[Bcma-l] Re: Guest Speaker at Summerland

Sat, 8 Mar 2008 15:30:14 -0800

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Just over one hundred years after the fascinating events that shook =
Canada's westernmost province took place, the full story has finally =
been told. The book is "Interred with Their Bones: Bill Miner in Canada =
1903 to 1907." The author is Peter Grauer, a recognized expert on the =
years Miner spent in Canada who was chosen the Winner of the BC =
Historical Federation Award for Historical Writing in May of 2007.

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Mr. Grauer has been invited to speak at the Annual General Meeting of =
the Summerland Museum & Heritage Society. The meeting will be held in =
the lower level of the Summerland Library, 9525 Wharton Street on =
Wednesday, March 26 beginning at 7:00 p.m. (Mr. Grauer's presentation =
will begin at 7:30 p.m.)

            "Born and raised in Revelstoke, as a young adult Mr. Grauer =
moved to Kamloops where his mother's family had settled in the 1880s. It =
was here that he first began his fascination with the early history of =
BC. Drawing from restricted Provincial Police files,  previously =
unpublished archival documents and his own extensive collection of =
primary and secondary history sources, he has created a fascinating and =
detailed glimpse into a time now long past."=20

            In the book "Interred with Their Bones," many of the things =
relating to Bill Miner in Canada are discussed including numerous people =
and places that entered into his story. One such person is Mary Spencer =
who photographed the arrest and trail of Miner and gained much notoriety =
as a result. At that point in time Mary lived and worked in Kamloops but =
not long after relocated to Summerland and spent the rest of her life =
here. Mr. Grauer's talk, "The Bill Miner Affair and the Mary =
Spencer-Summerland Connection" will focus on the famous BC photographer =
who captured the likeness of the gentleman bandit. Many new facts have =
come to light about Mary Spencer since the book was published and if all =
the pieces come together, the audience will be privy to some photographs =
related to Miss Spencer that have never before been seen by the general =
public.=20

Sherril Foster=20

Administrator=20

Summerland Museum

info@summerlandmuseum.org

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&amp; Heritage Society. The meeting will be held in the lower level of =
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Summerland Library, 9525 Wharton Street on Wednesday, March 26 beginning =
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his mother=92s family had settled in the 1880s.&nbsp;It was here that he =
first=20
began his fascination with the early history of BC. Drawing from =
restricted=20
Provincial Police files, &nbsp;previously unpublished archival documents =
and his=20
own extensive collection of primary and secondary history sources, he =
has=20
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numerous =
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places that entered into his story.&nbsp;One=20
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worked=20
in <st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">Kamloops</st1:place></st1:City> but=20
not long after relocated to Summerland and spent the rest of her life =
here.=20
Mr. =
Grauer=92s=20
talk, =93The Bill Miner Affair and the Mary Spencer-Summerland=20
Connection=94&nbsp;will focus on the famous BC photographer who captured =
the=20
likeness of the gentleman bandit. Many new facts have come to light =
about Mary=20
Spencer since the book was published and if all the pieces come =
together, the=20
audience will be privy to some photographs related to Miss Spencer that =
have=20
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<SPAN=20
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Foster&nbsp;
Administrator 
Summerland Museum
<A=20
href=3D"mailto:info@summerlandmuseumn.org">info@summerlandmuseum.org</A><=
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