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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">PRESS RELEASE</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">September 19, 2018</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:black">Public Opening of<i> Finish the Fight! Vernon in the Great War</i> Exhibition<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.45pt">Location:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.45pt"> Greater Vernon Museum & Archives</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.45pt">Address:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.45pt"> 3009 32<sup>nd</sup> Ave.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.45pt">Dates:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.45pt">Oct. 4 , 2018</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.45pt">Time: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.45pt"> 7:00pm – 9:00pm</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.45pt">Admission:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.45pt">Free<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.45pt">Phone:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.45pt">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">250-542-3142 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This year marks the 100<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the end of World War I. To commemorate the efforts of Vernon citizens who contributed to bringing the war to a victorious end, Greater Vernon Museum & Archives (GVMA) Curatorial Assistant,
Jesslyn Jarvis, with the assistance of Gwyneth Evans, Curatorial Intern, and many dedicated volunteers, have brought
<i>Finish the Fight! Vernon in the Great War</i> exhibition to life. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jarvis explains, “Over 700 men from the Vernon area volunteered for active service overseas, representing 20 percent of the city’s population at the time. The majority trained at Camp Vernon, now the Vernon Cadet Training Centre. On the
home front, men, women, and children donated time, money, and materials to the war effort, and took up jobs vacated by the soldiers. Within the city, ‘enemy aliens’ were interned in one of the largest internment camps in Canada, located at the site of W.L
Seaton Secondary School.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A central piece to the wartime display will be a digital slide show that volunteer and GVMA board member, Francois Arseneault, created with still photos set to music.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The public opening for the exhibit will take place at the Greater Vernon Museum & Archives on Thursday October 4<sup>th</sup>, from 7pm-9pm. “We are hoping to have a piper and possibly even a bugler involved in the opening celebrations.
Plus, free admission, desserts and refreshments!” says Denise Marsh, Marketing & Communications Coordinator.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Not to worry, if you cannot make the opening, the Finish the Fight! Vernon in the Great War exhibit will run from October 4<sup>th</sup>, 2018 until March 30<sup>th</sup>, 2019. Museum admission is by donation.
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information, please contact the museum at 250-542-3142, visit
<a href="http://www.vernonmuseum.ca">www.vernonmuseum.ca</a> or find us on Facebook.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Caption</b>: In camp 1915, Vernon Military Camp<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Photo Courtesy of Greater Vernon Museum & Archives<span style="color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Caption: </b>In camp 1916, Vernon Military Camp<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Photo Courtesy of Greater Vernon Museum & Archives<span style="color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold";color:#002060">Denise Marsh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Marketing & Communications Coordinator <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">250.542.3142 <span style="font-family:Symbol">|</span> 3009-32<sup>nd</sup> Ave. Vernon, BC V1T 2L8
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:denise.marsh@vernonmuseum.ca">denise.marsh@vernonmuseum.ca</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please note my regular working hours are: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Mondays 9:00am-2:00pm (museum is closed to the public), Wednesdays 9:00am-5:00pm, Thursdays 9:00am-2:00pm & Fridays 9:00am-5:00pm.
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