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28 Feb
Posted by Daman Beatty in Local History | Comments
Descendants of Simon Fraser & Jules Quesnel Married and Living in Surrey!
Tweet Ken Diamond is a seasoned award-winning veteran of the tourism industry in British Columbia. He has spent years working for the Vancouver Trolly Company and Big Bus hop-on, hop-off city tours of Vancouver. He came out of retirement to start his own tour company “West Wagon Tours” based in Surrey. (Ken Diamond of Surrey’s ...
02 Jul
Posted by Daman Beatty in Local History, People | 1 comment
Pipe Major Newlands Story
Tweet (Pipe Major Alexander A. Newlands (center) with brothers) Since the early 14th century, Scottish warriors used musical instruments (horns or bagpipes) to intimidate their adversaries and the Canadian Military has long adopted the tradition. 123 years ago, Alexander Newlands, son of a Scottish immigrant, was born in Toronto in 1889. By 1914, during World ...
22 May
Posted by Esmir Milavic in Events, Local History | Comments
Where the Old Surrey Meets New Surrey
Tweet Recording, preserving and presenting the past of our city, region and country is probably one of the most demanding, but also the most compelling processes since we began recording our histories and stories. Focusing on a micro-location such as one city and its communities is challenging because changes, additions, developments or destructions are way ...
02 Apr
Posted by Fatima in Arts and Culture, Events, Local History | Comments
SAGA Artist Talk: Sheryl Salloum on Mildred Valley Thornton
Tweet SAGA Thursday Artist Talk : Sheryl Salloum on Mildred Valley Thornton April 12 @730pm Admission: Free Learn about BC female artist, Mildred Valley Thornton (1890-1967) via writer Sheryl Salloum as she explores Thornton’s life and art. Along with the story of this adventurous artist, Salloum will document the reasons why Thornton has been overlooked ...
12 Mar
Posted by Daman Beatty in Local History, Newton | Comments
V.I.A. & Nicholson Road – Surrey Public Market Feature
Tweet Robert W. White, a writer for one of my favourite local blogs, Vancouver is Awesome does a weekly feature on Nicholson Road, which is an ongoing photo project aimed at sharing and celebrating the different communities in Metro Vancouver. This week he featured a little background on the Surrey Public Market, which has sat ...
11 Mar
Posted by Daman Beatty in Cloverdale, Events, Local History | 2 comments
Heroes of Our History
Tweet This weekend at the Surrey Archives and Museum in Cloverdale, well-known heritage consultant, advocate and author, Donald Luxton gave a talk on the process of preserving heritage sites in the face of the continued growth and development in Surrey. Luxton is basically Metro Vancouver’s local history and heritage rock star. His firm, Donald Luxton ...
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