Fun Fact: This day in Vancouver (1951) MacMillan and Bloedel merged. |
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Click on the historic Stanley Theatre's curtain (above) to see a vintage video on Vancouver from 1907 CAPTAIN VANCOUVER - HISTORYCaptain Vancouver is credited with exploring and mapping the coastline back in 1795. Visit the City of Vancouver Archives to view original documents from Captain George Vancouver. Born in June 22, 1757, Captain George Vancouver was a Royal Navy officer who served on several ships during his career, including the Resolution and the Discovery with the famous explorer, Captain James Cook. Vancouver's most famous voyage was the 1791-1795 expedition to explore the west coast of North America and to determine if the Northwest Passage really existed. The passage was believed to be a navigable waterway to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. This expedition was the first to produce detailed charts of the waters around the City of Vancouver. The City and island was named for him in honour of this voyage. For more historical details and links visit this Wikipedia link. Vancouver History QuizHow well do you know your local history? Try this 30-day quiz. www.vancouverhistory.ca Vancouver City - HistoryVancouver is located in the traditional territory of the Squamish, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations, members of the Coast Salish linguistic group. The ancestors of these groups settled in the Vancouver area more than 8,000 years ago. Book: Captain Vancouver and medicine in the Age of SailDr. Greenstone MD, from Surrey, BC, has written an interesting article titled "Captain Vancouver and medicine in the Age of Sail". This was published in the BC Medical Journal Vol. 52 No. 10, December 2010. The PDF can be viewed here. Book: Madness, Betrayal and the LashThe tragic story of Captain Vancouver, a great explorer whose triumphs were overshadowed by public humiliation. Book: The Hidden JournalsCaptain Vancouver and His Mapmaker : A Personal Journey of Discovery, by Mary Tasi and Wade Baker (2015) Book: A voyage of discovery to the north Pacific Ocean, and round the worldIn which the coast of north-west America has been carefully examined and accurately surveyed. Undertaken by His Majesty's command, principally with a view to ascertain the existence of any navigable communication between the North Pacific and North Atlantic oceans; and performed in the years 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, and 1795, in the Discovery sloop of war, and armed tender Chatham, under the command of Captain George Vancouver, written by George Vancouver Book: Sailing with VancouverCould I have been one of them? was what Sam McKinney wondered as he retraced, alone, from Puget Sound to Queen Charlotte Strait, the explorations of Captain George Vancouver and his men. In the 1790s, day after day, they had rowed for long hours, camping on rocky beaches in all weathers and charting the intricate coastline for the first time. Two hundred years later, McKinney followed them in his 25-foot sailboat, anchoring in the same locations as they had done, experiencing the same winds and waves, and sharing what McKinney calls the link of vulnerability that is the ever-present condition of all people who go to sea. Written by Sam McKinney, TouchWood Editions, 2004 Book: Captain Vancouver, North West NavigatorThis title offers a biography of he man who discovered Vancouver Island, George Vancouver. Born in England in 1758, entered the Roya Navy at the age of 13 and soon secured an appointment with the greatest of all seamen, Captain James Cook and learned all his maritime skills under his tutelage - accompanying Cook on his voyage around the world in 1772-74. By E. C. Coleman, Caedmon of Whitby, 2000. Book: From Maps to Metaphors: The Pacific World of George VancouverDuring the summers of 1792-94, George Vancouver and the crew of the British naval ships Discovery and Chatham mapped the northwest coast of North America from Baja California to Alaska. Taking the art and technique of distant voyaging to a new level, Vancouver eliminated the possibility of a northwest passage and his remarkably precise surveys completed the outline of the Pacific. But to map an area is to appropriate it – to begin to bring it under control – and Vancouver's charts of the northwest coast were part of a process of economic exploitation and cultural disruption. The chapters in this illuminating book are written from a variety of perspectives and provide new insights on many aspects of Vancouver's voyages, from the technology employed to the complex political and power relationships among European explorers and the Native leadership. By Robin Fisher, Hugh J. M. Johnston, UBC Press, 1993 Captain Vancouver's ancestral castle to become a hotelCOEVORDEN - The local castle once owned by the forebears of 17th century English explorer Captain George Vancouver reopened as a luxury hotel in 2009. The municipality, which used the building as city hall for decades, sold two adjoining heritage buildings to an area hotel operator who also leases the castle. He guarantees that public functions such as wedding ceremonies, can continue to be held in the castle that in its earliest stages was built in the 11th century. A three-quarter sized replica of the castle of the Van Coevorden family was erected in Vancouver, BC, in 1986 for that city's Expo86. Both the British Columbia city and a town in adjoining Washington state were named after the explorer whose parents had moved to England and eventually Anglicized their name, changing from Van Coevorden to Vancouver. |
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VANCOUVER - The Best Place to Live
Vancouver, located in the south west corner of beautiful Bristish Columbia, Canada, has consistently been named one of the best places in the world to live. (See CBC News report Feb. 2014, and 2014 Mercer Survey) |
VANCOUVER HERITAGE |
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The Stanley Theatre: www.southgranville.org/history/stanley-theatre The History of Metropolitan Vancouver: www.vancouverhistory.ca Vancouver Historical Society: www.vancouver-historical-society.ca Building Vancouver: buildingvancouver.wordpress.com/tag/heritage Changing Vancouver (pictures then and now): changingvancouver.wordpress.com Past Tense - Vancouver Histories: pasttensevancouver.tumblr.com/post/64058406825/manhattan1910s History Walks in Vancouver: historywalksinvancouver.blogspot.ca Discover your homes history: vancouver.ca/your-government/discover-your-homes-history.aspx Forbiden Vancouver - Walking Tours: forbiddenvancouver.ca Every House has a Story: evelazarus.com/blog/ |
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Vancouver is Awesome: vancouverisawesome.com Illustrated Vancouver: illustratedvancouver.ca Foncie's Corner (Knowledge Neywork): fonciescorner.knowledge.ca Tourism Vancouver: www.tourismvancouver.com | ||
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Roedde House Museum(West End): www.roeddehouse.org/en/home Museum of Vancouver (MOV): www.museumofvancouver.ca Vancouver Maritime Museum: vancouvermaritimemuseum.com Buraby Village Museum: www.burnabyvillagemuseum.ca Britannia Mine Museum: www.britanniaminemuseum.ca/ West Vancouver Museum: westvancouvermuseum.ca |
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Vancouver Art Gallery: www.vanartgallery.bc.ca BC Sports Hall of Fame: www.bcsportshalloffame.com Royal BC Museum: royalbcmuseum.bc.ca BC Canadian Museum of Flight: www.canadianflight.org West Coast Railway - Polar ExpressH: wcra.org Steveston Cannery (National Historic Site): gulfofgeorgiacannery.com Vancouver Natural History Society: naturevancouver.ca |
MUSEUMS IN AND AROUND VANCOUVER |
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Name | City | Type | |
12 Service Battalion Museum | Richmond | Military | |
Alder Grove Telephone Museum | Aldergrove | Technology | |
Artspeak (Vancouver) | Vancouver | Art | |
BC Golf Museum and Hall of Fame | Vancouver | Sports | |
BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum | Vancouver | Sports | |
Beaty Biodiversity Museum | Vancouver | Natural history | |
Britannia Heritage Shipyard | Richmond | Maritime | |
Bug Lab | New Westminster | Natural history | |
Burnaby Art Gallery | Burnaby | Art | |
Burnaby Village Museum | Burnaby | Open air | |
Chinese Cultural Center Museum | Vancouver | Ethnic | |
Chinese-Canadian Military Museum | Vancouver | Ethnic | |
Contemporary Art Gallery (Vancouver) | Vancouver | Art | |
Delta Museum and Archives | Delta | History | |
Emily Carr University of Art and Design Galleries | Vancouver | Art | |
Fort Langley Heritage CN Station | Fort Langley | Railroad | |
Fort Langley National Historic Site | Fort Langley | Open air | |
Gulf of Georgia Cannery | Steveston | Maritime | |
H. R. MacMillan Space Centre | Vancouver | Science | |
Irving House | New Westminster | Historic house | |
Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia | Vancouver | Ethnic | |
Langley Centennial Museum | Langley | Multiple | |
London Heritage Farm | Richmond | Historic house | |
Mackin House Museum | Coquitlam | Historic house | |
Maple Ridge Museum | Maple Ridge | History | |
Museum of Anthropology at UBC | Vancouver | First Nations | |
Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology | Burnaby | Archaeology | |
Museum of Vancouver | Vancouver | History | |
National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre | Burnaby | Ethnic | |
New Westminster Museum | New Westminster | History | |
New Westminster Police Museum | New Westminster | Law enforcement | |
North Vancouver Museum & Archives | North Vancouver | Multiple | |
Old Hastings Mill Store Museum | Vancouver | History | |
Pacific Museum of the Earth | Vancouver | Natural history | |
Pitt Meadows Museum | Pitt Meadows | History | |
Port Moody Station Museum | Port Moody | History | |
Regimental Museum of the BC Regiment | Vancouver | Military | |
Richmond Art Gallery | Richmond | Art | |
Richmond Museum | Richmond | History | |
Roedde House Museum | Vancouver | Historic house | |
Royal Westminster Regiment Historical Society and Museum | New Westminster | Military | |
Science World at Telus World of Science | Vancouver | Science | |
Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum and Archives | Vancouver | Military | |
Simon Fraser University Gallery | Burnaby | Art | |
Simon Fraser University Gallery | Vancouver | Art | |
Steveston Museum | Richmond | History | |
Surrey Museum | Surrey | Multiple | |
Trev Deeley Motorcycle Exhibition | Vancouver | Transport | |
Vancouver Art Gallery | Vancouver | Art | |
Vancouver Holocaust Education Center | Vancouver | Holocaust | |
Vancouver Maritime Museum | Vancouver | Maritime | |
Vancouver Police Museum | Vancouver | Law enforcement |