We won’t be having a Grandview Heritage Group meeting this month.
Many of our members are self-isolating.
Here’s hoping we collectively manage to “flatten the curve”.
We’ll let you know when we get back on track.
We’ve got a few good presentations lined up for once we get back together.
Be safe!
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Our next Grandview Heritage Group meeting is Thursday, January 16th, 2020.
We meet in the Britannia Board Room at 7:00 p.m. and will have our usual wide-ranging and open agenda, which this month will very likely include:
Our discussions are always educational and entertaining … And, as usual, our agenda is flexible, and we are always happy to add items that you might want to discuss.
Everyone is always welcome! Participation is FREE! Do come and join us!
Hello,
As part of Heritage Week (February 17th – 23rd), we at Vancouver Heritage Foundation invite you to our third Places That Matter Community Celebration. Join VHF to hear stories about significant places in Vancouver from the people and organizations who brought their history forward.
The Places That Matter Community History Resource is an ongoing project that shares stories and information on the local, cultural and lesser-known history of Vancouver. To learn more about the project, visit the website: https://www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org/places-that-matter/
This free celebration includes displays related to Places That Matter sites and local history (6 pm – 7 pm), a “heritage week proclamation” and a short program of storytelling (7 pm – 8 pm). The event is free and open to the public, and takes place at Heritage Hall at 3102 Main Street from 6pm to 8:30pm on Wednesday, February 19th.
The event poster is attached with the full details. You are welcome to share and help us spread the word. For more information please email Jessica Quan, VHF’s Special Projects Manager at jessica@vancouverheritagefoundation.org or call 604 264 9642.
Although RSVPs are not required, you are welcome to reply to this email to confirm your attendance. Thank you and we hope to see you there!
Kind regards,
Claire
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Claire Vulliamy
Heritage Resources Assistant
Vancouver Heritage Foundation
604-264-9642 #306
Suite 402 – 510 West Hastings Street
Vancouver BC V6B 1L8
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Our next Grandview Heritage Group meeting is this Thursday, November 21st.
We meet in the Britannia Board Room at 7:00 p.m. and will have our usual wide-ranging and open agenda, which this month will include:
Our discussions are always educational and entertaining … And, as usual, our agenda is flexible, and we are always happy to add items that you might want to discuss.
Everyone is welcome! Do come and join us!
Hello!
Our next Grandview Heritage Group meeting is Thursday, October 17th.
We meet in the Britannia Board Room at 7:00 p.m. and will have our usual wide-ranging and open agenda, which this month will include:
Our discussions are always educational and entertaining … And, as usual, our agenda is flexible, and we are always happy to add items that you might want to discuss.
Everyone is welcome! Do come and join us!
Sanya Pleshakov came to our meeting tonight to tell us about all the upcoming things at the Burnaby Village Museum.
If you’re interested, here are the programs starting this Saturday (there are a couple sold out already):
Explore a range of local history, heritage, and cultural topics. Community members are invited to bring their own stories, memories and questions to share. Presented in partnership by the Burnaby Village Museum and the Burnaby Public Library.
Presentations are free but registration is required. Call the library at 604-436-5400 to reserve your place or use the links below to register online.
September 25, 7-8:30pm
McGill Library | 4595 Albert Street
Register »
See photographs, share stories, and learn about the history of “the Heights” in North Burnaby. City of Burnaby Heritage Planner Lisa Codd will talk about the early development of the neighbourhood as well as some of the well-known businesses and landmarks that are still part of the community today.
October 2, 7-8:30pm
Tommy Douglas Branch | 7311 Kingsway
Register »
Join us for a virtual tour of Burnaby Village Museum’s Across the Pacific summer exhibition on the history of Chinese Canadians in Burnaby. Co-curator Denise Fong will share stories and historical photographs about Chinese Canadians in Burnaby, and their past and present connections to villages in Guangdong, China. The Hong family from Marine Drive’s Hop On Farm will share about their family’s multigenerational ties to Burnaby and farming in the Big Bend neighbourhood of south Burnaby.
October 16, 7-8:30pm
Burnaby Village Museum | 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Register »
Join Solidarity Notes Labour Choir and City of Burnaby Heritage Planner Lisa Codd for an evening of song and short presentations about some of the protests and strikes that are part of Burnaby’s history. Singing along is encouraged! In partnership with the City of Burnaby Community Heritage Commission.
October 23, 7-8:30pm
Bob Prittie Metrotown Library | 6100 Willingdon Avenue
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How do we come to know our communities? What narratives and sense of place shape our connection to the lands we live upon? In this presentation, we will look at how dominant colonial narratives are embedded into the built environment, place names, heritage landscapes, and the very planning of our cities–contributing to exclusion and erasure of the local Coast Salish Nations who have lived on their unceded territories since time immemorial. How has “Heritage” contributed to the harms of colonialism? And what will it take to decolonize and re-Indigenize the stories, landscapes, and understandings of the places we call home? Led by Kamala Todd, Indigenous Community Planner and Filmmaker.
Explore the outdoors and indoors of our beautiful city during our Neighborhood Histories Series walking tours. Community members are invited to bring their own stories and questions.
September 21, 2-3:30pm
Burnaby Art Gallery | 6344 Deer Lake Avenue
Register »
Tour the grounds of the Fairacres Estate, constructed by Grace and Henry Ceperley on the shores of Deer Lake between 1909 and 1911. The tour will feature a peek inside some of the remaining estate buildings, including the Fairacres mansion that is now home to the Burnaby Art Gallery. Tour provided by City of Burnaby Heritage Planner, Lisa Codd.
September 28, 2-4pm
Cameron Library | 9523 Cameron Street
SOLD OUT
Join the Transit Museum Society of BC on a bus and walking tour of their vintage fleet and see busses from as far back as the 1930s. Participants will have a chance to learn and explore BC’s transportation history with experts. Tour includes a ride to and from Cameron Branch Library on a vintage bus. Unfortunately, the bus is unable to accommodate wheelchair users–please inform staff at time of registration to make alternate arrangements. Sensible footwear with closed toes are required.
October 5, 2-3:30pm
Al Salaam Mosque | 5060 Canada Way
Register »
Masjid is Arabic for mosque while Al-Salaam is Arabic for peace. The award-winning design of this architectural marvel was conceived by local Muslim architect Sharif Senbel. Learn from Sharif about the significance behind many of the architectural details, as well as the importance of the Mosque as a place of faith, education and service to the larger community.
Our next Grandview Heritage Group meeting is Thursday, Sept 19th.
We meet in the Britannia Board Room (“Info Centre”) at 7:00 p.m. and will have our usual wide-ranging and open agenda, which this month will include:
Our discussions are always educational and entertaining … And, as usual, our agenda is flexible, and we are always happy to add items that you might want to discuss.
Everyone is welcome! Do come and join us!
Note that the Vancouver Heritage Foundation is putting on a Grandview Heritage Tour on Sept 28th and they are looking for a few more volunteers to help out. They’re wondering if any of our GHG members would be interested in volunteering. In exchange for assisting during half of the tour, volunteers receive a ticket for the tour for the rest of the day. More details can be found on the volunteering page of the VHF website.
Our next Grandview Heritage Group meeting is Thursday, May 16th.
We meet in the Britannia “Info Centre” Board Room at 7:00 p.m. and we’ll have our usual wide-ranging and open agenda, which this month will include:
Our agenda is flexible, and we are always happy to add items that you might want to discuss.
Everyone is welcome! Do come and join us!
