[BCMA] For Immediate Release

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Summary of Press Release

 

Who: Port Moody Heritage Society / Port Moody Station Museum (604) 939-1648

 

What: Seniors write book of the history of Port Moody  

                      

When: Now through October 2011 

 

Where: 2734 Murray Street, Port Moody 

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Contact: Jim Millar

Manager/Curator

Port Moody Station Museum

Tel: (604) 939-1648

http://vcn.bc.ca/pmmuseum/

 
Email:  <mailto:pmmuseum at vcn.bc.ca> pmmuseum at telus.net

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

 

New Horizons grant supports Seniors at the Station Museum to write History
of Port Moody

 

Port Moody, BC, Nov. 17, 2010 - The Port Moody Heritage Society is very
pleased to announce it received a Federal grant through Service Canada's New
Horizons for Seniors program.  The grant will enable the Port Moody Station
Museum to produce a history book of Port Moody. 

 

Staff at the Museum are excited to work on the book. Manager/Curator, Jim
Millar said, "This project brings together the Museum's mission of
collecting and recording local history with the grant's requirements of
getting seniors actively participating in the community."  

 

While keen to get started, the Museum can't do it alone. Millar commented,
"We hope to have many people in the community involved in creating this
lasting legacy for Port Moody. We plan to have a lot of fun getting to know
each other and sharing memories."  

 

The project will involve a group of seniors researching and writing parts of
the book and will require a committed amount of volunteer time.  Other
seniors can participate by sharing their Port Moody memories in reminiscing
meetings to be held on specific themes of the book such as industries,
neighbourhoods, social life, events and schools.  

 

Program and Events Coordinator, Rebecca Clarke commented, "We are looking
forward to learning new stories from Port Moody's history.  Just in time for
Port Moody's Centennial in 2013, it is a great excuse to come together to
reflect on how far Port Moody has come since its birth." 

 

Millar added, "We are looking forward to researching and sharing some of the
Museum's collection of over 5,000 photographs and 200 oral histories.  We
would also like to fill in gaps in the collection in eras such as the 1950's
60's and 70's." 

 

The project is on a tight timeline with the book slated for completion in
October 2011.  The Museum welcomes anyone interested in helping with the
book. The amount of time required can be adjusted to fit everyone's needs
and all are welcome. Please call Jim or Rebecca at the Museum at
604-939-1648. 

 

The Port Moody Station Museum, located at 2734 Murray Street in Port Moody
next to Rocky Point Park, is owned and operated by the non-profit Port Moody
Heritage Society, and is part of their effort to promote increased awareness
and knowledge of Port Moody's heritage and history. The Museum is open
Wednesday through Sunday from 12 noon to 4 pm (winter hours), and admission
is by donation.  For more information, call (604) 939-1648 or visit the
Museum's website at http://vcn.bc.ca/pmmuseum.

 

 

Rebecca Clarke

Program & Events Coordinator

Port Moody Station Museum

2734 Murray St.

Port Moody, BC V3H 1X2

t 604-939-1648

f 604-939-1647

www.vcn.bc.ca/pmmuseum

 

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