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The Craigdarroch E-Newsletter -  June 2013          

In this issue:
The Search for the Original Building Plans
Envisioning the Future - What's Next?
New Staff:  Welcome Aboard and Congratulations!

The Search for the Original Building Plans

Castle Society members, volunteers, and others have been looking for
the long-lost building plans for Craigdarroch Castle for decades.

A lengthy article has been written about the search for the Castle
plans that is now available on The Castle Society's website in PDF
format.

We hope that by making the article widely available to people over
the Internet, it will reach a larger audience than just those who
read the Society's paper newsletter....perhaps leading to their
recovery.  Read more here > -
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CraigdarrochCastle/5a5a6e05a5/bb7542f092/af0c2df8cc

Envisioning the Future - What's Next?

The Society's vision states -- "Craigdarroch Castle is Canada's
leading house museum, recognized internationally for excellence in
conservation, education and visitor experience and is an integral
part of Victoria's past present and future."
With this in mind, the Society's directors and staff have been
reviewing how best to continue on the path to realizing that vision.
There have been two main topics of discussion for a number of years:
conservation work on the Castle's exterior, and development of
interior rooms and tour content. The last two years have seen a
specific focus on these questions, and as a result we now have two
new documents to guide our next steps.
... Read more here > -
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CraigdarrochCastle/5a5a6e05a5/bb7542f092/981a2ad379/p=1865

Welcome Aboard and Congratulations!

There have been several staff changes and new additions at
Craigdarroch Castle.  We would like to congratulate Danielle
MacKenzie on her promotion to the position of Artifact Registrar,
Trevor Woodland on his promotion to Senior Historic House Museum
Worker, and Nicole Greenhalgh on her promotion to the newly created
Reception position.

We would also like to welcome Erika Roberston aboard as a Historic
House Museum Worker... Read more here > -
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CraigdarrochCastle/5a5a6e05a5/bb7542f092/595555cf40/p=1856


Save the Dates

June 15th
Summer hours begin

June 25th
Annual Meeting

July 1st
Canada Day

August 5th
BC Day

August 6th
Volunteer & Staff BBQ

September 2
Labour Day

September 6
Summer hours end

October 23-31
Halloween Theatre:
Dracula

Our Gift Shop
We've stocked lots
of exciting gifts
for the holidays and
members get a discount!

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suggestions. Send them to us here. Want to learn more about
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