Coquitlam Archives Annual Report 2019

Annual Report 2019

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Front cover: Viewing negatives on a light box at the Archives.

Back cover: Reference services at the Archives.

City of Coquitlam.

Above: Searching the Archives’ newspaper collection.

Opposite page: Entrance to the Archives at 1171 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam.

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2019 Highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A New Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Outreach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Impact in the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Acquisition Highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Reference Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Arrangement & Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Digitization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Plans for 2020 & Beyond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Gallery – A Year in Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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INTRODUCTION 2019 was a year of change, growth, and opportunity for the City of Coquitlam Archives.

The Archives settled into its new home on Pinetree Way in January and enjoyed the increased space and visibility the new location offered. The Archives presented three exhibits in the new space, while continuing to explore Coquitlam’s past through the popular online exhibit program.

A new reference services model was rolled out in the second half of the year that included drop-in opening hours. The Archives continued its successful acquisition program, which resulted in a number of fascinating collections added to the permanent holdings.

A significant digitization project made hundreds of historical Council Committee Minutes available to researchers online.

Finally, the vital arrangement and description work continued to ensure the Archives’ holdings are preserved and made available to the community.

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2019 HIGHLIGHTS A NEW HOME

All of the Archives’ holdings are now conveniently preserved in a single location with a regulated temperature. This means a significant time savings when accessing material in the vault, and the stable storage environment ensures that the Archives is able to honour its commitment to preserve the community’s documentary heritage.

New Staff

Above: Storage Vault at the new Archives facility located at 1171 Pinetree Way. Above right: The Reference Desk with Assistant Archivist AndréaTarnawsky

A New Home The Archives on Pinetree Way features 1,400 square feet of space that includes a 550 square foot storage vault, a reading room area for the public, four work stations, a scanning station, and display space with an exhibit case and a gallery wall. The exterior windows are covered with UV blocking film as well as decorative wraps that feature historical images from the Archives’ collection. These have served to activate the corner of the building and have been a source of much fascination as residents and visitors walk along Pinetree Way. The new location provides a welcoming public space for researchers and the exhibit space helps to engage the casual patron. The visibility of the space has allowed staff to inform curious residents of the services provided by the Archives, thereby increasing awareness in the community. During the first four months of regular opening hours, the Archives welcomed more than 120 patrons into the new space.

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As a result of Council’s ongoing support for the program, the Archives team grew in 2019 with the addition of an Assistant Archivist. Andréa Tarnawsky was the successful candidate and has quickly become an integral part of the Archives team. The addition of this position significantly increased the Archives’ ability to arrange and describe backlogged and new acquisitions to ensure records are available to researchers as soon as possible. Andréa also provides a complete range of archival functions including arrangement and description, reference services during opening hours, educating new patrons about the Archives’ services, and helping researchers to navigate the holdings.

Outreach The Archives added new physical exhibits to its outreach efforts in 2019 and continued to build the profile of the Archives in the community through a number of initiatives.

Archives staff provided several workshops and spoke to a number of community groups with a view to increasing the profile of the Archives and encouraging exciting acquisitions.

Four new online exhibits illuminated aspects of Coquitlam’s fascinating history and celebrated significant anniversaries.

Archives staff members were active in the provincial and national archival communities and participated in a number of city events. Finally, the popular Throwback Thursday social media posts continued to raise awareness of the Archives in the community and informed residents and researchers of the work that is undertaken to preserve Coquitlam’s documentary heritage.

2019 HIGHLIGHTS OUTREACH

Online Exhibits The Archives continued its series of online exhibits to showcase archival records from the holdings and to explore and celebrate various aspects of Coquitlam’s history, including two significant anniversaries. The four exhibits from this year were highlighted on the City’s social media channels and in the Tri-City News, helping to raise awareness and drive traffic to the Archives’ website. A special thanks to staff in Corporate Communications for their hard work to get these exhibits online and into the public consciousness.

The 2019 online program opened with an exhibit prepared by the City Archivist about the move to the new Pinetree location. Archives on the Move presented before and after shots of the new space and discussed the design rationale.

The exhibit presented the modifications of the existing space and outlined the steps taken to prepare the holdings to be moved safely and securely. The exhibit concluded with photographs of the new space. Over the course of the year, the exhibit was viewed 536 times.

The second exhibit was prepared by the Assistant Archivist. The Legen-dairy Holstein Herd of Colony Farm was a pun-filled exploration of the history of Colony Farm’s famous Holstein herd and the role the farm played in the development of mental health services in the early 20th century. In its ‘hay-day,’ the Holstein Herd at Colony Farm was considered to be “undoubtedly the finest herd of black and white cattle in the world” (BC Holstein News, 1980).

This exhibit presents the incredible collection of images of the Colony Farm buildings and livestock preserved by the City of Coquitlam Archives. Over the course of the year, the exhibit was viewed 618 times.

Racing Circuit 1959-1990 took a drive through Westwood’s history by exploring the photographs and records from a number of collections preserved by the City of Coquitlam Archives. The exhibit examined the circumstances that led to the construction of the track by the Sports Car Club of BC. It presented photographs of the early mud-runs that pre-dated the paved track and highlighted the opening race that took place on July 26, 1959. The exhibit discussed the contributions of women to the culture at Westwood and introduced readers to the many famous drivers that raced through Westwood’s challenging corners. This online exhibit proved to be the year’s most popular, setting a record for the most views with 1,601.

Coquitlam Centre celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2019 so it seemed only fitting to look back at the history of the shopping centre. Coquitlam Centre: 40 Years in the Community explored the history of the mall by showcasing some of the photographs and newspaper records preserved by the City of Coquitlam Archives. The exhibit looked at the proposal made by developer Ira Young that would act as a catalyst for the future development of Coquitlam’s Town Centre. The exhibit shows the evolution of the project from conception to completion. It highlights the incredible art that was incorporated into the design of the building, including large-scale stained glass windows that remain in place today.

There are also photographs of the opening day on August 15, 1979 when the parking lots were filled first thing in the morning and cars stretched down the block. Coquitlam Centre quickly became an integral part of the community and the exhibit reflects this with a number of photographs of events, celebrity visits, and holidays celebrated at the mall. In only five months, the exhibit was viewed 1,118 times.

In July, the Archives recognized the 60th anniversary of the first race at Westwood Racetrack with an exhibit about the history of the track. Start Your Engines! Westwood

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Above left: Mario Andretti at Westwood Racetrack (Columbian Company fonds) Above right: Breaking ground for the new Coquitlam Centre mall.

(Columbian Company fonds).

2019 HIGHLIGHTS OUTREACH

Top left: Archives packed and on the move.

The exhibit was highlighted at a SCCBC anniversary event held at Westwood Golf Course in August and a number of members visited the Archives to view the exhibit, thereby demonstrating the value of partnerships for increasing exposure to the records held by the Archives.

Top right: Westwood Racetrack display at the Archives.

Right:Throwback Thursday image on Facebook.

#TBT – Throwback Thursday

Physical Exhibits Visitors to the Archives in the early days of the new space were welcomed by text panels showcasing the Archives on the Move exhibit. Before and after shots were presented along with photographs showing the design and construction of the new space and the move of the more than 1,400 boxes of archival materials.

For the first exhibit in the new display case, the Archives partnered with the Coquitlam Heritage Society to showcase an exhibit about Centennial High School. The exhibit presented objects removed from the original school before it was demolished. The exhibit also featured photographs of the former Centennial High School building taken by Councillor Craig Hodge. The exhibit ran from January to May. From May to December, visitors were able to race through the history of Westwood Racetrack. Members of the Sports Car Club of BC (SCCBC) provided historical items from Westwood’s past, which were combined with photographs from the Archives’ holdings to produce the exhibit. Items included a full set of racing flags, a race suit and helmet, and a portion of the track itself, as well as programs, posters, trophies, and other memorabilia.

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The popular Throwback Thursday social media posts continued in 2019 and proved to be an entertaining way of encouraging people to engage with the records preserved at the Archives. In addition to the public success of the posts, Throwback Thursday has also become a highly engaging internal initiative and the Archives receives weekly positive feedback from staff. Archives staff members have posted more than 250 Throwback Thursday posts since the initiative began and there are more to come in 2020.

Events The Archives kicked off the year with the Grand Opening celebration that took place on January 30th. Mayor and Council were in attendance to cut the ribbon and officially open the new space. Attendees included community partners (Coquitlam Public Library, Coquitlam Heritage Society, Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society, Port Moody Station Museum) as well as donors and valued stakeholders. The event included tours of the new space, speeches from Mayor Stewart, City Clerk Jay Gilbert, and City Archivist Emily Lonie, and a green screen that transported guests into the past.

The Archives held a Staff Open House on February 1st to introduce staff to the new location. Staff members were given tours of the vault and were also able to travel back in time using the green screen.

The Archives played host to the Lower Mainland Municipal Archivists Forum in March and had a role in organizing the launch of Lyle Litzenberger’s book, “Burke and Widgeon: A History.” The Book launch took place at the City Centre Library with a capacity crowd.

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City Events

Top row: City Manager and former Councillor Neil Nicholson pose before green screen and are superimposed into the next image.

Archives staff participated in regular city events including Canada Day and Welcome to Coquitlam. These events provided excellent opportunities to connect with community members and to raise awareness of the services provided by the Archives. The contest at this year’s Canada Day celebrations asked visitors to guess the year of three key events in Coquitlam’s past: the 1948 Flood, the amalgamation of Coquitlam and Fraser Mills in 1971, and the Coquitlam Centre opening in 1979.

Above left: Staff members having fun with the green screen.

Above: Checking out the Archives display at the Grand Opening.

In 2019, Coquitlam won first place in the international Communities in Bloom competition. The program highlights a community’s civic pride and beautification efforts. The City Archivist was able to host the judges in the Archives to provide a tour of the new facility, and to discuss the important heritage work being undertaken by the Archives.

Left: Launch of Lyle Litzenberger’s book, “Burke and Widgeon A History.”

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2019 HIGHLIGHTS OUTREACH

Above: Canada Day display.

Right: Communities in Bloom Awards Ceremony Display.

Far Right: Archival workshops at Mackin House.

Professional Associations and Local Organizations The City of Coquitlam Archives continued to be an active and engaged member of the wider archival community in British Columbia and across the country, to ensure that staff members remain up to date on professional best practices and issues facing the community.

• City Archivist, Emily Lonie was appointed Chair of the Program Team for the annual conference of the Association of Canadian Archivists. The conference will take place at the University of British Columbia in June 2020.

• The City Archivist continued to serve as Chair and Secretary for the Lower Mainland Municipal Archivists Forum, which met twice in 2019 to discuss a range of common issues, share resources and best practices, and discuss areas of potential collaboration or cooperation.

• The City Archivist‘s term as a member of the Awareness Strategy Task Force was extended through 2019.

It is one of three national task forces convened by the Steering Committee on Canada’s Archives. The Awareness Strategy Task Force is focused on ensuring that both the public and decision-makers understand the value and importance of archives.

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• Archives and Records Officer, Angeline Chirnside completed her two-year term as Treasurer for the Archives Association of British Columbia. In this role, she ensured the association’s finances were managed in accordance with relevant legislation and provided her input as a member of the Board.

• Assistant Archivist, Andréa Tarnawsky served as a Social Media volunteer for the Archives Association of British Columbia, keeping members up to date with the latest news and events pertaining to the archival community in the province.

• City Clerk, Jay Gilbert contributed his archival expertise as a member of the External Advisory Committee for Library and Archives Canada’s Documentary Heritage Communities Program.

Workshops The City Archivist partnered with the Coquitlam Heritage Society to offer a second workshop in conjunction with the Heirlooms and Treasures exhibit that ran from September 2018 to June 2019. The workshop, Family History 101, was

2019 HIGHLIGHTS OUTREACH Left: Angeline Chirnside showing a map to attendees at the Grand Opening.

an opportunity to inspire participants to research their family history and produce something with the records and information they uncover. The workshop participants were engaged and inspired to start their own genealogical journey.

Conferences

The Archives and Records Officer offered a workshop about the preservation of scrapbooks, which was an extension of the online exhibit prepared in 2018 on the subject. This presentation was originally offered in 2018 at Dogwood Pavilion and was offered again in 2019 at Centre Bel Age.

The Archives and Records Officer and the Assistant Archivist attended the annual conference of the Archives Association of British Columbia in Vancouver in order to connect with the archival community in the province.

Speaking Engagements It is important for professionals to make themselves available to the next generation in order to enhance pedagogy with real world experience. To this end, the City Archivist was once again invited to sit on a panel of archivists at the University of British Columbia (UBC) for a Masters seminar on archival appraisal. Students were presented with a range of archival contexts and encouraged to ask questions.

The City Archivist was also invited to speak to UBC Masters students in November as part of a course entitled, “Archival Systems and the Profession.” This presentation outlined the mission, mandate and roles and responsibilities of the City of Coquitlam Archives as well as some of the challenges faced by municipal archives.

The City Archivist presented at the annual conference of the Association of Canadian Archivists in Toronto and the GLAM Symposium in Surrey.

All three Archives staff members attended the Association of Canadian Archivists conference at the University of British Columbia (ACA@UBC) hosted by students and faculty of the School of Library, Information, and Archival Studies. The ACA@UBC welcomes international archival experts who share best practices from diverse national perspectives.

Tours A new space is a source of much curiosity, and so not surprisingly, Archives staff members were asked to provide a number of tours over the course of 2019. Throughout the year, Archives staff provided tours to many groups including: Coquitlam Council at the Grand Opening, E-Team, members of Dogwood Pavilion, members of the Lower Mainland Municipal Archives Forum, Communities in Bloom Judges, and several individual archives and records professionals.

In 2019, the City Archivist presented to the Cultural Services Advisory Committee, the Coquitlam River Watershed Roundtable, and to the Canadian Federation of University Women’s Coquitlam Chapter, who wished to learn more about the process of donating records to the Archives.

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2019 HIGHLIGHTS | IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY | ACQUISITION HIGHLIGHTS

Above: #Museum30 Facebook post by Coquitlam Heritage.

Above right: Tri-City News article about the Westwood Racetrack online exhibit.

Impact in the Community

Acquisition Highlights

The City of Coquitlam Archives’ holdings are being used in the community in exciting ways. The Austin Heights BIA has used photographs from the Archives’ online holdings to highlight historical areas on social media.

1. Riverview Hospital Historical Society collection After several years and many accruals and transfers, the Riverview Hospital Historical Society collection has been arranged and described and is now available to researchers. This collection documents more than one hundred years of psychiatric healthcare in the province with a particular focus on psychiatric nursing.

The Coquitlam Heritage Society regularly employs images from the Archives’ holdings for physical exhibits held onsite at Mackin House and throughout the community at various pop-up locations. Photographs from the Archives are also used to great effect on social media to highlight events, advertise exhibits, and provide additional context to historical milestones. Coquitlam Heritage used a number of photographs from the Archives for a series of social media posts in November as part of the #Museum30 challenge.

Coquitlam’s built heritage continues to be preserved as developers are provided with incentives to restore heritage homes in exchange for additional density. The process begins with research at the Archives into the history of the property. By preserving historic tax assessment rolls, family photographs, and other related materials, the City of Coquitlam Archives is helping to safeguard the historic character of early Coquitlam.

Media Coverage In 2019, the Archives received 18 requests from the media.

The Tri-City News featured content from the Archives in 17 articles to highlight the Archives program or to illustrate or contextualize their stories.

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2. Riverview records from Anna Tremere Anna Tremere was a psychiatric nurse at Riverview Hospital for many years and following her retirement, she served as President of the Riverview Hospital Historical Society and ran the museum on the Riverview grounds. In 2019, Anna transferred additional records related to Riverview to supplement the Archives’ existing holdings.

3. Accrual to the Craig Hodge fonds Councillor Craig Hodge spent many years as a photographer for a number of newspapers in the region, covering events and locations in Coquitlam. Many of these photographs have been donated to the Archives and a further set of negatives taken for the Columbian Newspaper was donated in 2019. The accrual to the Craig Hodge fonds includes photographs of Westwood Racetrack, the opening of the Coquitlam Centre, and the dismantling of the Coquitlam water tower.

4. 1986 Heritage Inventory records Community Planning transferred the original photographs and notes that were used to prepare the 1986 Heritage Maillardville Building Inventory.

The inventory was prepared by a project team from Foundation Group Designs Ltd. that included Valda Vidners and Don Luxton.

2019 HIGHLIGHTS REFERENCE SERVICES Reference Services The City of Coquitlam Archives provides online access to digital content and descriptions of holdings through Quest, the Archives’ online search portal. As more digital content is added to Quest, researchers are better able to access historical records without having to visit the Archives for assistance. As a result of this shift, since 2017 the Archives has seen a reduction in the number of annual reference requests, but conversely has seen a significant year-over-year increase in traffic to Quest.

To date, Quest has received more than 170,000 page views by 12,976 unique users. In 2019 alone, Quest received more than 72,715 page views by 5,142 unique users, who viewed an average of 10.17 pages per session.

5. Helena Regehr Essondale graduation materials Helena Regehr enrolled in the School for Nurses at Essondale from 1944 to 1946 and qualified as a psychiatric nurse. Her daughter donated a number of portraits, school annuals, and graduation records from her mother’s time at Essondale.

6. Westwood Racetrack materials from Howard McAskill Howard McAskill was a long-time fan of racing at Westwood and maintained a collection of posters and race programs, which he donated to the Archives in 2019.

7. Panoramic photograph of Our Lady of Lourdes School Steve Nicklen has a long family history in the Maillardville area. Among his family’s records he discovered a panoramic photograph of Our Lady of Lourdes school with all of the children and staff posed in front. He donated the photograph to the Archives in 2019.

8. Photographs of the 1948 Flood at Fraser Mills Linda Price’s grandfather worked at Fraser Mills during the 1948 flood. She donated his photographs to the Archives in 2019 and they have been digitized and made available online.

9. Canadian Federation of University Women – Coquitlam fonds The Coquitlam Chapter of the Canadian Federation of University Women celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019. The records of the organization were donated to the Archives late in 2019 and will soon be available for researchers.

10. W.B. MacDonald collection R.C. MacDonald served for eighteen years as Coquitlam’s Reeve. The collection includes primary and secondary source materials collected by his grandson, W.B. MacDonald for the creation of his biography “Catch-as-catch-can,” published in 2019.

In 2019, members of the public made 100 reference requests and the Archives welcomed 15 people to conduct research onsite. With new public opening hours, the Archives also introduced the Archives to 37 interested passersby. In previous years, the majority of reference requests were for historical photographs. In 2019, these types of requests were still common, but were significantly reduced because the Archives’ public domain historical photographic holdings have been made available online in full resolution.

During the past year, the City Archivist answered 41 staff requests and has been involved with several staff projects by providing access to records, historical information, and professional expertise. Some highlights include: The City’s victory in the International Communities in Bloom competition; the ongoing Street Naming Database project; providing content to Corporate Communications for use on social media; providing advice and participating in the city’s Heritage Management Strategy process; and providing historic information that has helped to inform decision-making in Planning and Development.

Arrangement & Description In 2019, 21 new accessions were received and 1,007 archival descriptions were added to Quest. This important arrangement and description work enables more efficient location of specific items and, in turn, makes the entire collection more accessible and thus more valuable to researchers. The work is time consuming and requires a significant percentage of the Archives’ resources. This foundational arrangement and description work will continue to be a core activity in 2020 in order to make new acquisitions available to the public as soon as possible.

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Left: 1948 flood at Fraser Mills (Linda Price Collection).

2019 HIGHLIGHTS DIGITIZATION

PLANS FOR 2020 AND BEYOND evidence of decision-making. By digitizing the collection and using optical character recognition technology, access to these crucial records is dramatically improved. The Archives has been able to identify funds to continue this work in a phased manner that will proceed in 2020.

Plans for 2020 and Beyond Acquisitions • Continuing to capitalize on the new facility’s increased storage capacity by developing relationships with community groups, and pursuing other proactive measures to promote the transfer of historical material

Above: Digitized Council Committee Minutes.

Digitization The Archives continued to digitize hundreds of photographs and textual records, making them available online in 2019. In total, 412 digitized items were scanned and made available online through Quest.

Aerial photographs from 1969 moved into the public domain in 2019 and so the Archives was able to scan the entire set and post them online in full resolution for researchers to discover. There are now more than 300 aerial photographs available in Quest from 1963 and 1969.

• Conducting a comprehensive analysis of the current records produced by City departments. This will inform the archival appraisal of the City’s operational records, which will eventually facilitate the ongoing transfer of City records to the Archives Preservation • Implementing a Digital Preservation Program to ensure digital records can be preserved over the long-term • Digitizing important collections (e.g. tax assessment rolls) • Assessing and addressing the conservation needs of the holdings Access

Several smaller photograph collections were digitized and made available online, including photographs of Fraser Mills donated by George Bergson; photographs of the 1948 flood donated by Linda Price; photographs of Westwood Racetrack, Coquitlam Centre, and the Coquitlam water tower from Councillor Craig Hodge; and photographs of Minnekhada Farm that were donated by Donna Rodman.

• Expanding content available online through Quest

In 2018, the Archives received a grant from the BC History Digitization Program at the University of British Columbia to digitize the complete collection of Council Committee Minutes from 1947 to 2001. This digitization work was completed in early 2019 and the records were uploaded to Quest. There are now 680 sets of committee minutes available to researchers. These documents are fully textsearchable and will be an invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in municipal decision-making.

• Continuing to seek relevant archival material and arranging donations to the Archives

The Archives has been pursuing a multi-year project to digitize a series of nearly 400 microfilm reels from the City Clerk’s Office. The reels contain some of the most important historical records maintained by the City, with the highest evidentiary and historical value. In many cases, the City Clerk’s Office microfilm reels contain the only surviving copies of historical Reports to Council, as well as critical correspondence and supporting documentation that provide

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• Digitizing important collections (e.g. tax assessment rolls) • Continuing the intellectual and physical processing of new and existing holdings • Continuing to provide detailed responses to public and staff reference requests

Outreach • Producing quarterly online exhibits that highlight the records and the work being done in the Archives • Curating exhibits in partnership with other heritage and arts organizations • Continuing outreach initiatives like Throwback Thursday • Continuing to offer workshops and talks • Developing new outreach initiatives in partnership with the University of British Columbia, Coquitlam Heritage Society, Coquitlam Public Library, etc.

CONCLUSION

The City of Coquitlam Archives continues to preserve the documentary memory of the City of Coquitlam and the community. In 2019, the Archives was able to expand services with new drop-in hours and process a greater number of records thanks to the addition of the Assistant Archivist. In the coming years, the Archives will continue to fulfill its important mandate while striving to find new ways of connecting the community to its past, including the diversification of the Archives’ holdings so that the entire community sees itself represented in the documentary heritage preserved at the Archives.

City of Coquitlam Archives Team City Archivist: Emily Lonie Archives and Records Officer: Andréa Tarnawsky Archives and Records Officer: Angeline Chirnside (until August 2019)

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Above: The flood of 1948 (C15.003).

GALLERY EXHIBITS

Top row: Images from Coquitlam Centre Online Exhibit.

Middle row: Westwood Race track display.

Bottom row: LegenDairy Holstein Herd of Colony Farm.

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GALLERY EVENTS Left column top: Lyle Lizenberger’s book launch.

Left column below: Welcome to Coquitlam display.

Right column: Archives Grand Opening, 1171 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam.

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City of Coquitlam Archives 1171 Pinetree Way Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2

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