to home. west Vancouver Taking Care of Your Family Treasures â€" With Winter Workshops at the Museum & Archives PSS9 Textiles & Objects Susan Sirovyak, Collections Coordinator at the West Vancouver Museum & Archives, will lead this workshop. We will look at the many ways in which you can care for and store textiles and objects to make sure those memories last. If you have a wedding dress (old or new), a lace tablecloth, a special hat, a trophy, or a special piece of jewellery you would like to preserve, this workshop is for you! Bring in your treasures and we will look at the ways in which they can be cared for and stored for many generations to come. Fee $21.40 Wednesday, January 22, 7 - 9pm - WVM&A Photographs & Paper Materials David Wardle, Archivist at the West Vancouver Museum & Archives, will lead this workshop on caring for your photographs, correspondence and scrapbooks. This workshop will help you preserve your most precious things through the use of proper storage supplies. Bring in your own family treasures for hands on experience! Fee $21.40 Wednesday, January 29, 7 - 9pm - WVM&A Lifestory Interviewing â€" Discovering Family Treasures Vera Rosenbluth, author of Keeping Family Stories Alive: A Creative Guide to Taping your Family Life and Lore, is a writer/broadcaster with many years experience with CBC radio and TV. She is also the owner of Links & Legacies. She will be presenting this woikshop on family stories. Family stories are the glue that bind generations of a family together. They are fun to tell and hear, but have a much deeper importance as well, giving family members a sense of identity, belonging, and continuity. These days, however, we are all so busy and geographically distant from other relatives, that many family stories often remain untold. This workshop is for people who want to learn how to help their parents or grandparents tell the stories of their lives in an organized way. We’ll discuss the value of family stories, how to plan and ask good questions that wiU make the process easy and fun for both of you, what to do about family secrets and the pros and cons of audio or videotaping the interview. Fee $37.45 Saturday, March 8, 9am - 12noon, West Van Rec Centre Please pre-register through the West Van Rec Centre beginning Saturday December 7,925-7270.