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WINDSOR HOUSE, ELIZABETH MCCANNELL 1901 Hastings St.

2006-08-11T19:10:12-06:00

Hi there

My great grandmother ELIZABETH MCCANNELL ran a boarding house WINDSOR HOUSE
at 301 East Hastings, Vancouver. The building is not there. I have been down
Hastings but can't find where it would have been. Would anyone know what
building might be there now? This is the list of boarders from the 1901
census Alfred and Ellen Davis being my grandparents. If anyone would like it
I have a photo of the front of the house with many of the boarders on the
porch, stairs etc. taken in 1902

thanks
Judy in Port Moody

District: BC BURRARD (#1)
Subdistrict: Vancouver (City/Cit�) D-18 Page 7
65 McCannel Donald M Head M Jul 10 1847 53
65 McCannel Elizabeth F Wife M Jul 7 1857 43
65 Davis Alfred J. F Boarder M Feb 27 1870 31
65 Davis Ellen Ann F Boarder M Dec 11 1876 24
65 McCannell Elizabeth F Daughter S Feb 20 1881 20
65 McCannell Florence F Daughter S May 28 1888 12
65 McCannell Donalda F Daughter S May 28 1890 10
65 Davis Julia E. F Granddaughter S May 13 1898 2
65 Smith Abijah M Boarder M Sep 30 1839 61
65 Corbett Sarah M. F Boarder W Sep 9 1837 63
65 Corbett Annie S. F Boarder S Mar 22 1862 39
65 Corbett Fannie M. F Boarder S Apr 21 1872 28
65 Gladwin Cliford M Boarder M Jan 7 1872 29
65 Robinson Joseph B. M Boarder S Apr 20 1878 22
65 Stoner Elias E. M Boarder M Aug 20 1855 45
65 Stoner Beatrice F Boarder M Jan 10 1865 36
65 Stoner Pridham G. M Boarder S Nov 11 1896 4
65 Herman Roblin C. M Boarder S Oct 24 1875 25
65 Bentley Alfred M Boarder S Jan 3 1872 29
65 Garvin John G. M Boarder W Nov 27 1855 45
65 Garvin Laura M. F Boarder S Aug 5 1890 10
65 Warren Harold M Boarder S Feb 14 1884 17
65 Best Tremaine M Boarder S Dec 8 1876 24
65 Wilson Adney J. M Boarder S Nov 6 1869 39

Year of the War Bride in BC

2006-04-09T12:35:02-06:00

The BC Government reportedly announced last week that they proclaimed 2006
"Year of the War Bride" (# 52)
http://www.legis.gov.bc.ca/38th2nd/orders/o060405p2.html . I have yet to see
a press release on it, though.

This article was in today's paper in both Kelowna and Penticton. Is it in
any other papers in BC?

Valley war brides look back
By Scott Trudeau
Sunday, April 9, 2006, 12:01 AM

Sixty years ago, a boatload of young brides from overseas landed at Pier 21
in Halifax to begin new lives in Canada following the Second World War.
The arrival on Feb. 9, 1946, of the Mauretania II, with 943 servicemen�s
brides on board, marked the beginning of an immigration wave that brought
more than 45,000 war brides and children to Canada in one year.
One of those brides was Doreen Stephenson, who was born in Hereford,
England, and is now an 81-year-old Penticton resident.
She met her husband, David, at a Birmingham skating rink in December 1944.

To read the full text, go to:
http://209.115.237.105/penticton/publish/article_946.php

Annette

Canadian War Brides

2005-10-19T10:42:14-06:00

Eswyn Lyster, a war bride, who is writing the story of "The Canadian War
Brides" will be speaking

November 15th, 7 pm, in Qualicum Beach, B.C.

The Royal Canadian Legion (rear entrance), 180 E. 1st Avenue, Qualicum
Beach.

See the QBFHS website for more info:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~bcqbfhs/upcoming_events.htm

Eswyn Lyster's website: http://home.istar.ca/%7Elyster/warbride/

Canadian War Brides website: http://www.canadianwarbrides.com/lystere1.asp

Bev Tosh's tribute to war brides

2005-10-19T10:34:10-06:00

There was a recent exhibit of Bev Tosh's war bride paintings at the Kelowna
Art Gallery. You can view more about the Calgary artist and her work on her
web site at http://www.warbrides.com/ .

Annette

Canada's Women's History Month-BC Events & Activities

2005-10-06T10:30:25-06:00

Celebrating Canada's Women's History Month, October 2005 -British Columbia
Events & Activities

Burnaby:

October 26, 3:30 pm. "Sex in the Post - Colonial City" with Helen Leung.
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby Mountain Campus, Room AQ 5119
For more information: http://www.sfu.ca/womens-studies/event.htm

Kamloops:

October 18-22, "Two Years in Nicola", Vital Spark Theatre, (also appearing
in
Vancouver and Merritt.) True story of the McQueen sisters of Nova Scotia
who
came to settle in the Nicola Valley of BC in 1887, based on family letters
and newspaper accounts of the day. St. Andrews on the Square. Tickets:
World
of Music, 1370 Summit Drive, Kamloops. Call 250.828.2234 or
1.800.663.5183.
Website: www.vitalsparktheatre.com

Kelowna: through November

"Landmarks", Mary Smith McCulloch, solo exhibition, to November 20th. Her
work is influenced by the landscape and heritage of her Scottish ancestors
and by the Okanagan landscape. Her art reflects her concerns about history
and the impact of civilization, past and present, on the landscape.

"2nd Nature", Diana Lynn Thompson, to November 13th, Saltspring Island
artist Diana Lynn Thompson works with objects found in nature, like shells,
stones and leaves, and her "desire for connection and communication with
nature, as well as a sense of respect for and honoring of its mysteries, is
woven throughout her work."

Both above exhibits at the Kelowna Art Gallery, 1315 Water Street
Kelowna, 250-762-2226. For more information about these two exhibits, see:
http://www.kelownaartgallery.com/exhibitions.htm

The Kelowna Art Gallery also has an on-line write up and photos of artist
Bev Tosh's moving tribute to war brides which was an earlier exhibit at the
gallery. This is
online at
http://www.galleries.bc.ca/kelowna/2005/bev_tosh_one_way_passage.htm

Merritt:

October 25, "Two Years in Nicola" Vital Spark Theatre, (also appearing in
Kamloops and Vancouver.) True story of the McQueen sisters of Nova Scotia
who
came to settle in the Nicola Valley of BC in 1887, based on family letters
and newspaper accounts of the day. Merritt Secondary School. Tickets
available at the door or through: http://www.vitalsparktheatre.com/

North Vancouver:

To October 30th, "Downes Point and So Departed (Again)" installation by
Judy
Radul. Presentation House Gallery, 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver,
604 986 1351

Vancouver:

October 9 & 23, 1:30 pm.Women's Footprints Gallery Tour with Jolene
Cumming,
Vancouver Museum, 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver. Call 604 736 4431.
Discover women's history while roaming the various exhibits on this guided
talk through the galleries at the Vancouver Museum. Each item tells a story
and links us to the women of our past that helped form Vancouver's
identity.
The tour includes the Orientation Gallery, The Gastown Years exhibit, The
Joyce Walley Centre, the 50s gallery, the 60s & 70s gallery and the
Reflecting Identities exhibition. For more about the Museum:
http://www.vanmuseum.bc.ca/index.htm

To October 14th, check out the Vancouver International Film Festival
programme which includes:

"Shape of the Moon" (Netherlands) Granville 7, October 8th 3 pm & October
12, 7:15 pm; Pacific Cin�math�que, October 14, 3:30 pm.
"Sorry for Kung Fu" (Croatia) Granville 7, October 7, 3:30 pm
Vancouver International Film Festival 2005. Call 604.685.0260 or see the
website: http://www.viff.org/viff05/c-films/filmindex.html

To October 23rd "Anne Frank, Uncensored", Arts Club, Stanley Theatre,
1585
Johnston Street, Vancouver. Box Office: 604 687 1644.
Website: http://www.artsclub.com/20052006/diary_of_anne_frank.htm

October 6-30. "She Breaks Down: In the Nature of Cloth and the Body"
exhibit
by Eleanor Hannan, October 6-30, Crafthouse Gallery, 1386 Cartwright,
Granville Island, Vancouver, 604 687 6511. Opening Reception: October 6,
2005, 6-8 pm. Website: http://cabc.net/mem_sect/ChGall.html

October 6, 7-10 pm. "Stanley Park's Secret: The Forgotten Families of Whoi
Whoi, Kanaka Ranch, and Brockton Point " book launch with author Jean
Barman, Vancouver Museum, 1110 Chestnut, 604 736 4431

October exhibits, University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology,
6393 N.W. Marine, Vancouver. 604 822 5087 includes:

New Forms Festival presentation till October 16th, Emilie Monnet's
"Nibii" video installation, a political-spiritual homage to 'water'.

"Weavers at Musqueam", Roberta Louis, Margaret Pointe, Krista Pointe,
ongoing,

October 5-15, (not Mondays), 8 pm with Saturday matinees, 2 pm. "Two Years
in Nicola" presented by Vital Spark Theatre at Jericho Arts Centre (also
touring to Kamloops and Merritt.) True story of the McQueen sisters of Nova
Scotia who came to settle in the Nicola Valley of BC in 1887, based on
family letters and newspaper accounts of the day. Jericho Arts Centre, 1675
Discovery Street, Vancouver. Tickets at the door or reservations:
unitedplayers.com or tel. 604 224 8007, ext. 3. Vital Spark Theatre at the
Jericho Arts Centre, 1675 Discovery, Vancouver. Reservations: 604 224
8007,
ext 3, www.unitedplayer.com

October 8 Women In Print Women's Dance, to benefit the Vancouver Women's
Health Collective. An evening of thanksgiving for WOMEN IN PRINT and a
celebration of women's community, diversity and spirit. Tickets: 604
732-4128. Sadly, this marks the closing of the Women In Print Bookstore in
Vancouver, (although the business itself is not closing.)

October 18-23, Vancouver International Writers Festival. Details:
www.writersfest.bc.ca.
Margaret Atwood will deliver The Bill Duthie Memorial Lecture, Thursday,
October 13, 8 pm, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts and Alice Munro will
read from her new collection, "Runaway" , Sunday, October 23 at 8 pm at the
Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage.

Victoria:

Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria women's history tours, Victoria, B.C.

October 9, 2 pm. Ross Bay Cemetery, "Emily Carr Tour". Visit Emily's grave
and those of many people she knew and wrote about and hear excerpts from
Emily's books.

October 16, 2 pm. "Women's History Tour at Ross Bay Cemetery".Yvonne Van
Ruskenveld shares her wealth of new stories about some of Victoria's
famous,
daring, heroic (and all too often forgotten) women.

October 23, 2 pm. "Jewish Cemetery Tour", with Carla Levinson. She will
discuss many of Victoria's pioneer Jewish women. For this tour, please wear
subdued colours and men wear a hat. The cemetery is at the corner of
Fernwood and Cedar Hill road.

Tours at Ross Bay Cemetery start in front of Starbucks, Fairfield Plaza,
1516 Fairfield Rd. No reservations needed for Old Cemeteries Society tours.
$5 non-members; $2 members. For more information & other tours, call 250
598
8870 or see the website: http://www.oldcem.bc.ca/tour.htm

October 16, 11 am-5 pm. "Silk Road Tea's Pink Tea". Free. Historically,
women's afternoon political meetings were often called 'pink teas'. Wear
pink to celebrate the winning of the 'Persons Case' in 1929; you might win
a
gift certificate.Proceeds from that day's sales to Victoria Transition
House. Silk Road Tea Co., 1624 Government St. Victoria BC, 250
388 6815 Events Calendar (PDF file):
http://www.silkroadtea.com/workshops/events%20calendar%202005-2006.pdf

October 23, 2-4 pm. "A Preview of the BC Almanac Book of Greatest British
Columbians", with authors Mark Forsythe & Greg Dickson, sponsored by
Friends of the B.C. Archives. Their new book includes Emily Carr, Catherine
Schubert & Lucille Johnstone, among other British Columbians. Newcombe
Conference Hall, Royal British Columbia Museum, 675 Belleville St.,
Victoria. Conact Ann ten Cate 250-387-2970 or Ron Greene 250-598-1835.
Free.
Call in advance for information about handicap access.

October 27, 7:30 pm. "A woman in the school: The story of Dr. Henrietta
Anderson", with Dr. Vernon Storey. Victoria Historical Society at the James
Bay New Horizons Centre, 234 Menzies. For more information, call Pam at
250-477 3924 or e-mail podgers@shaw.ca

Ongoing, Lieutenant-General Ernest Charles Ashton Garrison Museum, Saanich.
Collection of Joan Kennedy memorabilia. Joan Kennedy was the main organizer
of the British Columbia Women's Service Corps in 1939, a model for the
Canadian Women's Army Corps. Open Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 9am to noon.
No charge. Call first: 250 363 8346. Group tours arranged.

Ongoing, CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum, at Naden, CFB Esquimalt, is
raising funds to assist in the publishing of "A Sentimental Journey", a
memoir of Audrey Sim Shortridge's experiences in the Women's Royal Canadian
Naval Service. Please contact museum staff if you'd like to assist in this
project. Call (250) 363-4312 or e-mail: info@NavalandMilitaryMuseum.org
See the museum events & news page for more information:
http://www.navalandmilitarymuseum.org/news_pages/News_Index.asp

Around B.C.

"Naomi's Road" an opera based on Joy Kogawa's book, the story of nine year
old Naomi's World War II journey with her family from Vancouver to a
Japanese Canadian internment camp in B.C.'s interior, is touring British
Columbia schools and community venues from October 2005 to May 2006. "a
gym
floor and an excited audience" is all that's required. Composed by Ramona
Luengen & libretto by Ann Hodges. Vancouver Opera in the Schools Programme:
to book a performance in your community, contact Hitomi Nunotani, Artistic
Co-ordinator: hitomi@vancouveropera.ca For more information:
http://www.vancouveropera.ca/education/operaschools.html

Knowledge Network Television:

October 18 at 9:00 pm, repeating October 19, 10:00 pm, "Eyewitness to War",
the story of Canadian journalist Gladys Arnold, who was
transformed from a pacifist into an impassioned activist during the Second
World War.

October 31, 10 pm, "Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster". Nearly 200 years
after "Frankenstein" was first published, we look at how
Mary Shelley's personal life influenced her most famous work and why her
ideas resonate so clearly today.

Also of interest:
The Journal of Women's History has entered its second year at the
University of Illinois and seeks submissions on a range of subjects
animating women's and gender history. The editors are interested in
enhancing the Journal's consideration of international, transnational, and
global
issues, from pre-modern times through the recent past. Guidelines:
http://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_womens_history/guidelines.html
or contact the editors at womenshistory@uiuc.edu if you have any
questions.

If you know of current, ongoing or upcoming women's history related events
& activities in British Columbia, please send the information to this list
or to
diane_rogers@shaw.ca or call Diane at 604 294 5369. Thank you.

Women's History Month-October 2005

2005-09-25T22:41:32-06:00

Canada's Women's History Month, October 2005

National Theme: Women & War -Contributions & Consequences

For more information & for the announcement of The Governor General's
Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case, October 18, 2005 see
Canada's Status of Women's website:
http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/dates/index_e.html

REMINDER:

Women's History Network of British Columbia's annual conference:
September 30-October 1st, 2005 in Burnaby, B.C

Theme: "Saints & Sinners: Unruly and Respectable Women in British
Columbia's History"

Presenters include:
� Jennifer Iredale: " Enduring Threads: Church Linens Made for the
Church of St. John the Divine, Yale, B.C."
� Anne Edwards: B.C.'s women politicians as 'Sinners or Saints'?
� Robert Campbell: "Into the hands of the patrons: Regulation,
Gender and Negotiating Decency in Vancouver's Beer Parlours"
� Lorna Townsend: 'He was So proud of the Grit of His Little Wife':
Representation and Reality in the Experiences of Early
Twentieth Century Women in North-Central British Columbia".

2005's conference sessions and WHN/BC's Annual General Meeting will be
October 1st at the Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby

And, Friday night, September 30th, join WHN/BC's networking dinner at
Boston Pizza, 1045 Columbia, New Westminster & hear a presentation on
"British Columbia Women as Canadian Historic Persons" by
Jacqueline Gresko, President of the B.C. Historical Federation & Diane
Rogers, WHN/BC Chair.

Sunday, October 2nd, Jolene Cumming will lead a Stanley Park women's
history
tour.
Historical Walking Tour: The Women of Stanley Park, Vancouver, 1850-1914.

1:00pm - 3:00pm, October 2, 2005
Meet at the Stanley Park Pavilion, across from Malkin Bowl. $10 per person

Come & join local historical interpreter Jolene Cumming and explore the
lives of both the famous and forgotten women who lived in or visited the
park during this significant time period. Stroll the seawall, green
spaces,
gardens and forests of this unique west coast park and observe its natural
beauty while hearing stories about the women's extraordinary lives and
we remarkable experiences.
Part of the proceeds go to the Stanley Park Ecology Society.

Anyone interested in women's history in British Columbia is invited to
attend the Women's History Network of British Columbia's conference & the
Stanley Park tour.
WHN/BC's website has more information including a conference registration
form: www.members.shaw.ca/whnbc

If you have not already registered, please register at the conference.

For more information, or if you are unable to attend Friday/Saturday, but
would like to go on the walking tour, please contact Diane Rogers
diane_rogers@shaw.ca 604 294 5369

If you know of future events & activities relating to women's history in
British Columbia, please forward the information to this list or to
diane_rogers@shaw.ca Thank you!

Photo Margaret and James Strachan

UskStreet@aol.com — 2005-09-25T20:55:12-06:00

2 photos are listed on e-bay, said to be 130 years old, purchased from
estate sales in Victoria BC. E-bay item number 6212113209. Strachan's were from
Scotland.

I have nothing to do with the seller, e-bay, or this family, just noticed
photo and thought someone may have connection.

Cheers,
Kate

Artist Bev Tosh's tribute to War brides

2005-07-12T17:19:24-06:00

The Kelowna Art Gallery has a write up and photos of Artist Bev Tosh's
amazing tribute to war brides. It is online at
http://www.galleries.bc.ca/kelowna/2005/bev_tosh_one_way_passage.htm

Annette

Programs at Maple Ridge Library

2005-06-15T13:35:03-06:00

This workshop is tomorrow.

Thursday, 2:00pm - 3:00pm June 16, 2005

Journaling Memories
Preserve your family history through journaling. Join professional writer
Vicki McLeod in this informal workshop and she will give you the tools and
tips to begin your family journaling experience. Seating is limited for this
presentation and registration is required. Participants please bring a
journal or writing paper and pen.

Please register for this program at the Maple Ridge Library main floor
Information desk. Phone (604) 467-7417

BC Women's History Updates, June 2005

2005-06-03T00:40:24-06:00

Women's History Events Update, June, 2005

Women's History Tours Coming Up at both Burnaby Lake & Stanley Park,
Vancouver

Historical Walking Tour, "The Women of Stanley Park, 1850-1914."

Sponsored by the Stanley Park Ecology Society.
NOTE: NEW TIME 1-3pm.
Join historical interpreter Jolene Cumming on a two hour walk in the park.
Explore the lives of both the famous and forgotten women who lived in or
visited the park during this significant time period. Come hear stories
about their extraordinary lives and remarkable experiences. Spring 2005
dates: June 4 and September 3, 2005

1:00pm-3:00pm. Meet at the Lost Lagoon Nature House: located at the south
east end of Lost Lagoon near the west end of Alberni Street at the water's
edge. Rain or shine. www.stanleyparkecology.ca
Pre-register 604-257-8544 or drop in. Cost: $8 SPES members or $10 others.

LADIES OF THE LAKE WALKING TOURS, Deer Lake Park, Burnaby

WHEN: June 16 & Sept. 15, 2005, 2pm-3:30pm
WHERE: Meet and park at Burnaby Art Gallery parking lot. The group walks
around Deer Lake Park to Eagles Estate and back.
WHAT: A tour led by Lynda Maeve Orr and held in conjunction with The Land
Conservancy (whose offices are in the Eagles house). A brief biography of
four women significant to the area will be given, as well as the reasons
behind their decisions to move to Deer Lake. Their impact on the landscape
will be discussed, as well as how they in turn were influenced by this
lovely locale. The tour will end at the Eagles Estate, where the group will
have tea provided by The Land Conservancy staff, who will also explain
their mandate and their garden project. The group will then return to their
cars
at their leisure. FEE: $10/person. Min. age: 16
To register call the Museum at 604 293 6500
To register by TeleReg call 604 570 3800
To Register by WebReg www.city.burnaby.bc.ca/webring

Vancouver Public Library Talks, Readings & Events

Ann Thomson, author of "Winning Choice on Abortion: How British Columbian
and Canadian Feminists Won the Battles of the 1970s and 1980s", speaks
about
what it took to win women's 'right to choose' in British Columbia.
Free, Alice MacKay room - Lower Level, 350 W. Georgia St. Phone: (604)
331-3603
Tuesday, June 7th 2005 7:30 pm Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch

Journalist and novelist Joan Skogan reads from her book, "Mary of Canada:
The Virgin Mary in Canadian Culture, Spirituality, History and Geography".
Free, Alma VanDusen room - Lower Level, 350 W. Georgia St. Phone: (604)
331-3603
Wednesday, June 8th 2005 7:30 pm Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch

Join three poets from UBC's Creative Writing Program: Fiona Tinwei Lam,
Amanda Lamarche, and Stephanie Maricevic - for an evening of witty word
fire!
Fiona Tinwei Lam is a Scottish-born, Vancouver-based poet and former
lawyer. Her poetry collection "Intimate Distances" was a finalist for the
City of
Vancouver Book Award this past Fall.
Amanda Lamarche was raised in Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario and moved to
Gibsons when she was eleven. Her poetry can be found in "Breathing Fire 2"
and her first collection is to be published this Fall.
Stephanie Maricevic is a poet, educational administrator, and creative
writing instructor. "Republic of Parts", winner of the 2004 Poets' Corner
Award, is her first book.
Free event. Alma VanDusen room - Lower Level, 350 W. Georgia St. Phone:
(604) 331-3603
Monday, June 13th 2005 7:30 pm Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch

A third generation Chinese American writer who resides in San Francisco,
Rosemary Gong will read from "Good Luck Life: The Essential Guide to
Chinese American Celebrations and Culture". Why are dragons so ubiquitous
to the Chinese?
What's the most dangerous day of the year? What's the significance of
making joong - sticky rice wrapped in bamboo leaves - in the month of
June? The
answers to these questions and more can be found in Rosemary Gong's guide
book. Free event. Co-sponsor: Chinese Canadian Historical Society
Alice MacKay room - Lower Level, 350 W. Georgia St. Phone: (604) 331-3603
Tuesday, June 21st 2005 7:30 pm

**repeated on June 16th at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical
Gardens, 578 Carrall St. www.cchsbc.ca Free 6:00 PM - Thu, Jun 16, 2005
8:00
PM Contact Jennifer Lau, 778-892-5585
**also in Nanaimo June 20th, 2: 30 pm Nanaimo District Museum, 100 Cameron
Rd. 250-753-1821
7 pm Homestay Office,
Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo Campus, Bldg 256,
Room 109. 900
Fifth St. 250-753 3245

Obachan's Garden: Movie Screening

Screening of Linda Ohama's documentary film, "Obachan's Garden". The film
is
about her grandmother's garden that was confiscated by the Canadian
government during the Second World War when the family was shipped to
Alberta. Free event.
Note: this year's One Book, One Vancouver selection is "Obachan" by Joy
Kogawa. See webpage for more information:
www.vpl.ca/MDC/news05/obovann.html

Alice MacKay room - Lower Level, 350 W. Georgia St. Phone: (604) 331-3603
Thursday, June 23rd 2005 7:30 pm Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch

Susan Musgrave Reads

Award-winning author Susan Musgrave will read a selection of her work. She
has published 23 books: she is a peot, novelist, children's writer,
essayist, columnist for the Ottawa Citizen, and frequent guest on the CBC.
Her most recent collection of poetry is "What the Small Day Cannot Hold:
Collected Poems 1970-1985" and her most recent novel is "Cargo of Orchids".

Free event. Co-sponsor: Public Library Services Branch Ministry of
Community, Aboriginal & Women's Services.
Alice MacKay room - Lower Level, 350 W. Georgia St. Phone: (604) 331-3603
Monday, June 27th 2005 7:30 pm Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch

The Asian Mystique: Dragon Ladies, Geisha Girls, & Our Fantasies of the
Exotic Orient

Prize-winning journalist and Asia expert Sheridan Prasso reads from her new
book "The Asian Mystique: Dragon Ladies, Geisha Girls, & Our Fantasies of
the
Exotic Orient". This is a provocative critique of the West's eroticized
illusions about Asia and how profoundly these illusions colour our social,
cultural, business, personal, and political interactions.
Free. Alice MacKay room - Lower Level, 350 W. Georgia St. Phone: (604)
331-3603
Wednesday, June 29th 2005 7:30 pm Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch

Five Korean-Canadian Women Filmmakers
Helen Lee, Ann Shin, Min Sook Lee, Eunhee Cha and Sun-Kyung Yi
For screening details: www.explorasian.org or 604.488.0119. All films are
in English. Tickets $5/$2
June 2-4, Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre, downtown Vancouver.

Filmmakers Forum, Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre, Downtown
Vancouver

Directors Helen Lee, Ann Shin, Min Sook Lee, Eunhee Cha and Sun-Kyung Yi in
attendance. Free, June 4, 1-4 pm

Daphne Odjig Four Decades of Prints May 29 to August 21, 2005

Kamloops Art Gallery, 465 Victoria St., 250-377- 2400

Daphne Odjig's career really began in Manitoba, where she was central in
the development of the New Woodland native art movement which emphasized
content from First Nation beliefs. She has received the Order of Canada,
the
Aboriginal Achievement Award and four honorary degrees. She now lives in
Penticton, B.C.
For more about the exhibit: http://www.kag.bc.ca/exhibitions/current.htm
For more about Daphne Odjig: http://www.nativeonline.com/daphne_odjig.htm
Gallery tours each Sunday, June through August at 1 pm with David Tremblay,
first nations artist. Free with gallery admission.

Japanese Canadian Studio Photography to 1942, Apr. 21, 2005 - Jun. 22,
2005, Maltwood Gallery, Victoria,

This exhibition examines issues of as assimilation and exclusion and
documents the role of several Japanese Canadian photographers in British
Columbia in the early
1900s. On loan from the Japanese Canadian Museum, this exhibit shows the
value of photographs in reconstituting community stories.
Exhibit partners: New Westminster Museum and the Cumberland Museum
For more information go to
http://www.cura.uvic.ca/projects/japanese_canadian/home.html
Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery
University of Victoria 250-721-6562 or 250-721-8298 (recording)
http://www.maltwood.uvic.ca/main/

Karen Brownlee, Back Home 2005, April 26 - June 11, 2005

Grand Forks Art Gallery, (7340 - 5th Street) 250-442-2211

Back Home 2005 is a celebration of Alberta's Centenary featuring a series
of watercolour paintings reflecting on life in Alberta at the turn of the
century..Karen's ties to the prairies of southern Alberta go back four
generations, with both her mother and husband's families having farming
ties dating back to the 1880's.
Dr. Dan Gallacher, formerly chief curator of the Royal British Columbia
Museum in Victoria, former Director of History, Canadian Museum of
Civilization in Ottawa.wrote the didatic panels and the forward in Karen's
up-coming book to be released August 1st, 2005. Karen continues to work and
reside in Lethbridge, Alberta. The exhibition has been made possible
through
the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Traveling Exhibition Program.
For more information: http://www.galleries.bc.ca/grandforks/brownlee05.html

Also Of Interest:

Conferences Coming Up:

Pacific Northwest Labour History Conference, "The IWW, 100 Years", June
10-11, 2005 held concurrently and in collaboration with the "Thinking
Through Action: Twentieth-Century Social Movements and Their Legacy"
conference, Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre Campus, Downtown
Vancouver.
For details: http://www3.telus.net/robbgibbs/PNLHA/#

Call for Papers:

Women's History Network of British Columbia
2005 Conference, September 1-October 1, 2005 Burnaby Village Museum,
Burnaby
Theme: Saints & Sinners--- The upcoming conference will explore the variety
of ways that women have either transgressed or worked and lived within the
historical boundaries of respectable femininity and gender roles. Topics
may include, but are not limited to women's relationship to bars or
taverns, as either proprietors or customers; women in the temperance
movement;
women's historical work in the field of prostitution; women social
reformers or
social purity activists; women in the church; women and sexuality; women
and criminalization; women, health and the body; women in theatre and
entertainment. Conference papers should be 15-20 minutes in length.

Please send a 1 page proposal with your contact information by July 20th,
2005 to: WHN/BC c/o Linda Quiney
E-mail address: lquiney@telus.net
Snail mail c/o
WHN/BC, 1937 West 14th. Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., V6J 2K1 Canada

Watch WHN/BC's website for more details: www.members.shaw.ca/whnbc

Articles Wanted:

Women's History MAGAZINE, of the Women's History Network, founded in
Britain in 1991. By accepting shorter articles than those which are
generally sought by other academic journals, the WHM hopes to fill a gap
and to encourage both younger scholars and established scholars who are
exploring new subjects or new dimensions of their research to publish their
work. Deadline: Autumn 2005 Issue: September 30, 2005
For information & contributors' guidelines:
http://www.womenshistorynetwork.org/whn_magazine.htm

Ross Bay Cemetery Sunday History Walking Tours

Old Cemetery Society, Victoria, Cemetery History Tours & Events, July
3rd-August 28th
See the website for a full list: http://www.oldcem.bc.ca/tour.htm
Start at 2 pm starting outside Fairfield Bakery at Fairfield Plaza, 1516
Fairfield Rd across the street from the cemetery. Charge: $5 for
non-members; $2 for members. No reservations needed. Other tours and events
as noted.
Gossip in the Graveyard is a lively tour about many scoundrels, characters
and eccentrics at Ross Bay Cemetery you won't find in your history books!

Gold Rush! is about some of the colourful men and women who made history in
BC, Alaska, Yukon and the US West and are buried at Ross Bay Cemetery.

Backroads to Barkerville Field Trip - July 11 - 20.
An exclusive 10-day mini-van trip through the historylands of BC's Cariboo
and Chilcotin country, with 2 nights in Barkerville as a highlight.
Reservations required.
A once-in-a-lifetime chance to explore BC's backroads and the famed Cariboo
goldfields. Brent Rutherford is your experienced guide to Horsefly, Quesnel
Forks, Dog Creek, Big Bar Guest Ranch and Lillooet, with two nights in a
historic bed and breakfast inside Barkerville Historic Town.
Group size is small, so early registration is required.
Cost from Victoria (including all transportation, meals and lodging) is
$2,280. Deposit of $500 required with reservation before March 31.
To register call the office at 598-8870.

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Please send your information about upcoming B.C. women's history events &
activities (exhibits, lectures, book signings, etc.) to
diane_rogers@shaw.ca