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September 2001 West Vancouver Historical Society Page 5 / Had A Dream (Contd. from page 3) WEST VANCOUVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEXT GENERAL MEETING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2001 at 7:00 pm At the Seniors' Activity Centre, 695- 21st Street, West Vancouver Speaker - Rod Day Topic - Out of the Past and Into the Present: The Historian’s Role in the Community DATE OF THE NEXT GENERAL MEETING WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH, 2001 ********* Heritage Weekend: September 14 - 16, 2001 During this annual celebration, the West Vane ouver Historical Society and the North Shore Heritage Committee will man an information booth at the Ferry Building. As always, the Library and W.V. Seniors' Activity Centre will have leaflets giving full details of what, when and where, and, for those of you who are on the internet, even more information can be had from www.westvan.org. Chilliwack was alright with its green fields and orchards and gardens, but the winters were awftil. How I missed the sea. I did well in school but being the eldest it seemed to me I did nothing but baby sit not only my own family but neighbours too. I worked in a store, chicken ranch and an Abbotsford restaurant. In 1939 my Dad died at 47 of a heart attack. My mother and I turned our home into a boarding home to make ends meet. (That was a story in itself.) My brother went in the Air Force and my eldest sister joined the Army and the next one worked for Boeings. My youngest sister worked for B.C. Tel. In 1937 a young man named Ken came from Saskatchewan to visit his uncle and aunt, our next door neighbours. He built them a bam, looked after their orchard, milked their cows and cut the hay. We became friends. He remodeled my Mum's kitchen and built us a cabin for guests. In 1940 he took a welding course and went to North Vancouver shipyards to work on the Liberty Ships and I got a job at the Chilliwack hospital. He went to West Vancouver to look at lots and bought a good sized lot on Lawson Avenue for $200.00. He worked the afternoon shift at the shipyards and spent the morning building a house. On May 23rd, 1942 I came back to West Vancouver as a new bride; we lived in a small cottage on Marine Drive until our house was ready to move into in 1943. So my dream came true and we've lived it 59 years so far. **:|cj|c*3|c:|c9|cH( YOUR LETTERS Tom Taylor is preparing to write a book to be called "Glimpses of World War II West Vancouver". In going through his papers he has discovered many interesting items and is generously sharing them with us. So, over the next few issues we shall be seeing lots of little snippets from the past appearing in our columns. Hugh Johnston, too,_ is an excellent source of information for us and he also sends us what he calls "Bits and Pieces" for use in the newsletters. Of course, these articles do not really come under the heading of "Your Letters", but perhaps their inclusion will encourage you to write in with some of your memories of earlier days in what was, perhaps, a more gentle time. From the Lions Gate times, May 13,1948: "Kiddie Korner for Ambleside Park West Vancouver Kiwanis Club will be establishing a Kiddie Korner at Ambleside Park. Announcement of the plan was made Monday night at the dinner meeting in The Palms by A.L. Toward. There will be four senior swings, three junior swings and three sea saws erected. The Kiwanis Kiddie Korner will be ready in about seven weeks." (Ed. Note: Remember the playground opening? Did you and your children play there? Why not share the fun times you had with us. We would love to hear from you.)