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Please note we will be closed on Monday Feb. 17, 2025 for Family Day.

The Archives is closed today for Family Day, Feb. 17, 2025. We will resume our regular business hours Tuesday Feb. 18, 2025. vancouver.ca/your-governmen… 1. The Ball Family [189-] - Port P338 2. Family groups [ca. 1936] - CVA 289-005.202 3. Family groups [ca. 1936] - CVA 289-005.203

Happy Heritage Week! See you at the Places that Matter Community Fair Sunday Feb. 23, 2025 11am to 3pm at the Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street, Vancouver. This event is by donation. For more information visit: bit.ly/4ag5vmT

February is also known as National Embroidery Month. image 01: Eaton's display of embroidery machine - 1953 Ref. code: CVA 180-2381 Image 02: Clarke's "O Sew E Z" booth [PNE] - 1980 Ref. code: CVA 180-7759 bit.ly/414YXVv bit.ly/4jFHLwM #embroidery #sewing

On this day in 1856 the tintype camera is patented. Here is an example of a tin-type photograph. image: [Portrait of young woman] [ca. 1860] AM336-S3-2-: CVA 677-56 #tintype

On this day... Title: Little Theatre : tenth season : third private performance, February 20th and 21st : [programme] Date: 1931 Ref. code: AM1519-: PAM 1931-31 bit.ly/40EoPqG

Check out our latest Blog Post! "Finding Your Way Through City Council Minutes" Enjoy! bit.ly/4gWnvUZ image: COV-S62-: CVA 296-350 bit.ly/4gTxqe9

The Places that Matter Community Fair is this Sunday Feb. 23, 2025 from 11am to 3pm at the Heritage Hall on Main Street. This years theme is "Pastimes in Past Times" For more information: bit.ly/4ag5vmT Places That Matter Photo credit: Kamran Safari

The Buzzer, Vol. 43 Vancouver, BC, Fri. Feb. 21, 1958 # 8 Salute to Richmond. AM1519-: PAM 1958-261 "Last of the B.C. Electric's proud interurban fleet..." [BC Electric Co. interurban...Richmond] - [ca. 1906] - AM54-S4-: Out P685 bit.ly/4gYd7Nq #Transit

Sunday Feb. 23 The City of Vancouver Archives will have a booth at the Places that Matter Community Fair. Come by and say Hi! 11am to 3pm at Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street, Vancouver bit.ly/3E7tlFz

Image: Replica of "Silver Dart" flown by John A. Douglas McCurdy, Feb. 23, 1909, Baddeck Bay, Nova Scotia... Officially credited as first airplane flight in British Empire. Date: [193-] Ref : CVA 371-2336 bit.ly/402mDaX #NationalAviationDay

On this Day in 1961 at King Edward High School. Read more by paying us a visit and requesting AM1519-PAM 1961-169 bit.ly/3E9ecU4 #OnThisDay

On this day the Queen Elizabeth Playhouse officially opened. File: Queen Elizabeth Playhouse - official opening - Feb. 26, 1962 - Reference code: COV-S645-- bit.ly/4aqYCPO

On this day in History Shirley Temple received a special miniature Oscar. Here is Shirley during the Vancouver Jubilee, 1936 Image: Vancouver Jubilee - 1936 - Shirley Temple in crowd - 1936 Ref. code: AM1688-S1-F4-: 2021-034.127 bit.ly/40GvsaO

On February 27, National Retro Day takes us back to a time before smartphones and the internet. image: Archivist Ken Young on the phone at the City of Vancouver Archives Date: 1986 Ref. code: AM1523-S6-F23-: 2008-010.1379 bit.ly/3PUv2sD #retro

Happy Tooth Fairy Day! Enjoy this short film from the 1995 educational video, "Preventing tooth decay : infants and toddlers". bit.ly/42EvNNM available in a variety of languages. Ref. code: PUB-: PD 2389.1

We will be closed on Monday, May 19, for the stat holiday. See you on the Tuesday! #HolidayClosure 📷: CVA 374-389

Please make note that we will be closing early on June 9, 2025 for a private function. June 9, 2025 - closing at 4:00pm Returning to our regular hours Tuesday June 10, 2025 - 10am to 5pm

We are closing early today for a private event. Monday June 9, 2025 adjusted hours: 10:00 to 4:00 Regular hours will resume tomorrow, Tuesday June 10 (10am to 5pm) bit.ly/3Y8ojzz