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Cover of 1935-1936 catalogue. Reference code AM369-S1–Catalogues of goods for sale.

Letters from The Front

By Denise Jacques

My favourite television program is Finding Your Roots. I am moved by how often the male and female guests are reduced to tears on discovering some aspect of family history. VHS had a parallel experience when we were contacted by a local family with a cache of Great War letters. We were asked for advice on preserving the letters and making them accessible….

I have been in this trench.” Handwriten words by Peter Dueck on a magazine clipping that reads: “The gallant Canadians, sturdy sons of ‘Our Lady of the Snows,’ have won for themselves and their country an imperishable fame by their victories on the Western Front. A party of them may be seen passing up a communication tench in the neighbourhood of Lens.”
I have been in this trench.” Handwriten words by Peter Dueck on a magazine clipping that reads: “The gallant Canadians, sturdy sons of ‘Our Lady of the Snows,’ have won for themselves and their country an imperishable fame by their victories on the Western Front. A party of them may be seen passing up a communication tench in the neighbourhood of Lens.”

FALL 2024 LECTURES

NOV
28
2024

4th and Yew with new streetcar tracks, 1908
4th and Yew with new streetcar tracks, 1908

From Sen̓áḵw to Kitsilano to Sen̓áḵw again – a Kitsilano lecture in Kitsilano

When: Thursday, 28 November, 7:00 pm
Where: MoV
Speaker: Michael Kluckner

The history of Vancouver’s cherished Kitsilano neighbourhood will be explored from the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) era to the 21st century in this richly illustrated presentatiion by author-artist Michael Kluckner. A history of Kitsilano presented in Kitsilano at the Museum of Vancouver, and live-streamed on our YouTube channel.

(Our previously announced lecture by historian Daniel Marshall has been postponed.)

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