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<p class="MsoNormal">Please find below and attached a press release about two Remembrance Day initiatives at the Oliver Museum:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Veterans History and Tree of Remembrance at the Oliver Museum<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Oliver, BC – The Oliver & District Heritage Society will be commemorating Remembrance Day in a special way this year, with an outdoor Tree of Remembrance and a pamphlet featuring Oliver veterans.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">From Nov. 5<sup>th</sup> - 15<sup>th</sup>, visitors are invited to write down their reasons for remembering military personnel and those affected by war on felt poppies, which will be attached to a tree on the Oliver Museum grounds. The
tree will gradually fill up with visitor thoughts and reasons to remember. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Museum is also offering a pamphlet featuring a selection of stories about local men and women who served or contributed during wartime. Visitors are invited to learn more about the bravery, sacrifice, and past contributions of individuals
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<p class="MsoNormal">Copies of the pamphlet can be picked up at the Museum, the Legion, or the Oliver Library during the month of November, or accessed via the Heritage Society website at
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.oliverheritage.ca">www.oliverheritage.ca</a></span>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">We invite everyone to stop by, hang a poppy, and learn about the wartime history of Oliver.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information, please contact the Oliver & District Heritage Society at 250-498-4027 or email us at
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:info@oliverheritage.ca">info@oliverheritage.ca</a></span>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Julianna Weisgarber<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Oliver and District Heritage Society Museum and Archives<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#262626;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><a href="http://www.oliverheritage.ca/"><span style="color:#262626">www.oliverheritage.ca</span></a></span><span style="color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"> l</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">
250.498.4027 <span style="color:#A6A6A6">l </span>430 Fairview Rd, Oliver BC <o:p>
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