[BCMA] Nanaimo Museum Community Announcements

Tue Feb 25 11:02:26 PST 2014

Hello everyone,

The Nanaimo Museum has four community announcements for March 2014:

Speaker Series #1 - Land of Heart's Delight

March 4, 2014 1:30pm 

Just how, and why, did Vancouver Island get onto the map? How was
knowledge of our immediate geography acquired and recorded? Michael
Layland will present a talk about his new book, The Land of Heart's
Delight; Early Maps and Charts of Vancouver Island. The book relates the
stories behind some 130 maps of the island dating between 1593 and 1915
- before the arrival of Europeans through to the start of the First
World War. The author will tell of his researches and what he discovered
in the process. He will illustrate his talk with a few examples of maps
included in the book. Copies of the book will be available for sale, and
signed if requested.

Speaker Series #2 - Captain G.H. Richards and the Vancouver Island
Survey

March 12, 2014 1:00pm

Most people in Nanaimo are familiar with Mt. Benson, Mt. Moriarty, Mudge
Island, De Courcy Island, Bowen Island and Galiano Island.  What they
may not know is that these and many other places were officially named
by Cpt. G.H. Richards of the Royal Navy between 1857 and 1863.  Richards
and his crew were nautical surveyors and were tasked with surveying and
charting the waters around Vancouver Island. Based on details from
Richards' own journal, this presentation will consider Richards as
surveyor, and his and his crews' contribution to our local history. 

Presenters: Linda Dorricott and Deidre Cullon, editors of "The Private
Journal of Captain G.H. Richards: The Vancouver Island Survey
(1860-1862)."

Wilf Hatch Drawings & Artist on Site

Hallway Exhibit - March 2014

Artist on Site - March 15th

Local artist Wilf Hatch is well known for his photography, but has
returned to his art school roots with a collection of recent graphite
sketches & drawings. The pieces span various subjects, including
buildings and places important to Nanaimo. Several of his works will be
displayed in our community gallery for the month of March, and Wilf will
be on-site March 15th from 10am to 5pm to talk about his art.

Spring Break 2014

A family friendly week of drop-in activities will take place at the
Nanaimo Museum during Spring Break Monday, March 17 to Friday, March 21
from 1 pm - 4 pm.  The activities are designed for children ages 5-12
years to participate in on a drop-in basis.  Children must be supervised
by a caregiver at all times during the activities.  Admission is by
donation, including all spring break activities and a museum visit.

The 2014 schedule is:

Monday, March 17:  Time Travel

Tuesday, March 18:  Coal Miner

Wednesday, March 19:   Dinosaurs

Thursday, March 20:  Sports History

Friday, March 21:  Shipwrecked

For more information please call 250 753-1821 or email
program at nanaimomuseum.ca.  

Thank you,

Becka

Becka Macdonald, 

Communications & Rental Coordinator

NANAIMO MUSEUM

100 Museum Way

Nanaimo, BC V9R 5J8

Phone: 250.753.1821

Website: nanaimomuseum.ca <http://www.nanaimomuseum.ca/> 

Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/NanaimoMuseum

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