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January 2003 West Vancouver Historical Society JPa^eS WEST VANCOUVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEXT GENERAL MEETING WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22nd, 2003 at 7:00 pm At the Activities Room in the West Vancouver Seniors' Activity Centre, 695- 21st Street, West Vancouver, B.C. Speaker - BURRARD DRY DOCK: A HISTORY Topic - FRANCIS MANSBRIDGE DATE OF THE FOLLOWING GENERAL MEETING WEDNESDAY, 26th MARCH, 2003 •kit'k'ieie-itie'kie YOUR LETTERS While sending In his membership fees to the Society lost September John Lancaster [Jack], sent us the following information. "I was bom in 1939 and raised at 1087 - 17th Street, West Vancouver. In the November 2001 "His- tory-Onics"you mentioned Captain Gerry Lancaster as a Skipper on the West Van Ferries - he was my father. He died some time ago, but did write an autobiography with stories of the Ferries. I will dig those out and send them to you, Anne, for the scrapbook. By the way, in the early 1950's I delivered news- papers to the Lawson House." Ed Note: "Jack" added a note to say that the article mentioned above had actually appeared in the Vancouver Sun newspaper. No matter, we are delighted to receive this news from you and look forward to receiving your father's autobiography. Our readers will be very interested in reading the Captain’s memoirs. Afterwards we shall, with your approval Jack, deliver the papers to the West Vancouver Community Archives (in Gertmde Lawson House) so that they may be available to all. What Was Happening in West Van Within One Week of December 1942? (Taken from WVHS Files) Our readers enjoyed these memories from that "week in December 1942", which eppeared in our last issue, that we are continuing them one more time. "Thieves on Friday night broke into the branch office of H.A. Roberts Ltd. at 1429 Marine Drive, in which is located the office of this newspaper. Entry was made by breaking a window in the west wall of the office, which looks on a narrow passageway between it and the next building. Nothing was taken but a few reference books of no value, which were on the top of the editor’s desk. From footmarks in the mud of the passageway the local police think the burglary was the work of youngsters.” "In a letter received recently from Capt. the Rev. F. A. Ramsey, who is now chaplain of the 3rd Division, R.C.A.S.C., he states he had the privilege on October 25th of taking a service in St. Martins-in-the-Field. His regiment marched for two days to attend this, their annual service in London. Captain Ramsey writes that he is well, busy and enjoying his work and England." ’’Graeme Robinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Robinson, late of Duchess Avenue, has discontinued his studies at U. B. C. and joined the R. C. A.F. He left for the east November 5th.” Is your name, or the names of any friends or family members, mentioned in these extracts from Society fdes of December 1942? If so, do please write in and let us know what happened in the futures of these adventurous West Vancouverites. WATCH FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SOCIETY DEDICATION CEREMONY WHICH IS PLANNED TO BE HELD DURING THE WEST VANCOUVER FEBRUARY HERITAGE WEEK CELEBRATIONS. YOUR SOCIETY HAS PROVIDED A HEADSTONE FOR THE (UNTIL RECENTLY) UNMARKED GRAVE OF WEST VANCOUVER’S FIRST REEVE - CHARLES E. NELSON. DETAILS WILL BE FOUND IN HERITAGE WEEK BROCHURES AVAILABLE IN FEBRUARY 2003.