[BCMA] Press Release: "Vernon Internment Camp 1914-1920" Talk & Slide Show

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PRESS RELEASE

February 21, 2018
Vernon Internment Camp 1914 - 1920 Talk & Slide Show
Location: Greater Vernon Museum & Archives, 3009 - 32nd  Ave. Vernon, BC
Dates:  Saturday March 3rd, 2018
Time:  1:00pm - 1:30pm
Admission: By donation
Phone: 250-542-3142
During World War I, Vernon came to the attention of leading politicians in Ottawa, Washington, London, Berlin, and even Vienna. Why? Because of the men, women, and children imprisoned at an internment camp in the town's north end - subjects of the German and Austro-Hungarian empires, transformed into "enemy aliens" by the outbreak of war. Recent research by members of the Vernon and District Family History Society has brought to light a vast amount of information about the lives of these prisoners and the men who guarded them.
In a half-hour talk and slideshow Don McNair offers some of the highlights of these findings. He also invites the general public to find out if their families, too, have a connection with the internment camp.
A new, richly-illustrated booklet about the camp will be on sale following the talk.
The presentation will take place at the Greater Vernon Museum & Archives Saturday March 3rd from 1:00pm - 1:30pm. Admission for this event is by donation.  As space is limited, pre-registration is required. To pre-register or for more information please call 250-542-3142, visit www.vernonmusuem.ca<http://www.vernonmusuem.ca> or find us on facebook.
[cid:image012.png at 01D3AB0F.5B408310]    This research was made possible by a grant from the Endowment Council of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund.


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Caption: Guards escort prisoners into the Vernon Internment Camp. Photo Credit: Gwen Cash, courtesy of Derek Cash.


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Caption: Vernon Internment Camp prisoners on a wet and muddy day. Photo Credit: Library and Archives Canada PA 127103.


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