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<DIV>Been some time since I last visited the Creston Valley, but this initiative
by the Museum is a real spur to go again.</DIV>
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<DIV>Tammy’s synopsis here is very thoughtful and well written. Additionally,
this is precisely the kind of social history theme we really ought to see turned
into exhibits or illustrated presentations more often in our museums, libraries,
archives, and schools.</DIV>
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<DIV>Any hope of this particular display being travelled?</DIV>
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<DIV>Dan Gallacher, <FONT size=2>PhD FCMA</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=bcma@lists.vifa.ca
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 20, 2016 9:47 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=bcma@lists.vifa.ca
href="mailto:bcma@lists.vifa.ca">bcma@lists.vifa.ca</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [BCMA] New exhibit opening at Creston
Museum</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=p3><SPAN class=s2><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: windowtext'>"History
is written by the conquerors." That, or something like it, is what we often
hear, no matter what kind of history we're looking at.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=p3><SPAN class=s2><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: windowtext'>In
the Creston valley, we can't talk too much about "conquest'" but we can
certainly say that local history has been, to a very large extent, written by
the dominant cultural group: that is to say, by those of British
extraction.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=p3><SPAN class=s2><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: windowtext'>But
there have been many other nationalities represented in Creston Valley's
history. These people have played just as important a role in the community's
evolution as did the British folks, but their contribution has been considerably
less recognised.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=p3><SPAN class=s2><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: windowtext'>It’s
time to celebrate the "other" Europeans who have helped build this Valley. That
is why the Creston Museum is preparing to open its brand-new exhibit, "Born to
the Soil" on April 30.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=p3><SPAN class=s2><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: windowtext'>"
'Born to the soil' is a phrase from the Canadian government's immigration policy
of the early 1900s," says Museum manager Tammy Hardwick. "The slogans and
recruitment processes changed over the decades, but the basic goal of
immigration was pretty constant: Canada wanted strong, sturdy people who would
come here to farm the land."</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=p3><SPAN class=s2><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: windowtext'>The
new exhibit looks at the community of Wynndel prior to the First World War,
where two brothers from Norway and their children (21 in all) not only
established farms in that town, but also triggered a major population
boom.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=p3><SPAN class=s2><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: windowtext'>The
second settlement of Lister, in 1929, saw numerous families from Germany,
Poland, Russia, the Ukraine, and other countries coming in to take over land
vacated by returned Great War soldiers a few years earlier. Many of those
families are still actively farming in the community today.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=p3><SPAN class=s2><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: windowtext'>The
Doukhobors, displaced several times since arriving in Canada in 1899, began
arriving in the Creston Valley in 1938. Although a number of these families came
here to farm, many individuals also contributed to other local businesses and
industries.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=p3><SPAN class=s2><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: windowtext'>"We
also have a few individual stories: a close look at a single family that
represents an important part of Canadian immigration policy, or a significant
reason why people chose to leave Europe," says Hardwick.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=p3><SPAN class=s2><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: windowtext'>These
family stories reflect interwar immigration, when people wanted to leave Europe
to escape economic devastation, as well as post-war</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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class=s2><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: windowtext'>immigration
where people struggling under social, political, or economic upheaval sought
safety and security in a new country.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=p3><SPAN class=s2><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: windowtext'>The
exhibit opens on Saturday, April 30. The event begins at 3:00 with a tour of the
Creston Museum through the eyes of an immigrant. The exhibit will be officially
opened at 3:45, and an international food sampler (and the Museum's Annual
General Meeting) will follow at 4:00.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=p3><SPAN class=s2><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: windowtext'>Admission
is by donation for members of the Museum and $15 per person for non-members. For
more information, or for tickets, please contact the Museum at 250-428-9262 or
crestonmuseum@telus.net.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>Tammy Hardwick, Manager</SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>Creston & District Museum &
Archives</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>219 Devon Street, Creston, BC V0B
1G3</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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