Events for December of interest to BC Collectors

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to  Jan 2nd -   Free admission

  Burnaby Heritage Village Museum

on Canada Way, Sprott Street exit from Hwy 1,  Burnaby

Hours:  to Dec 12th  1 to 5:30 pm on weekdays, 1 to 5 pm Sat/Sun

then daily 1 - 9pm   * closed Dec  24/25

Dec 6th Sat - 6:30pm       

   In the Land of Headhunters  

 at Cinamatheque Theatre  1151 Howe Street  Vamcouver.

A restored 1914 film on the Kwakwaka  BC First Nations (AlertBay- Bella Coola region) directed by legendary photographer Edward S. Curtis. First North American feature film with First Nations cast.

Dec 7th Sun - 10am - 3-pm

   Retro Design & Antiques Fair

at Croatian Cultural Centre  Victoria Drive Vancouver

Dec 11th  Thurs 

   Fraser Valley Antiques & Collectables Club 

 at Queensboroough Community Centre in New Westminster

Dec 21st  Sun

  Vancouver Postcard Club

at Hasting Community Centre in Vancouver

The Vancouver Peace Medal - 1919

Nov 6th, 1919 ----from The Colonist, Victoria

courtesy of University of Victoria

            

This is one of the medals as referenced above:

The copper medallion  is part of the Museum of Vancouver  collection, as donated by Audrey Ward, who had received it as a schoolchild in 1919.

For Lease: Brewery in New Westminster and othe random December 4th BC historical news items...

1883  -  from the Colonist, Victoria
courtesy of University of Victoria

Chance to have your own brewery 

and some other stories from the past few days' dates:

Dec 1st, 1892  -  from the Daily World,  Vancouver

courtesy of  www. newspapers. com

Stamp collecting excitement

Dec 1st, 1900  - from The Leader,  Moyie

courtesy of  UBC Special Collection Department

Mean pranks in the old saloon

 December 2nd, 1892  -  from Kootenay Mail,  Revelstoke

courtesy of  UBC Special Collections Department

Dress warm for this!

December 3rd, 1884  -  from  Mainland Guardian,  New Westminster

courtesy of  Google Newspaper Archive

Hold onto your horse...

December 4, 1954  -  Chinatown News,  Vancouver

courtesy  Simon Fraser University Library

A great Christmas gift suggestion