Page 2 West Vancouver Historical Society APRIL 2001 WEST VANCOUVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY Offices Gertrude Lawson House 680 17th Street West Vancouver, B.C. V7V 3T2 Phone-925-7299 Principal Officers President 1st Vice President Dave Barker 2nd Vice President Tom Taylor Secretary Anne Vernon Treasurer Mia Bonettemaker Past President Hon. Archivist Rupert Harrison Directos: Liz Byrd Don Graham Hugh Johnston Laureen Jones Doris Lewis Barry LIndall Ian Macdonald Joan Skipper Newsletter Team Publisher / Editor Anne Vernon Production and Distribution Tom Taylor Graphics & Display Laureen Jones It is Society Policy: That every effort is made to ensure that all articles are accurate but the Society takes no responsibility for inaccuracies. That opinions expressed in contributions and presentations are those of the author and are not necessarily those of the Society That corrections, contrary opinions and contributions are welcomed. That 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. EXECUTIVE REPORT: Annual General Meeting - June 27th, 2001 By.Dave Barker Circle the date on your calendar. The West Vancouver Historical Society's Annual General Meeting will be held at the Seniors' Activity Centre, 685-21st Street at 7 p.m. One of the main events of the evening is the election of a new Board of Directors. Hopeftilly many of the current Board will agree to run again, but a little fresh blood would be most welcome. Being on the Board is not onerous. It entails attending one evening meeting a month where you will have a chance to interact with other members who are interested in the history of West Vancouver and welcome the opportunity to assist the West Vancouver Museum and Archives. The responsibilities are few and the fun is great. Consider joining this happy band. See you all there WVHS Donates Funds to the Museum and Archives At its March meeting, the West Vancouver Historical Society Board of Directors voted to donate $1500 to the Museum and Archives. These funds were designated to assist the Museum to purchase copies of historical photos and film related to the Point Atkinson Lighthouse. These photos will be used in the upcoming Museum exhibit on the Lighthouse which will open on April 10th. This material will be stored at the Museum after the exhibit for public viewing. It is copyrighted material so the Museum cannot archive it. Last Spring the WVHS donated fimds to the Museum and Archives to assist in its purchase of a professional scanner. This large size scanner allows the Museum and Archives to scan precious photos and documents for display thus protecting the original. The public may also take advantage of this scanner if they wish to purchase copies of material stored in the Archives. i|ei|ii|c4E4c4c4t*>|c (Continued from page 1) The S.P.A.R.C. (Society for the Preservation of Antique Radio in Canada) Museum now boasts a time line of early cable communications, broadcast, military, amateur, wireless communications that is unsurpassed anywhere in North America. Members at our April meeting will be asked for their response to the suggestion that the Society's summer outing be to the SPARC Museum. Do we have many ham radio enthusiasts in our midst? CORPORATE MEMBERS We gratefully acknowledge the support of our Corporate Members whose names appear here in order of joining Chapman Land Surveying Ltd. Hollyburn Funeral Home Ltd. West Van Florist Ltd. Wetmore Motors Ltd. Crawford E. Laing Ltd. British Pacific Properties Ltd. B.C. Rail Ltd. Faximum Software Inc. Dr. Robert N. Hicks, Inc. The Capilano Golf & Country Club Dave’s Auto Body Shop Ltd. The Palm Guest House Quill Printing Limited Quill Printing Limited Simpson Home Hardware Royal Canadian Legion, Branch # 60 The Vancouver Historical Society North Shore Driving School