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The VMM welcomes you to a superb September in Vancouver!
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Saturday, October 1st - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Share Past Issues Location: Vancouver Maritime Museum
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On October 1st, join the Georgia Strait Alliance and the Vancouver Maritime Museum at Vanier Park for a celebration of everything that makes our shoreline spectacular at Vancouver’s 3rd annual Water’s Edge Day. There will be tons of great activities for all ages including paddle tours in kayaks and a traditional Tsleil-Waututh canoe, hands-on learning with marine touch tanks from the Vancouver Aquarium, special boat tours, live music, arts and crafts, free admission to the Vancouver Maritime Museum and much, much more. Check out: georgiastrait.org/work/waterfront-initiative/waters-edge-day/ for details.
Book Launch: Britannia's Navy on the West Coast of North America, 1812-1914 by Barry Gough Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Location: Vancouver Maritime Museum Join us for a talk, Q&A session, and book signing with Dr. Barry Gough, author of Britannia’s Navy on the West Coast of North America, 1812-1914. Get your hands on this new expanded edition of the classic book about the maritime and naval history of the Northwest Coast and the wider Pacific. About the Book: Through the turbulent century from 1812 to the First World War, Britain gained imperial supremacy over the vast Pacific region by means of foreign trade and the unrivalled power of its navy. Key to this policy of expansion was the naval station at Esquimalt. From a small, protected anchorage on southern Vancouver Island, the base would grow to play a central role in the consolidation of British Columbia and the defence of British interests from Victoria to Hawaii to Hong Kong. In this updated edition of his classic naval history first published in 1971, Barry Gough brings new insights to an overlooked chapter of BC history and weaves a fascinating story of diplomacy, nationhood, and colonial conquest in the age of sea power. About the Author: Canadian historian Barry Gough has published more than eighteen books to critical acclaim, including From Classroom to Battlefield: Victoria High School and the First World War; Juan de Fuca’s Strait: Voyages in the Waterway of Forgotten Dreams; http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=0bdd2a5ddde1149e87d0baa93&id=11132a88e4&e=c2be38edb1
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and Pax Britannica: Ruling the Waves and Keeping the Peace before Armageddon, Share Past Issues Translate winner of the 2015 Mountbatten Literary Award. Dr. Gough is past-president of the British Columbia Historical Federation. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia.
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Putting On The Final Touches!
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Each year the Vancouver Maritime Museum hosts a Youth Team comprised of high school Subscribe Share Past Issues Translate students from across Vancouver. This year we had 9 youth participants. The Youth Team meets once a month to work on a major project. In addition, Youth Team members help with special events including birthday parties and community events.
This year the Youth Team took on a major project of designing and creating an imaginary chart painted on canvas that can be used as a covering during our Pirates! school program and Pirates! birthday party. Thank you to our 2015-2016 Youth Team members, Hudson Bishop, Priyangah Karunakaran, Justin Wu, Kai Wessner, Josephine Chiang, Kaitlin Xu, Myra Song, Christine Luo, and Joy Gong. Also a big thank you to marine artist, Rosemary Hanna, who came onboard to help guide the artistic process. In September 2016, the Vancouver Maritime Museum will begin the process of recruiting a new Youth Team. Regular meetings will begin in late October or early November. We still haven’t decided on a project for this year’s team to work on, but stay tuned! Any interested high school students should get in touch with Volunteer Coordinator, Andrew Hildred by emailing programs@vanmaritime.com.
Cannon Ready - Lucian Ploias, VMM's Ship Model Engineer, putting a coat of primer on the stand to a Royal Navy 'twenty four pounder' from the reign of King George III. On display soon to the VMM!
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Monday, September 19th - 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm Location: Anvil Centre BC teachers are invited to join us at the annual BC Field Trip Fair. Vancouver Maritime Museum staff will be on hand to engage with teachers about our 20162017 school programs. Teachers can register on the BC Field Trip Fair website
RiverFest: Inspired by the Fraser Saturday, September 24th - 11:00 am to 4:00 pm Location: Westminster Quay Boardwalk Join the Vancouver Maritime Museum at RiverFest in New Westminster to celebrate BC and World Rivers Day. Museum staff and volunteers will showcase our popular wooden tugboat building activity - sponsored by Saam Smit Canada Inc. For event details, visit the RiverFest website
VMM Regular Hours Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm Late Night Thursdays 5 pm - 8 pm entry by donation! Look forward to seeing you at VMM!
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