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PRCS - 69

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City

of

Rich

mon

d

HER

ITA

GE

UPD

ATE

201

0A

rts,

Cul

ture

and

Her

itage

Ser

vice

s

PRC

S - 7

1

Page 4: PRCS - 69 - Richmond

“Citi

es a

re t

he d

efini

ng a

rtef

acts

of

civi

lizat

ion.

A

ll th

e ac

hiev

emen

ts a

nd f

ailin

gs o

f hu

man

ity a

re

here

. Civ

ic b

uild

ings

, mon

umen

ts, a

rchi

ves

and

inst

itutio

ns a

re t

he t

ouch

ston

es b

y w

hich

our

cul

tura

l he

ritag

e is

pas

sed

from

one

gen

erat

ion

to t

he n

ext.

We

shap

e th

e ci

ty, t

hen

it sh

apes

us.”

John

Rea

der,

Citi

es

(Lon

don:

Hei

nem

ann,

200

4)

PRC

S - 7

2

Page 5: PRCS - 69 - Richmond

3

City

of R

ichm

ond

Rich

mon

d is

a c

ity t

hat

prou

dly

cele

brat

es it

s pa

st,

pres

ent

and

futu

re. T

he C

ounc

il-ap

prov

ed (2

007)

M

useu

m a

nd H

erita

ge S

trat

egy

visi

on, g

oals

and

ob

ject

ives

pro

vide

an

effe

ctiv

e an

d re

alis

tic s

trat

egic

fr

amew

ork

that

dire

cts

Rich

mon

d’s

deve

lopm

ent

and

inte

grat

ion

of it

s m

useu

m a

nd h

erita

ge p

olic

ies

and

serv

ices

.

Mus

eum

s an

d he

ritag

e w

ithin

Ric

hmon

d ar

e a

shar

ed r

espo

nsib

ility

bet

wee

n va

rious

leve

ls o

f go

vern

men

t an

d pr

ivat

e ci

tizen

s. O

wne

rshi

p of

th

ese

herit

age

reso

urce

s is

div

ided

into

fede

ral,

prov

inci

al, m

unic

ipal

and

priv

ate.

Sev

eral

her

itage

ar

eas

and

land

scap

es w

ithin

the

City

bel

ong

to a

m

ix o

f ow

ners

.

The

City

of

Rich

mon

d ow

ns 2

7 he

ritag

e bu

ildin

gs,

4 he

ritag

e la

ndsc

apes

, 3 h

erita

ge m

onum

ents

, si

gnifi

cant

tre

es, s

ubst

antia

l art

efac

t an

d ar

chiv

al

colle

ctio

ns a

nd a

com

mun

ity M

useu

m. S

tew

ardi

ng

the

pres

erva

tion

and

pres

enta

tion

of t

hese

re

sour

ces

is d

istr

ibut

ed b

etw

een

Polic

y Pl

anni

ng,

Park

s &

Rec

reat

ion,

City

of

Rich

mon

d A

rchi

ves

and

Art

s, C

ultu

re a

nd H

erita

ge S

ervi

ces.

This

rep

ort

pres

ents

a c

olle

ctio

n of

hig

hlig

hts

for

Mus

eum

s an

d H

erita

ge in

Ric

hmon

d fo

r 20

10.

Tabl

e of

Con

tent

s

3 In

trod

uctio

n

4

Sign

atur

e Ev

ents

10

Brita

nnia

Shi

pyar

ds N

atio

nal H

isto

ric S

ite

12

Japa

nse

Fish

erm

en’s

Ben

evol

ent

Build

ing

/Ste

vest

on M

useu

m S

ite

14

Lond

on H

erita

ge F

arm

16

Min

oru

Cha

pel

17

Rich

mon

d M

useu

m

21

Stev

esto

n In

teru

rban

Tra

m

22

Bran

scom

be H

ouse

, City

of

Rich

mon

d

Cen

otap

h, T

erra

Nov

a Ru

ral P

ark,

Her

itage

Com

mis

sion

23

CIt

y of

Ric

hmon

d A

rchi

ves

– C

ity

C

lerk

’s O

ffice

25

Gul

f of

Geo

rgia

Can

nery

Intr

oduc

tion

Cov

er P

hoto

: Dev

adas

i–Te

mpl

e D

ance

r St

atue

, Ric

hmon

d M

useu

m–E

ppic

h C

olle

ctio

nPh

otog

raph

er: A

ndre

i Ant

ica

PRC

S - 7

3

Page 6: PRCS - 69 - Richmond

42010

Her

itage

Upd

ate

Herit

age

Fair

The

8th

annu

al R

ichm

ond

Del

ta R

egio

nal H

erita

ge

Fair

took

pla

ce A

pril

30-M

ay 2

at

the

Rich

mon

d C

ultu

ral C

entr

e, p

rese

nted

by

the

Rich

mon

d M

useu

m in

par

tner

ship

with

the

Del

ta M

useu

m

and

Arc

hive

s.

58 h

isto

ry p

roje

ct d

ispl

ays

crea

ted

by 1

37 s

tude

nts

thro

ugho

ut R

ichm

ond

and

Del

ta w

ere

sele

cted

fo

r sh

owca

se in

the

Cul

tura

l Cen

tre

and

in t

he

loun

ge o

f M

inor

u Pl

ace.

Dis

play

the

mes

ran

ged

from

sig

nific

ant

Can

adia

ns li

ke N

ellie

McC

lung

an

d ic

onic

inst

itutio

ns s

uch

as T

im H

orto

ns t

o lif

e-ch

angi

ng e

vent

s in

Can

adia

n hi

stor

y lik

e th

e Ri

pple

Ro

ck E

xplo

sion

.

On

Stud

ent

Fair

Day

(Apr

il 30

), st

uden

ts t

ook

part

in

a d

ay o

f hi

stor

y-re

late

d w

orks

hops

, act

iviti

es

and

field

trip

s. H

ighl

ight

s in

clud

ed a

n in

tera

ctiv

e th

eatr

e pe

rfor

man

ce b

y K

losh

e’ne

m b

ased

on

Del

ta a

nd R

ichm

ond’

s di

vers

e cu

ltura

l his

tory

, hi

stor

y th

roug

h th

e ar

t of

sto

ryte

lling

by

Max

Tel

l, hi

stor

ical

thi

nkin

g st

rate

gies

by

UBC

inst

ruct

or

and

retir

ed p

ublic

sch

ool t

each

er T

om M

orto

n,

and

‘beh

ind

the

scen

es’ t

ours

of

the

Rich

mon

d M

useu

m’s

off

-site

Col

lect

ions

Sto

rage

and

G

atew

ay T

heat

re.

On

Publ

ic F

air

Day

s (M

ay 1

-2),

the

publ

ic w

ere

invi

ted

to jo

in in

the

fun

with

a r

ange

of

activ

ities

an

d pe

rfor

man

ces.

At

the

Clo

sing

Aw

ards

C

erem

ony

on M

ay 1

, sev

eral

stu

dent

s re

ceiv

ed

spec

ial a

war

ds.

Sign

atur

e Ev

ents

Firs

t Fl

ight

C

ity o

f Ri

chm

ond

Arc

hive

s Ph

otog

raph

#19

78 5

18

(P

hoto

shop

man

ipul

atio

n)

PRC

S - 7

4

Page 7: PRCS - 69 - Richmond

5

City

of R

ichm

ond

Her

itage

Fai

r St

uden

tsPh

oto:

Nel

lissa

Lin

g

PRC

S - 7

5

Page 8: PRCS - 69 - Richmond

62010

Her

itage

Upd

ate

Door

s O

pen

Rich

mon

dO

n M

ay 1

-2, 2

010,

the

Rich

mon

d M

useu

m a

nd

frie

nds

laun

ched

the

third

suc

cess

ful D

oors

Ope

n Ri

chm

ond.

For

ty-t

hree

gro

ups

from

the

arts

, cul

ture

, pa

rks

and

herit

age

sect

ors

of th

e co

mm

unity

cam

e to

geth

er fo

r thi

s ci

tyw

ide

free

eve

nt. W

ith th

e he

lp o

f thi

s ye

ar’s

exp

ande

d te

am o

f vol

unte

ers,

th

e pr

ogra

m a

ttra

cted

mor

e th

at 1

6,00

0 sit

e vi

sits,

de

spite

the

wee

kend

’s s

pott

y w

eath

er.

At

the

Ling

Yen

Mou

ntai

n Te

mpl

e, v

isito

rs

part

icip

ated

in c

hant

ing

and

med

itatio

n w

hile

Ri

chm

ond’

s Ja

mi’a

Mos

que

offe

red

com

mun

ity

elde

rs t

o di

alog

ue a

nd c

onne

ct b

y an

swer

ing

ques

tions

and

sha

ring

stor

ies

abou

t Is

lam

.

Art

als

o pr

oved

to

be p

opul

ar t

his

year

. Fro

m

Rich

mon

d’s

num

erou

s pu

blic

art

tre

asur

es t

o th

e D

oors

Ope

n la

unch

and

ope

ning

of

Rich

mon

d A

rt

Gal

lery

’s w

orld

cla

ss e

xhib

it, In

Tra

nsiti

on: N

ew A

rt

From

Indi

a, t

o th

e ho

me

art

stud

ios

of lo

cal a

rtis

ts,

ther

e w

as lo

ts t

o se

e an

d ex

plor

e.

In S

teve

ston

, a s

mor

gasb

ord

of a

ctiv

ities

sho

wca

sed

Rich

mon

d’s

herit

age,

from

the

Gul

f of G

eorg

ia

Can

nery

, to

the

Stev

esto

n M

useu

m, t

he In

teru

rban

Tr

am, a

nd B

ritan

nia

Ship

yard

. Lon

don

Her

itage

Far

m,

as u

sual

, pro

vide

d a

tran

quil

spot

for v

isito

rs to

enj

oy.

Busi

ness

com

mun

ity p

artic

ipat

ion

was

als

o w

ell

rece

ived

. Fac

ility

tou

rs f

rom

San

duz

Win

es, a

long

w

ith a

fre

e w

ine

tast

ing

expe

rienc

e fo

r vi

sito

rs,

wer

e m

uch

appr

ecia

ted.

One

vis

itor

com

men

ted,

“Th

e D

oors

Ope

n pr

ogra

m is

won

derf

ul. P

leas

e ke

ep d

oing

th

is p

rogr

am e

very

yea

r, an

d in

clud

e m

ore

part

icip

ants

.”

Rich

mon

d N

atur

e Pa

rkPh

oto:

Pet

er H

arris

PRC

S - 7

6

Page 9: PRCS - 69 - Richmond

7

City

of R

ichm

ond

Nan

aksa

r G

ursi

kh T

empl

ePh

oto:

Nan

aksa

r Te

mpl

e

PRC

S - 7

7

Page 10: PRCS - 69 - Richmond

82010

Her

itage

Upd

ate

Rich

mon

d M

ariti

me

Fest

ival

The

Rich

mon

d M

ariti

me

Fest

ival

join

ed w

ith t

he S

teve

ston

Dra

gon

Boat

Fes

tival

in

201

0, a

nd t

he e

vent

was

a h

uge

succ

ess.

Ove

r 25

,00

0 vi

sito

rs e

njoy

ed t

he

new

spi

n on

a m

uch

cele

brat

ed a

nnua

l eve

nt.

The

Fest

ival

incl

uded

mor

e bo

ats

and

exhi

bito

rs, b

oth

on la

nd a

nd a

t sea

, tha

n ev

er

befo

re. B

oat h

ighl

ight

s in

clud

ed th

e re

cent

ly re

stor

ed S

ilver

Ann

, a ri

ver g

ill-n

ette

r bu

ilt a

t Brit

anni

a Sh

ipya

rd, t

he a

lway

s po

pula

r ste

am tu

g SS

Mas

ter,

the

eleg

ant

Paci

ficYe

llow

fin a

nd th

e Ea

stho

pe p

ower

ed E

VA. T

here

was

als

o a

chan

ce to

row

th

e Va

ncou

ver W

oode

n Bo

at S

ocie

ty’s

Juan

ita, a

Spa

nish

long

boa

t.

On

the

shor

e, t

here

wer

e ac

tiviti

es f

or c

hild

ren

and

adul

ts a

like,

with

Por

t M

etro

an

d th

e Va

ncou

ver

Aqu

ariu

m p

rovi

ding

fun

and

edu

catio

nal a

ctiv

ities

for

the

ch

ildre

n. E

xhib

its b

y M

arin

o Bo

ats,

RC

MP

Div

e Te

am, R

ichm

ond

Sea

Scou

ts a

nd

the

Gul

f of

Geo

rgia

Can

nery

Soc

iety

att

ract

ed m

any

visi

tors

. The

add

ition

of

the

Stev

esto

n D

rago

n Bo

ats

offe

red

oppo

rtun

ities

like

beg

inne

r pa

ddlin

g le

sson

s an

d a

chan

ce t

o pa

rtic

ipat

e in

a D

rago

n Bo

at R

ace.

All

the

fest

iviti

es w

ere

com

plem

ente

d w

ith m

usic

and

foo

d th

roug

hout

the

day

.

Stev

esto

n D

rago

n Bo

at F

estiv

alPh

oto:

Bro

oke

Lees

Boat

Bui

ldin

gPh

oto:

Bro

oke

Lees

PRC

S - 7

8

Page 11: PRCS - 69 - Richmond

9

City

of R

ichm

ond

Rich

mon

d M

ariti

me

Fest

ival

Phot

o: B

rook

e Le

es

PRC

S - 7

9

Page 12: PRCS - 69 - Richmond

102010

Her

itage

Upd

ate

2010

Win

ter O

lym

pic

Gam

es

Prog

ram

min

gBr

itann

ia o

pene

d its

doo

rs f

or t

he m

onth

of

Febr

uary

201

0, p

rovi

ding

tou

rs a

nd a

ctiv

ities

for

vi

sito

rs t

hat

wer

e in

tow

n fo

r va

rious

Oly

mpi

c ev

ents

. The

site

was

ope

n fo

r 28

day

s an

d w

elco

med

app

roxi

mat

ely

100

0 pe

ople

for

site

to

urs

and

prog

ram

s.

The

Silv

er A

nnBr

itann

ia’s

flag

ship

, the

Silv

er A

nn, p

artic

ipat

ed in

he

r fir

st b

oat

fest

ival

at

the

Vanc

ouve

r W

oode

n Bo

at F

estiv

al o

n G

ranv

ille

Isla

nd. O

ver

10,0

00

peop

le s

topp

ed t

o se

e th

e Si

lver

Ann

, adm

ire h

er

beau

tiful

res

tora

tion,

and

inqu

ire a

bout

pro

gram

s an

d ev

ents

at

the

Brita

nnia

Shi

pyar

ds.

Door

s O

pen

Ove

r 20

00 p

eopl

e w

ere

at B

ritan

nia

Ship

yard

s on

M

ay 1

-2, 2

010

to c

eleb

rate

Doo

rs O

pen

Rich

mon

d.

Ala

n H

aig-

Brow

n, a

utho

r of

Stil

l Fis

hin’

del

iver

ed

a pr

esen

tatio

n ab

out

the

fishi

ng in

dust

ry o

f BC

to

a la

rge

audi

ence

at

the

Mur

akam

i Boa

twor

ks

(sta

ndin

g ro

om o

nly)

. Fol

low

ing

the

pres

enta

tion,

he

aut

ogra

phed

man

y co

pies

of

his

book

.

Mus

ical

Exp

ress

ions

The

Mus

ical

Exp

ress

ions

201

0 se

ries

at B

ritan

nia

took

on

an e

xciti

ng n

ew id

entit

y. E

ach

nigh

t, t

hree

w

ell-

know

n ar

tists

ent

erta

ined

the

aud

ienc

e w

ith

stor

y an

d so

ng, d

escr

ibin

g th

e in

fluen

ces

and

mea

ning

beh

ind

the

song

prio

r to

per

form

ing

it. It

cr

eate

d an

intim

ate

expe

rienc

e fo

r a

sele

ct g

roup

of

tic

ket-

hold

ers,

and

the

eve

nt w

as v

ery

wel

l re

ceiv

ed. T

hrou

ghou

t th

e su

mm

er, 1

60 p

eopl

e en

joye

d th

e m

usic

.

Cultu

re D

ays

- Gra

nd P

rix o

f Art

Phoe

nix

Art

Wor

ksho

p sp

onso

red

the

first

ann

ual

Gra

nd P

rix o

f A

rt a

t Br

itann

ia S

hipy

ards

. Eve

nt

part

ners

incl

uded

Ric

hmon

d A

rtis

ts’ G

uild

and

lo

cal S

teve

ston

mer

chan

ts. T

he c

once

pt o

f th

e G

rand

Prix

of

Art

is t

o pr

omot

e lo

cal a

rts

in a

fu

n an

d in

tera

ctiv

e m

anne

r. A

rtis

ts f

rom

aro

und

the

prov

ince

wer

e in

vite

d to

par

ticip

ate

in a

day

of

Ple

in A

ir pa

intin

g an

d th

en d

ispl

ay t

heir

wor

k at

the

Shi

pyar

d. F

ifty

artis

ts p

artic

ipat

ed in

thi

s pr

ogra

m in

clud

ing

high

pro

file

prof

essi

onal

s, a

nd

inte

rmed

iate

and

stu

dent

pai

nter

s.

Pira

te B

irthd

ay P

artie

s Pi

rate

-the

med

par

ties

are

full

of f

un a

nd

adve

ntur

e. T

he c

hild

ren

spen

d an

aft

erno

on a

t Br

itann

ia in

a s

afe,

frie

ndly

env

ironm

ent

with

a

cost

umed

act

or s

uper

visi

ng t

he lo

otin

g an

d pi

llagi

ng. D

urin

g 12

birt

hday

par

ties

in 2

010,

13

0 ch

ildre

n en

joye

d th

e fe

stiv

ities

.

Educ

atio

nal P

rogr

ams

and

Gui

ded

Tour

sW

heth

er y

ou to

ur t

he S

hipy

ard

itsel

f, ta

ke p

art

in

the

Boat

Bui

ldin

g an

d H

isto

ry H

unte

rs p

rogr

ams,

or

exp

lore

how

you

wou

ld h

ave

lived

and

w

orke

d de

pend

ing

on y

our

gend

er a

nd c

ultu

ral

back

grou

nd, B

ritan

nia

has

prog

ram

s fo

r al

l age

s. A

s m

any

as 4

75 c

hild

ren

and

253

adul

ts to

ok p

art

in

Brita

nnia

’s e

duca

tiona

l pro

gram

s an

d gu

ided

tour

s.

Brit

anni

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ipya

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Nat

iona

l His

toric

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11

City

of R

ichm

ond

Inte

rnsh

ip P

rogr

amBr

itann

ia w

elco

med

thre

e in

tern

s th

roug

hout

the

year

, all

visit

ing

stud

ents

from

Kor

ea. T

he s

tude

nts

wer

e in

tere

sted

in le

arni

ng a

bout

Ric

hmon

d’s

hist

ory

and

Can

ada’

s to

urism

indu

stry

. The

y pr

ovid

ed

inva

luab

le h

elp

runn

ing

the

Mur

chiso

n G

ift S

hop

and

tour

ing

visit

ors

on s

ite in

bot

h En

glish

and

Kor

ean.

Colle

ctio

ns M

anag

emen

tIn

pre

para

tion

for

the

stab

iliza

tion

of t

he S

eine

Net

Lo

ft, s

taff

and

vol

unte

ers

bega

n as

sess

ing,

sor

ting

and

clea

ning

the

bui

ldin

g as

wel

l as

the

exte

nsiv

e ar

tefa

ct c

olle

ctio

n. In

201

0, t

he b

uild

ing

was

als

o be

ing

prep

ared

for

the

tem

pora

ry e

xhib

it ba

sed

on t

he s

hip’

s w

heel

bui

ldin

g bu

sine

ss o

wne

d an

d op

erat

ed b

y th

e Lu

bzin

sky

brot

hers

, due

to

open

in

spr

ing

2011

.

Site

Dev

elop

men

tTh

e Br

itann

ia S

hipy

ards

acq

uire

d ne

w w

ayfin

ding

si

gns,

app

ropr

iate

ly d

esig

ned

with

a c

onte

mpo

rary

m

ariti

me

feel

. The

y w

ere

inst

alle

d to

dire

ct

vehi

cles

to

the

site

and

to

park

ing

area

s, a

s w

ell a

s to

hel

p pe

dest

rians

nav

igat

e th

e pa

rk.

Nin

etee

n ne

w in

terp

retiv

e pa

rk s

igns

wer

e al

so

inst

alle

d, w

hich

are

ful

l of

new

res

earc

h an

d ra

re p

hoto

grap

hs t

o he

lp v

isito

rs u

nder

stan

d th

e hi

stor

y of

Ste

vest

on a

nd B

ritan

nia.

Brita

nnia

Her

itage

Shi

pyar

d So

ciet

y Th

e So

ciet

y su

cces

sful

ly im

plem

ente

d a

serie

s of

pr

ogra

ms

to e

ngag

e vi

sito

rs in

mar

itim

e hi

stor

y an

d tr

aditi

ons.

The

y of

fere

d kn

ot-t

ying

cou

rses

, to

urs

of t

heir

curr

ent

boat

res

tora

tion

proj

ect,

th

e Io

na, a

nd a

suc

cess

ful f

undr

aisi

ng s

ale

even

t.

Thes

e su

cces

ses

have

re-

intr

oduc

ed t

he s

ocie

ty

into

pub

lic a

nd jo

int

prog

ram

min

g.

Way

findi

ng s

ign

Phot

o: B

rook

e Le

es

PRC

S - 8

1

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Her

itage

Upd

ate

Japa

nese

Fis

herm

en’s

Ben

evol

ent

Build

ing/

Stev

esto

n M

useu

m S

ite

2010

Win

ter O

lym

pic

Gam

es

Prog

ram

min

gTh

e H

isto

ry o

f St

eves

ton

exhi

bit

was

upg

rade

d,

rem

aini

ng e

xhib

its w

ere

clea

ned

and

room

s w

ere

refr

eshe

d in

ear

ly 2

010

to e

nhan

ce t

he e

xper

ienc

e in

the

Mus

eum

for

vis

itors

in t

own

for

the

2010

W

inte

r O

lym

pic

Gam

es. G

low

ing

com

men

ts w

ere

left

in t

he v

isito

r’s

book

, ind

icat

ing

thes

e ch

ange

s w

ere

very

wel

l rec

eive

d. V

isito

r st

atis

tics

wer

e re

cord

ed d

urin

g st

aff

pres

ence

, res

ultin

g in

126

vi

sito

rs u

psta

irs d

urin

g th

e O

lym

pic

perio

d.

An

Oly

mpi

c he

ritag

e co

lour

ing

com

petit

ion,

co

-spo

nsor

ed b

y Sp

lash

Toy

Sho

p, w

as d

evel

oped

an

d fu

rthe

r exp

ande

d la

ter i

n th

e ye

ar. O

ver 1

00

entr

ies

wer

e re

ceiv

ed. T

he p

rogr

am w

as a

suc

cess

ful

way

to in

form

chi

ldre

n ab

out h

erita

ge in

a fu

n w

ay.

This

prog

ram

will

be

expa

nded

furt

her

in 2

011.

Door

s O

pen

Des

pite

rai

ny w

eath

er, D

oors

Ope

n Ri

chm

ond

was

suc

cess

ful a

t th

e St

eves

ton

Mus

eum

with

371

vi

sito

rs t

hrou

ghou

t th

e w

eeke

nd. P

eopl

e en

joye

d liv

e m

usic

in a

nd o

utsi

de t

he M

useu

m c

ourt

esy

of

the

Stev

esto

n Fo

lk G

uild

. Vis

itors

wer

e in

trig

ued

by

the

Mus

eum

tou

rs a

s gu

ides

sha

red

stor

ies

abou

t St

eves

ton’

s co

lour

ful h

isto

ry.

Sum

mer

Mus

ic S

erie

sTh

e St

eves

ton

Mus

eum

Sum

mer

Mus

ic S

erie

s w

as v

ery

wel

l rec

eive

d ag

ain

this

yea

r w

ith t

he

appe

aran

ce o

f sm

ashi

ng a

tten

danc

e re

cord

s fr

om

last

yea

r. U

nfor

tuna

tely

rai

n w

ashe

d ou

t th

e th

ird

and

final

day

. The

par

k w

as fi

lled

with

art

ists

an

d tr

aditi

onal

cra

ftsp

eopl

e fr

om t

hrou

ghou

t Ri

chm

ond

and

fabu

lous

mus

ic fi

lled

the

area

. Ove

r 65

0 pe

ople

enj

oyed

the

eve

nt.

Salm

on F

estiv

alTh

e St

eves

ton

Mus

eum

was

ope

n, o

ffer

ing

hand

s-on

act

iviti

es f

or t

he f

amily

dur

ing

Stev

esto

n’s

sign

atur

e an

nual

eve

nt. A

15

% in

crea

se in

vi

sita

tion

from

the

pre

viou

s ye

ar s

aw 4

82 v

isito

rs

durin

g th

e da

y in

201

0.

Cultu

re D

ays

- Hist

oric

Liv

esSt

eves

ton

Mus

eum

’s p

artic

ipat

ion

in t

he n

atio

nal

even

t C

ultu

re D

ays

pres

ente

d an

opp

ortu

nity

to

pilo

t a

new

pro

gram

, His

toric

Liv

es. F

our

peop

le

with

uni

quel

y hi

stor

ic p

erso

nal l

ives

gat

here

d in

the

m

useu

m’s

par

k as

“Li

ving

Boo

ks”

to b

e bo

rrow

ed

by m

embe

rs o

f th

e pu

blic

. Ove

r a

doze

n “l

oans

” of

th

e Li

ving

Boo

ks o

ccur

red

durin

g th

e ev

ent.

Youn

g Ca

nada

Wor

ks P

rogr

amSp

onso

red

by t

he S

teve

ston

His

toric

al S

ocie

ty,

Stev

esto

n M

useu

m w

elco

med

a s

umm

er s

tude

nt

who

wor

ked

at t

he M

useu

m a

s pa

rt o

f th

e Yo

ung

Can

ada

Wor

ks p

rogr

am. T

he s

tude

nt a

ssis

ted

with

sp

ecia

l eve

nts,

acc

essi

oned

hun

dred

s of

art

efac

ts

and

help

ed s

uper

vise

vol

unte

ers.

Volu

ntee

rsTh

anks

to

the

new

City

of

Rich

mon

d Vo

lunt

eer

web

site

, Ste

vest

on M

useu

m h

as b

een

able

to

recr

uit

20 v

olun

teer

s fo

r sp

ecia

l eve

nts

and

mus

eum

con

serv

atio

n w

ork

thro

ugho

ut t

he

year

. The

se v

olun

teer

s gr

eatly

con

trib

uted

to

the

succ

ess

of S

teve

ston

Mus

eum

pro

gram

s in

201

0.

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esto

n ex

hibi

tPh

oto:

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rielle

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rpSu

mm

er M

usic

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ies

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abrie

lle S

harp

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13

City

of R

ichm

ond

Colle

ctio

ns M

anag

emen

tIn

20

09 a

col

lect

ions

inve

ntor

y an

d ca

talo

guin

g pr

ojec

t w

as in

itiat

ed t

o im

prov

e th

e st

orag

e an

d re

cord

s fo

r th

is v

alua

ble

colle

ctio

n. A

t th

at t

ime

750

arte

fact

s w

ere

acce

ssio

ned

and

reco

rded

in

the

data

base

. In

2010

, 60

0 ob

ject

s w

ere

adde

d to

the

doc

umen

tatio

n. T

he r

emai

ning

20%

of

the

arte

fact

col

lect

ion

will

be

inve

ntor

ied

and

cata

logu

ed in

sum

mer

201

1, p

endi

ng f

undi

ng.

Site

Dev

elop

men

tIn

the

ear

ly h

ours

of

the

mor

ning

on

Janu

ary

19, 2

010,

the

Jap

anes

e Fi

sher

men

’s B

enev

olen

t So

ciet

y bu

ildin

g m

oved

to

its c

urre

nt s

ite, j

ust

nort

h of

the

Ste

vest

on M

useu

m. T

he b

uild

ing

is

clos

ely

asso

ciat

ed w

ith t

he J

apan

ese

Hos

pita

l in

Stev

esto

n an

d w

ill b

e re

stor

ed a

nd r

e-in

terp

rete

d ov

er t

he n

ext

two

year

s. C

omm

unity

con

sulta

tion

and

plan

ning

with

a h

erita

ge a

rchi

tect

and

exh

ibit

desi

gner

hav

e al

read

y be

gun.

The

com

plet

ion

of

this

pro

ject

will

off

er a

mor

e co

mpl

ete

Mus

eum

ex

perie

nce

to lo

cals

and

vis

itors

alik

e in

the

cen

tre

of S

teve

ston

Vill

age.

Stev

esto

n Hi

stor

ical

Soc

iety

In

May

201

0 a

new

boa

rd w

as e

lect

ed t

o th

e St

eves

ton

His

toric

al S

ocie

ty (S

HS)

and

res

pons

ibili

ty

for

the

oper

atio

n of

Ste

vest

on M

useu

m P

ost

Offi

ce r

etur

ned

to t

he S

HS.

The

Soc

iety

is a

lso

the

prim

ary

stak

ehol

der

in t

he d

evel

opm

ent

of

the

Japa

nese

Fis

herm

en’s

Ben

evol

ent

build

ing,

th

e ex

hibi

t up

grad

e of

the

Ste

vest

on M

useu

m

build

ing,

and

the

coo

rdin

atio

n of

the

tw

o w

ith

the

adjo

inin

g pa

rk. T

he g

oal i

s to

ope

rate

the

se

herit

age

asse

ts a

s on

e co

ordi

nate

d si

te.

Japa

nese

Fis

herm

en’s

Bene

vole

nt b

uild

ing

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ePh

oto:

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iel K

olb

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Her

itage

Upd

ate

Lond

on H

erit

age

Farm

Tea

Room

and

Spe

cial E

vent

s Th

e Te

a Ro

om is

a p

opul

ar s

pot

for

loca

ls a

nd

visi

tors

alik

e to

spe

nd a

rel

axin

g tim

e on

Sat

urda

y an

d Su

nday

aft

erno

ons

in t

he w

inte

r m

onth

s af

ter

a w

alk

alon

g th

e dy

ke o

r ar

ound

Lon

don

Her

itage

Far

m. D

urin

g th

e w

eek

it be

com

es h

ome

to m

any

grou

ps o

f se

nior

s, s

tude

nts

and

of la

te,

has

beco

me

a po

pula

r sp

ot f

or w

orks

hops

for

Va

ncou

ver

Coa

stal

Hea

lth a

nd o

ther

s.

The

farm

hous

e is

ope

n to

the

pub

lic f

rom

Fe

brua

ry t

o D

ecem

ber.

Insi

de a

nd o

utsi

de r

enta

ls

are

avai

labl

e pl

us t

ours

and

edu

catio

nal p

rogr

ams.

Th

e G

ift S

hop

feat

ures

hon

ey f

rom

the

far

m’s

ow

n be

es, s

peci

ally

ble

nded

Lon

don

Lady

Tea

and

ho

mem

ade

jam

s an

d fa

rm f

resh

egg

s. T

he S

ocie

ty

also

hos

ts m

any

spec

ial e

vent

day

tea

s th

roug

hout

th

e ye

ar. F

or e

xam

ple,

in 2

010,

the

Mot

her’

s D

ay

tea

wel

com

ed 2

00

visi

tors

.

Rent

als

& W

eddi

ngs

10 w

eddi

ngs

took

pla

ce a

t th

e fa

rm in

201

0 an

d ov

er t

he C

hris

tmas

sea

son

15 g

roup

s, m

ostly

se

nior

s, r

ente

d th

e Te

a Ro

om.

Plan

t Sal

eLo

ndon

Far

m v

olun

teer

s w

orke

d tir

eles

sly

in

prep

arat

ion

for

the

Ann

ual P

lant

Sal

e w

hich

is

held

on

the

Mot

her’s

Day

wee

kend

eac

h ye

ar.

Org

anic

ally

gro

wn

vege

tabl

e se

edlin

gs a

nd L

ondo

n H

erita

ge F

arm

per

enni

als

are

sold

as

wel

l as

an

abun

danc

e of

ann

uals

. The

pot

s th

at t

he s

eedl

ings

ar

e gr

own

in a

re m

ade

from

old

new

spap

ers

put

toge

ther

at

the

fam

ous

Lond

on F

arm

“Po

t Pa

rtie

s”.

Door

s O

pen

Lond

on F

arm

was

a v

enue

par

tner

with

Doo

rs

Ope

n Ri

chm

ond

agai

n th

is y

ear.

It is

a w

onde

rful

op

port

unity

to

show

case

Lon

don

Her

itage

Far

m.

Vis

itors

can

vie

w t

he h

erita

ge g

arde

ns, c

hick

ens,

po

nd, c

omm

unity

gar

dens

, orc

hard

bee

s, a

nd

inte

rpre

tive

disp

lay

of la

rge

agric

ultu

ral m

achi

nery

. Th

e fu

rnis

hed

farm

hous

e w

ith d

ispl

ay r

oom

s an

d co

stum

ed s

taff

are

ope

n to

the

pub

lic a

s w

ell

as t

he h

erita

ge s

tyle

Gift

Sho

p an

d Te

a Ro

om.

Hun

dred

s of

peo

ple

visi

ted

the

site

on

thes

e da

ys.

Plan

t sa

lePh

oto:

Kat

e H

errin

g

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15

City

of R

ichm

ond

Educ

atio

nal P

rogr

am -

Food

For

Th

ough

t: Li

fe a

t Lon

don

Farm

O

ne o

f th

e Ri

chm

ond

Mus

eum

’s c

urric

ulum

-ba

sed

educ

atio

nal p

rogr

ams

offe

red

to c

hild

ren

is

Food

For

Tho

ught

: Life

at

Lond

on F

arm

. Chi

ldre

n ex

perie

nce

first

-han

d w

hat

it w

as li

ke f

or e

arly

fa

rmin

g pi

onee

rs t

hrou

gh “

Farm

er T

rain

ing”

. The

y le

arn

abou

t Lo

ndon

Fam

ily, p

erfo

rm c

omm

on

chor

es f

or c

hild

ren

(col

lect

ion

of e

ggs

and

wat

er),

play

Far

mer

Jeo

pard

y, a

nd a

naly

ze s

oil t

o de

term

ine

prop

er g

row

ing

cond

ition

s fo

r cr

ops.

In

the

end

stu

dent

s re

ceiv

e a

spec

ial f

arm

ing

souv

enir

to t

ake

hom

e. T

he p

rogr

am w

as b

ooke

d by

thr

ee c

lass

es in

201

0.

Fam

ily F

arm

Fai

r O

n Fa

mily

Far

m D

ay, i

n ea

rly A

ugus

t, 2

010,

Lo

ndon

Her

itage

Far

m S

ocie

ty o

pene

d th

e fa

rm

up f

or 1

200

visi

tors

to

enjo

y a

wea

lth o

f ac

tiviti

es

at t

he h

isto

ric s

ite. T

his

incl

uded

a p

ettin

g zo

o,

face

pai

ntin

g, b

ake

sale

, cra

ft f

air,

dem

onst

ratio

ns

and

live

ente

rtai

nmen

t. B

oth

the

Tea

Room

and

G

ift S

hop

wer

e op

en t

o th

e pu

blic

and

the

hou

se

was

ope

n fo

r to

urs.

For

man

y vi

sito

rs t

his

was

the

fir

st t

ime

they

hav

e se

en t

he h

erita

ge h

ouse

and

its

sur

roun

ding

land

.

Colle

ctio

ns M

anag

emen

tIn

20

08 L

ondo

n H

erita

ge F

arm

Soc

iety

ado

pted

th

eir

first

Col

lect

ions

Pol

icy

and

Proc

edur

es. T

he

docu

men

ts o

utlin

e ho

w t

o ca

re f

or a

nd o

rgan

ize

the

arte

fact

col

lect

ion.

In 2

008

and

20

09 t

he

Soci

ety

hire

d su

mm

er s

tude

nts

who

wor

ked

with

vo

lunt

eers

to

inve

ntor

y th

eir

colle

ctio

n, w

hich

is

app

roxi

mat

ely

60%

com

plet

e. T

he R

ichm

ond

Mus

eum

cur

ator

ial s

taff

pro

vide

d tr

aini

ng f

or

Soci

ety

staf

f an

d vo

lunt

eers

in a

rtef

act

care

and

ha

ndlin

g in

20

09. T

hey

also

com

mitt

ed t

ime

to w

ork

on t

he c

olle

ctio

n w

ith L

ondo

n Fa

rm’s

vo

lunt

eers

. The

pro

ject

has

bee

n on

hol

d fo

r 20

10.

Educ

atio

nal T

ours

Dur

ing

the

fall

seas

on, f

our

scho

ol g

roup

s an

d tw

o pr

esch

ool g

roup

s ca

me

to le

arn

abou

t lif

e at

the

fa

rm t

hrou

gh g

uide

d to

urs.

Build

ing

Mai

nten

ance

Lond

on F

arm

hous

e ha

s ex

perie

nced

sig

nific

ant

dete

riora

tion

to t

he d

ecks

and

foun

datio

n.

The

deck

s w

ere

unsa

fe fo

r pu

blic

use

and

the

fo

unda

tion

and

supp

ort

beam

s w

ere

stru

ctur

ally

un

soun

d. T

he w

ood

gutt

ers

had

sign

ifica

nt

dete

riora

tion

whi

ch w

ould

eve

ntua

lly le

ad to

bu

ildin

g en

velo

pe fa

ilure

s. W

ith t

he in

nova

tive

use

of m

oder

n bu

ildin

g te

chno

logi

es, t

he c

onse

rvat

ion

of t

his

sign

ifica

nt h

erita

ge a

sset

has

bee

n m

aint

aine

d, w

hile

pre

serv

ing

the

orig

inal

his

toric

ch

arac

teris

tics

defin

ing

elem

ents

of

the

build

ing.

Th

e op

port

unity

to p

rovi

de a

num

ber

of s

igni

fican

t bu

ildin

g up

grad

es w

as a

lso

take

n ad

vant

age

of.

Thes

e in

clud

ed u

pgra

ding

the

bui

ldin

g fo

unda

tion

by a

ddin

g se

ismic

res

trai

nts,

late

ral b

raci

ng, a

she

ar

wal

l aro

und

the

perim

eter

of

the

entir

e st

ruct

ure

and

addi

tiona

l per

imet

er fo

unda

tion

drai

nage

.

Food

for

Tho

ught

pro

gram

Ph

oto:

Em

ily S

o

Lond

on F

arm

hous

e Fo

unda

tion

Phot

o: D

anie

l Kol

lo

PRC

S - 8

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162010

Her

itage

Upd

ate

Door

s O

pen

As

part

of

the

city

wid

e fr

ee e

vent

, the

Cha

pel w

as

open

and

wel

com

ed 9

5 vi

sito

rs d

urin

g th

is t

wo

day

prog

ram

.

Ope

ra N

ight

s In

spire

d by

the

cha

rm a

nd a

cous

tics

of t

he C

hape

l, a

pilo

t pr

ojec

t w

as la

unch

ed in

the

fal

l of

2010

to

det

erm

ine

the

poss

ibili

ty o

f a

broa

der

rang

e of

pro

gram

min

g in

the

bui

ldin

g. 2

60 p

eopl

e en

joye

d pe

rfor

man

ces

by O

pera

Pro

Can

tant

i, C

ity O

pera

Van

couv

er a

nd B

urna

by L

yric

Ope

ra

over

the

cou

rse

of t

hree

nig

hts

from

Oct

ober

to

Dec

embe

r 20

10. A

s a

resu

lt of

the

suc

cess

of

this

w

inte

r se

ries

a sp

ring

serie

s fe

atur

ing

mat

inee

s an

d ev

enin

g pe

rfor

man

ces

will

be

offe

red

in

2011

. The

se e

vent

s of

fere

d th

e co

mm

unity

an

oppo

rtun

ity t

o ga

in a

cces

s to

the

Cha

pel,

see

orig

inal

19t

h ce

ntur

y fu

rnis

hing

s an

d th

e un

ique

st

aine

d gl

ass

win

dow

s an

d en

joy

oper

a in

a

hist

oric

atm

osph

ere.

Ope

ratin

g Ag

reem

ent C

ontra

ctIn

201

0 di

scus

sion

beg

an a

bout

the

par

amet

ers

of u

pdat

ing

the

oper

atin

g ag

reem

ent

for

the

man

agem

ent

of M

inor

u C

hape

l. A

fina

l con

trac

t w

ill b

e si

gned

in S

prin

g 20

11.

Wed

ding

s/Ev

ents

Built

in 1

891

as t

he R

ichm

ond

Met

hodi

st C

hurc

h at

the

cor

ner

of R

iver

and

Cam

bie

Road

s, t

he

Cha

pel w

as a

n im

port

ant

plac

e fo

r Ri

chm

ond’

s pi

onee

r re

side

nts.

Mov

ed t

o M

inor

u Pa

rk in

196

7,

the

build

ing

cont

inue

s to

ser

ve t

he c

omm

unity

to

day.

Thr

ough

out

the

year

, 127

wed

ding

s,

mem

oria

ls a

nd b

aptis

ms

wer

e he

ld a

t th

e C

hape

l in

201

0.

Min

oru

Chap

el

Phot

o: B

A B

urne

tt

PRC

S - 8

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17

City

of R

ichm

ond

Rich

mon

d M

useu

m T

rans

form

s In

spire

d by

the

arr

ival

of

the

Ozo

ne C

eleb

ratio

n Si

te a

nd t

he d

onat

ion

of t

he w

orld

cla

ss E

ppic

h C

olle

ctio

n pa

ired

with

the

une

qual

led

gene

rosi

ty

of t

win

bro

ther

s, H

elm

ut a

nd H

ugo

Eppi

ch, t

he

Mus

eum

was

abl

e to

und

ergo

a t

rans

form

atio

n in

201

0. T

he c

eilin

g w

as p

aint

ed, t

he li

ghtin

g w

as

repl

aced

, the

exh

ibit

case

s w

ere

upgr

aded

and

the

st

eel a

nd a

lum

iniu

m e

xhib

it pa

nels

, dev

elop

ed f

or

From

Far

& W

ide:

The

Epp

ich

Col

lect

ion,

wer

e le

ft

in le

gacy

, allo

win

g th

e M

useu

m t

o si

gnifi

cant

ly

impr

ove

the

qual

ity o

f fu

ture

exh

ibits

. In

2010

, 38

,052

peo

ple

visi

ted

the

Mus

eum

.

From

Far

& W

ide:

The

Epp

ich

Colle

ctio

n ex

hibi

tTh

is e

xhib

ition

fea

ture

d cu

lture

and

fai

th-b

ased

ar

tefa

cts

colle

cted

“fr

om f

ar a

nd w

ide”

by

Mr.

Hel

mut

Epp

ich

of E

bco

Indu

strie

s. A

s pa

rt o

f th

e Ri

chm

ond

O Z

one,

Oly

mpi

c C

eleb

ratio

n Si

te, t

he

exhi

bit

attr

acte

d ov

er 1

4,0

00

inte

rnat

iona

l and

lo

cal v

isito

rs. M

oreo

ver,

with

the

acc

epta

nce

of

the

Eppi

ch C

olle

ctio

n, t

he M

useu

m’s

col

lect

ion

has

grow

n to

rep

rese

nt R

ichm

ond’

s cu

ltura

l div

ersi

ty,

and

will

the

refo

re e

nhan

ce f

utur

e ex

hibi

ts a

nd

disp

lays

on

inte

rfai

th, t

extil

es a

nd f

olk

art.

The

Cutt

ing

Edge

: A H

istor

y of

Te

chno

logy

in R

ichm

ond

exhi

bit

Build

ing

on r

elat

ions

hips

dev

elop

ed w

ith in

dust

rial

busi

ness

es in

Ric

hmon

d, t

his

exhi

bit

expl

ores

the

de

velo

pmen

t of

tec

hnol

ogy

thro

ugh

digi

tal m

edia

, ae

rosp

ace

and

avia

tion,

and

com

mun

icat

ion.

For

th

e fir

st t

ime,

the

Mus

eum

em

brac

ed h

igh-

tech

in

its

exhi

bit

thro

ugh

touc

h-sc

reen

dis

play

s, a

n el

ectr

onic

ter

min

al o

n lo

an f

rom

YV

R, a

nd a

n in

tera

ctiv

e w

hite

boar

d.

iTou

rsiP

od a

udio

tou

rs o

f th

e M

useu

m’s

exh

ibiti

ons

have

bee

n av

aila

ble

to t

he p

ublic

sin

ce 2

009

. The

y w

ere

upda

ted

in 2

010

for

From

Far

& W

ide

and

The

Cut

ting

Edge

. The

tou

rs a

re a

lso

acce

ssib

le

onlin

e on

the

Mus

eum

’s w

eb p

age,

ava

ilabl

e to

do

wnl

oad

for

free

.

Cultu

re D

ays

– Cu

rato

rial T

our,

Thea

trica

l Per

form

ance

The

Rich

mon

d M

useu

m c

ontr

ibut

ed to

thi

s co

llabo

rativ

e, n

atio

nal i

nitia

tive

with

a ra

nge

of p

rogr

ams.

A b

ehin

d-th

e-sc

enes

tour

of

the

Mus

eum

’s c

olle

ctio

n st

orag

e fa

cilit

y, a

n in

form

ativ

e ta

lk o

n ar

tefa

ct p

rese

rvat

ion

by t

he C

urat

or a

nd a

n in

tera

ctiv

e th

eatr

ical

per

form

ance

by

Rich

mon

d 3D

ba

sed

on F

rom

Far

& W

ide:

The

Epp

ich

Colle

ctio

nex

hibi

t, w

ere

all s

ucce

ssfu

l pro

gram

s.

Cana

dian

Citi

zens

hip

Cere

mon

y In

cel

ebra

tion

of C

anad

ian

Mul

ticul

tura

lism

Day

an

d C

eleb

rate

Can

ada

Wee

k, a

spe

cial

Citi

zens

hip

Cer

emon

y w

as h

eld

on J

une

30, a

t th

e Ri

chm

ond

Mus

eum

, whe

re fi

fty

cand

idat

es f

rom

ove

r tw

enty

-six

cou

ntrie

s be

cam

e ne

w c

itize

ns. S

peci

al

gues

ts a

nd c

ultu

ral d

iver

sity

adv

ocat

es, H

elm

ut

and

Hug

o Ep

pich

wer

e in

att

enda

nce.

Fol

low

ing

the

cere

mon

y, t

he E

ppic

h br

othe

rs o

ffer

ed g

uide

d to

urs

of t

he M

useu

m e

xhib

it, F

rom

Far

& W

ide:

Th

e Ep

pich

Col

lect

ion.

Rich

mon

d M

useu

m

New

citi

zens

Ph

oto:

Pet

er H

arris

PRC

S - 8

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182010

Her

itage

Upd

ate

From

Far

& W

ide:

The

Epp

ich

Col

lect

ion

Exhi

bit

Phot

o: P

eter

Har

ris

PRC

S - 8

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19

City

of R

ichm

ond

The

Cutt

ing

Edge

: The

Evo

lutio

n of

Co

mm

unic

atio

ns e

duca

tion

kit

The

Mus

eum

dem

onst

rate

d le

ader

ship

in m

useu

m

educ

atio

n by

inco

rpor

atin

g th

e Be

nchm

arks

of

His

toric

al T

hink

ing,

a le

arni

ng f

ram

ewor

k th

at

enco

urag

es m

ore

mea

ning

ful h

isto

ry e

duca

tion

thro

ugh

criti

cal t

hink

ing,

into

the

dev

elop

men

t of

thi

s ki

t. E

duca

tion

Kits

are

col

lect

ions

of

reso

urce

s —

art

efac

ts, b

ooks

, aud

io-v

isua

l mat

eria

l, ph

otog

raph

s an

d m

ore

— fo

r us

e in

ele

men

tary

an

d se

cond

ary

scho

ol c

lass

room

s. T

his

part

icul

ar

kit

was

insp

ired

by t

he la

ck o

f hi

stor

ical

res

ourc

es

avai

labl

e fo

r te

ache

rs a

bout

the

dev

elop

men

t of

te

chno

logy

and

it a

lso

com

plem

ents

The

Cut

ting

Edge

: A H

isto

ry o

f Te

chno

logy

in R

ichm

ond

exhi

bit.

Exhi

bit D

iscov

ery

Area

Upg

rade

The

Mus

eum

bre

athe

d ne

w li

fe in

to it

s D

isco

very

A

rea

by d

evel

opin

g ne

w D

isco

very

Box

es, w

ith

activ

ities

to

com

plem

ent

curr

ent

exhi

bitio

ns.

For

From

Far

& W

ide:

The

Epp

ich

Col

lect

ion,

the

D

isco

very

Are

a pr

esen

ted

gam

es f

rom

aro

und

the

wor

ld, i

nclu

ding

the

his

tory

of

icon

ic g

ames

su

ch a

s Ba

ckga

mm

on a

nd G

o. T

he M

useu

m w

ill

cont

inue

to

upda

te t

his

area

for

fut

ure

exhi

bitio

ns.

Educ

atio

nal P

rogr

ams

The

Mus

eum

off

ers

curr

icul

um-b

ased

edu

catio

n ki

ts fi

lled

with

art

efac

ts, h

isto

rical

pho

togr

aphs

an

d ot

her

reso

urce

s to

hel

p le

arni

ng c

ome

aliv

e! T

opic

s in

clud

e M

usqu

eam

Firs

t N

atio

ns,

Imm

igra

tion,

Inte

rnm

ent,

Mul

ticul

tura

lism

and

Pi

onee

rs. I

n 20

10, 3

7 ki

ts w

ere

rent

ed s

ervi

ng

1187

stu

dent

s.

Stud

ents

can

als

o ex

perie

nce

in-h

ouse

pro

gram

s at

the

Ric

hmon

d M

useu

m, i

nclu

ding

Let

’s

Cel

ebra

te W

inte

r, le

arni

ng a

bout

how

diff

eren

t cu

lture

s ce

lebr

ate

the

seas

on in

clud

ing

hand

s-on

ac

tiviti

es a

nd a

spe

cial

pio

neer

cra

ft t

o ta

ke h

ome.

C

hild

ren

from

22

clas

ses,

tot

allin

g 53

4 st

uden

ts,

enjo

yed

Mus

eum

pro

gram

s in

201

0.

Sum

mer

Pro

gram

sTh

e Ri

chm

ond

Mus

eum

off

ered

9 w

eeks

of s

umm

er

prog

ram

s in

July

and

Aug

ust f

or c

hild

ren

ages

4-1

2 th

at p

rom

ote

an a

ppre

ciat

ion

for R

ichm

ond’

s hi

stor

y an

d he

ritag

e, in

clud

ing

arch

aeol

ogy

and

the

hist

ory

of S

teve

ston

, Brig

hous

e, a

nd L

ondo

n Fa

rm. T

hese

pr

ogra

ms

mak

e hi

stor

y m

ore

rele

vant

for a

you

nger

au

dien

ce, a

resu

lt de

mon

stra

ted

thro

ugh

posit

ive

feed

back

from

par

ents

. Sum

mer

pro

gram

s in

201

0 w

ere

enjo

yed

by 1

70 c

hild

ren.

Two

sum

mer

sta

ff w

ere

fund

ed b

y th

e C

anad

a Su

mm

er J

obs

prog

ram

gra

nt a

nd t

he R

ichm

ond

Mus

eum

Soc

iety

. The

y w

ere

resp

onsi

ble

for

deve

lopi

ng, d

eliv

erin

g an

d ev

alua

ting

sum

mer

pr

ogra

ms.

In J

une,

sum

mer

sta

ff s

pent

80

hour

s de

velo

ping

the

pro

gram

s, a

nd in

Jul

y an

d A

ugus

t,

over

30

0 ho

urs

deliv

erin

g pr

ogra

ms

and

cont

inue

d to

impr

ove

them

bas

ed o

n re

gula

r fe

edba

ck

from

sta

ff, p

aren

ts, a

nd t

heir

own

pers

onal

ob

serv

atio

ns.

Volu

ntee

r an

d pa

rtic

ipan

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t M

useu

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oto:

Vin

cent

Mar

tin

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Her

itage

Upd

ate

Inte

rnsh

ip P

rogr

am a

nd V

olun

teer

sTh

e M

useu

m c

ontin

ues

to s

uppo

rt y

outh

thr

ough

ex

pand

ing

volu

ntee

r an

d in

tern

ship

pro

gram

s. T

he

volu

ntee

r pr

ogra

m h

as b

een

upgr

aded

in t

he p

ast

year

as

a re

sult

of t

he R

ichm

ond

O Z

one

and

2010

W

inte

r O

lym

pics

. The

exp

erie

nce

has

bene

fited

ot

her

larg

e M

useu

m e

vent

s, in

clud

ing

Doo

rs

Ope

n Ri

chm

ond

and

the

Rich

mon

d D

elta

Reg

iona

l H

erita

ge F

air.

As

a re

sult,

vol

unte

er r

eten

tion

has

also

incr

ease

d. In

201

0, t

he M

useu

m h

ad 7

0 ac

tive

volu

ntee

rs.

Wor

king

with

the

Uni

vers

ity o

f Br

itish

Col

umbi

a’s

Facu

lty o

f A

rts

Inte

rnsh

ip P

rogr

am, s

tude

nt g

rant

s an

d th

e C

ity o

f Ri

chm

ond

Volu

ntee

r C

oord

inat

or,

stud

ents

and

you

th h

ave

been

off

ered

a v

arie

ty o

f op

port

uniti

es in

the

Mus

eum

. The

se h

ave

incl

uded

re

sear

chin

g an

d in

stal

ling

outr

each

exh

ibiti

ons,

le

arni

ng h

ow t

o ac

cess

ion

and

cata

logu

e ar

tefa

cts,

an

d de

liver

ing

educ

atio

nal p

rogr

amm

ing.

Fou

r in

tern

s w

orke

d at

the

Mus

eum

in 2

010.

Colle

ctio

ns M

anag

emen

t In

201

0, t

he R

ichm

ond

Mus

eum

was

the

rec

ipie

nt

of 4

1 do

natio

ns c

onsi

stin

g of

ove

r 43

0 ar

tefa

cts.

Eppi

ch C

olle

ctio

n –

This

uni

que

and

extr

emel

y va

luab

le c

olle

ctio

n ar

rived

at

the

Mus

eum

in 2

009

an

d is

cur

rent

ly s

tore

d at

the

off

-site

war

ehou

se.

The

inve

ntor

y w

as c

ompl

eted

in 2

010

and

acce

ssio

ning

and

cat

alog

uing

of

the

colle

ctio

n w

ill

begi

n up

on c

ompl

etio

n of

don

atio

n de

cisi

ons.

Art

efac

ts a

nd e

phem

era

from

Ric

hmon

d’s

O Z

one

Cel

ebra

tion

wer

e de

posi

ted

into

the

col

lect

ion

to p

rovi

de a

last

ing

lega

cy r

eflec

ting

Rich

mon

d’s

part

icip

atio

n in

the

Win

ter

Gam

es.

Add

ition

s w

ere

also

mad

e to

the

Ric

hmon

d Fi

re D

epar

tmen

t C

olle

ctio

n an

d te

chno

logi

cal

cont

empo

rary

art

efac

ts c

ontin

ue t

o be

don

ated

, m

any

of w

hich

are

on

disp

lay

in t

he e

xhib

it,

The

Cut

ting

Edge

: A H

isto

ry o

f Te

chno

logy

and

Ri

chm

ond.

With

sup

port

fro

m t

he Y

oung

Can

ada

Wor

ks

prog

ram

gra

nt a

nd t

he R

ichm

ond

Mus

eum

So

ciet

y, a

stu

dent

was

hire

d to

wor

k w

ith t

he

Mus

eum

’s 1

2,0

00

plus

art

efac

t co

llect

ion.

Thi

s en

try

leve

l pos

ition

pro

vide

s st

uden

ts w

ith

valu

able

cur

ator

ial e

xper

ienc

e. T

hey

gain

ed

know

ledg

e w

orki

ng w

ith a

var

iety

of

arte

fact

s,

and

acce

ssio

ned

and

hous

ed t

he R

ichm

ond

Fire

D

epar

tmen

t C

olle

ctio

n. T

hey

also

lear

ned

abou

t pr

even

tativ

e co

nser

vatio

n.

The

oppo

rtun

ity t

o pr

ovid

e to

urs

of t

he M

useu

m’s

co

llect

ions

sto

rage

uni

t w

as r

ealiz

ed in

201

0. T

his

uniq

ue e

xper

ienc

e w

as o

ffer

ed o

n th

e C

ultu

re

Day

s w

eeke

nd a

nd t

o H

erita

ge F

air

and

Sum

mer

D

ay C

amp

part

icip

ants

.

Rich

mon

d M

useu

m S

ocie

ty

In N

ovem

ber

2009

, the

Mus

eum

Soc

iety

beg

an a

ne

w p

hase

of

stra

tegi

c pl

anni

ng. B

oard

mem

bers

co

mm

itted

to

a ne

w v

isio

n: “

To m

ake

the

stor

y of

Ric

hmon

d re

leva

nt, e

ngag

ing

and

acce

ssib

le”.

Th

e go

vern

ance

str

uctu

re w

as c

hang

ed t

o in

clud

e th

ree

new

sta

ndin

g co

mm

ittee

s: C

omm

unic

atio

ns,

Fund

rais

ing

and

Mem

bers

hip.

Tw

o ne

w y

oung

bo

ard

mem

bers

join

ed t

he S

ocie

ty, p

rovi

ding

the

ir fir

st y

outh

rep

rese

ntat

ives

. Mem

bers

hip

cont

inue

s to

incr

ease

and

the

Com

mun

icat

ions

Com

mitt

ee is

in

the

mar

ket

for

a de

sign

er f

or t

heir

new

web

site

.

Fund

ing

Fund

ing

from

a v

arie

ty o

f so

urce

s co

ntin

ued

to

assi

st t

he M

useu

m w

ith it

s op

erat

ions

and

hig

h qu

ality

pro

gram

min

g:

Briti

sh C

olum

bia

Art

s C

ounc

il 20

10 f

undi

ng:

$28,

00

0. S

uppo

rts

colle

ctio

ns m

anag

emen

t,

exhi

bits

, pub

lic a

nd e

duca

tiona

l pro

gram

min

g.

BC H

erita

ge F

air

Soci

ety:

$15

00.

To

assi

st w

ith t

he

Rich

mon

d D

elta

Reg

iona

l Her

itage

Fai

r.

Can

ada

Sum

mer

Job

s Pr

ogra

m g

rant

: $10

,220

(7

0% o

f w

ages

and

ben

efits

). To

hire

tw

o su

mm

er

prog

ram

inst

ruct

ors.

Can

adia

n H

erita

ge: $

12,0

00

(20

09).

Due

to

the

late

arr

ival

of

the

gran

t in

20

09, $

600

0 of

the

BC

Art

s an

d H

erita

ge g

rant

was

car

ried

over

to

2010

to

part

ially

fun

d D

oors

Ope

n Ri

chm

ond.

City

of

Rich

mon

d C

omm

unity

Gra

nt: $

200

0.

Hel

ped

to f

und

hand

s-on

act

iviti

es f

or t

he

child

ren’

s D

isco

very

Are

a.

Rich

mon

d an

d D

elta

Sch

ool B

oard

: $15

00. T

o as

sist

w

ith t

he R

ichm

ond

Del

ta R

egio

nal H

erita

ge F

air.

Rich

mon

d D

elta

Reg

iona

l Her

itage

Fai

r D

onat

ions

: $2

475.

Del

ta M

useu

m S

ocie

ty, B

ritan

nia

Ship

yard

, G

ulf

of G

eorg

ia C

anne

ry S

ocie

ty a

nd t

he R

ichm

ond

Her

itage

Com

mis

sion

con

trib

uted

to s

uppo

rt t

he

Rich

mon

d D

elta

Reg

iona

l Her

itage

Fai

r.

Youn

g C

anad

a W

orks

Pro

gram

gra

nt: $

4529

(60%

of

wag

e an

d be

nefit

s). T

o hi

re a

sum

mer

stu

dent

to

ass

ist

with

wor

k on

the

art

efac

t co

llect

ion.

Priv

ate

Don

atio

ns: $

55,9

60. H

elm

ut a

nd H

ugo

Eppi

ch g

ener

ousl

y do

nate

d $5

5,0

00

to f

und

the

From

Far

& W

ide:

The

Epp

ich

Col

lect

ion

exhi

bit.

Sm

alle

r do

natio

ns w

ere

mad

e by

var

ious

in

divi

dual

s to

ass

ist

with

gen

eral

ope

ratio

ns v

ia t

he

dona

tion

box

loca

ted

in t

he M

useu

m.

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City

of R

ichm

ond

City

of R

ichm

ond

Stev

esto

n In

teru

rban

Tra

m

Door

s O

pen

As

part

of

Doo

rs O

pen

Rich

mon

d, T

ram

#12

20

was

pul

led

out

of it

s cu

rren

t st

orag

e bu

ildin

g an

d av

aila

ble

for

publ

ic t

ours

. For

mer

rai

lway

wor

kers

, st

aff

and

volu

ntee

rs w

elco

med

650

vis

itors

ove

r th

e tw

o da

y ev

ent.

Salm

on F

estiv

alA

land

mar

k in

Ste

vest

on P

ark,

hom

e of

the

St

eves

ton

Com

mun

ity S

ocie

ty’s

sig

natu

re e

vent

, Tr

am #

1220

was

ava

ilabl

e fo

r pu

blic

tou

rs d

urin

g Sa

lmon

Fes

tival

. 40

00

visi

tors

tou

red

the

hist

oric

ve

hicl

e th

at d

ay.

Inte

rurb

an T

ram

Bui

ldin

g In

20

09 f

undi

ng w

as a

ppro

ved

to d

evel

op a

bu

ildin

g to

pre

serv

e an

d pr

esen

t th

is r

are

herit

age

reso

urce

. An

arch

itect

ural

firm

with

her

itage

ex

perie

nce

was

ret

aine

d in

201

0 an

d co

nstr

uctio

n w

ill b

egin

in 2

011.

Inte

rurb

an T

ram

Res

tora

tion

Resc

ued

in 1

992

and

purc

hase

d by

the

City

of

Rich

mon

d in

20

06, T

ram

#12

20 is

now

the

larg

est

and

mos

t va

luab

le a

rtef

act

in t

he R

ichm

ond

Mus

eum

col

lect

ion.

An

indu

stria

l con

serv

ator

ha

s be

en e

ngag

ed t

o de

velo

p a

plan

to

stab

ilize

th

e ve

hicl

e an

d st

aff

have

bee

n co

nsul

ting

with

re

gion

al c

olle

ague

s an

d vo

lunt

eers

to

deve

lop

a re

stor

atio

n pl

an. N

ext

phas

e of

res

tora

tion

will

be

gin

in 2

011.

Salm

on F

estiv

al

Phot

o: R

ebec

ca F

orre

st

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Her

itage

Upd

ate

Bran

scom

be H

ouse

Br

ansc

ombe

Hou

se, b

uilt

in 1

905,

is a

tw

o-s

tore

y Ed

war

dian

sty

le h

ome.

Pur

chas

ed b

y th

e C

ity

in 1

987

as p

art

of t

he r

ailw

ay r

ight

-of-

way

, its

pr

omin

ent

loca

tion,

ear

ly a

ssoc

iatio

n w

ith t

he

BC E

lect

ric R

ailw

ay a

nd o

rigin

al d

evel

opm

ent

in S

teve

ston

, mak

e it

a la

ndm

ark

and

valu

able

he

ritag

e as

set.

A s

ubm

issi

on f

or s

tabi

lizat

ion

and

even

tual

re

stor

atio

n of

the

hou

se w

as s

ubm

itted

in 2

010

to

the

City

Lan

d an

d C

apita

l pro

gram

.

City

of R

ichm

ond

Ceno

taph

The

Rich

mon

d C

enot

aph

was

ere

cted

in 1

922

by

a m

emor

ial c

omm

ittee

and

the

loca

l bra

nch

of t

he

Gre

at W

ar V

eter

ans’

Ass

ocia

tion,

to

hono

ur t

hose

w

ho h

ad f

alle

n in

th

e Fi

rst

Wor

ld W

ar.

It w

as la

ter

adop

ted

as a

mon

umen

t fo

r bo

th t

he S

econ

d W

orld

War

and

th

e K

orea

n W

ar. I

n N

ovem

ber

2010

, se

ven

nam

es

wer

e ap

prov

ed

to b

e ad

ded

to

the

Cen

otap

h.

App

licat

ion

of t

he

nam

es w

ill p

roce

ed

in 2

011.

Terr

a N

ova

Rura

l Par

k–

Park

s &

Rec

reat

ion

Depa

rtm

ent

Rest

orat

ion

of t

he P

arso

n’s

hous

e is

nea

ring

com

plet

ion

and

the

land

scap

e pl

an t

hat

refle

cts

early

20t

h ce

ntur

y la

nd u

ses

was

fini

shed

as

wel

l as

a c

ompr

ehen

sive

inte

rpre

tatio

n pl

an.

Con

stru

ctio

n pl

ans

for

rest

orat

ion

of t

he w

ood

shin

gle

roof

of

the

Edw

ardi

an C

otta

ge h

ave

been

co

mpl

eted

as

wel

l as

the

cons

erva

tion

plan

s fo

r tw

o m

ore

build

ings

(can

nery

sto

re a

nd b

uild

ing

just

so

uth

of it

). A

land

eco

nom

ist

and

mar

ket

anal

yst

have

bee

n hi

red

to d

evel

op a

dapt

ive

reus

e op

tions

.

Her

itag

e Co

mm

issi

on- P

olic

y Pl

anni

ng D

ivisi

onTh

e H

erita

ge C

omm

issi

on h

as b

een

activ

ely

invo

lved

in s

ever

al a

dvis

ory

and

outr

each

pro

ject

s in

201

0. A

sub

-com

mitt

ee w

as f

orm

ed t

o ad

vise

on

the

“Ri

ver

Gre

en a

nd V

illag

e” d

evel

opm

ent,

lo

cate

d on

the

for

mer

Sam

uel B

righo

use

Esta

te

land

s. M

embe

rs o

f th

e C

omm

issi

on w

ere

invi

ted

as s

take

hold

ers

in t

he p

lann

ing

of t

he S

teve

ston

In

teru

rban

Tra

m b

uild

ing

and

they

con

tinue

to

supp

ort

the

annu

al R

ichm

ond

Del

ta R

egio

nal

Her

itage

Fai

r w

ith fi

nanc

ial s

pons

orsh

ip a

nd

assi

stan

ce w

ith a

djud

icat

ion.

Mem

bers

of

the

Com

mis

sion

and

an

addi

tiona

l vo

lunt

eer,

with

the

hel

p of

the

City

of

Rich

mon

d A

rchi

ves,

hav

e be

en r

esea

rchi

ng t

he h

isto

ry

of h

erita

ge in

itiat

ives

in t

he C

ity. A

mem

ber

of t

he C

omm

issi

on a

tten

ded

the

BC H

erita

ge

Con

fere

nce

held

in N

ew W

estm

inst

er, g

ivin

g pa

rtic

ipan

ts a

n op

port

unity

to h

ear

abou

t in

itiat

ives

ta

king

pla

ce t

hrou

ghou

t BC

. The

Her

itage

C

omm

issi

on c

ontin

ues

to b

e in

volv

ed in

the

on

goin

g im

plem

enta

tion

of t

he S

teve

ston

Vill

age

Con

serv

atio

n Pr

ogra

m.

Com

mis

sion

mem

bers

als

o to

ured

the

Jon

es H

ouse

on

No.

3 R

oad,

Ter

ra N

ova

Rura

l Par

k an

d Br

itann

ia

Ship

yard

s N

atio

nal H

isto

ric S

ite to

sta

y in

form

ed

abou

t he

ritag

e w

ithin

the

City

.

Phot

o: R

ebec

ca F

orre

st

Pars

on’s

hous

e Ph

oto:

Fra

nk D

avid

son

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City

of R

ichm

ond

The

City

of

Rich

mon

d A

rchi

ves

is t

he o

ffici

al

repo

sito

ry f

or t

he r

ecor

ds o

f th

e C

ity o

f Ri

chm

ond’

s m

unic

ipal

gov

ernm

ent.

The

Arc

hive

s al

so a

cqui

res

reco

rds

thro

ugh

dona

tions

fro

m

indi

vidu

als,

fam

ilies

, org

aniz

atio

ns, a

nd p

rivat

e co

mpa

nies

.

User

s of

the

Arch

ives

Ther

e w

ere

2,33

6 re

fere

nce

requ

ests

and

vis

itors

to

the

Arc

hive

s in

201

0, in

add

ition

to

over

2,7

00

peop

le p

assi

ng t

hrou

gh it

s do

ors

durin

g th

e

O Z

one

cele

brat

ion

in F

ebru

ary.

App

roxi

mat

ely

22%

of

rese

arch

req

uest

s or

igin

ated

fro

m C

ity

staf

f. Th

e re

mai

nder

rep

rese

nted

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