Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2022.131.005 |
Object Name |
Transparency, Slide |
Image File Name |
1967-Gazebo-Forest Museum-2022131005-jpg72-001 |
Date (y/m/d) |
1967/ / |
Place |
Cowichan Valley Forest Museum |
Provenance |
Born in Yorkshire, England in 1900, Gerry Wellburn moved to Victoria and later to Duncan in the 30s. Since a kid, Wellburn had been an avid collector first finding interest in stamps. In 1963, the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum Society (CVFM) was formed, and Wellburn, with the help of friends like Hector Stone, moved his collection of forestry artifacts (and more) from his home in Deerholme to a 15-acre site in Duncan overlooking Somenos Lake. It took several years of organizing and planning before the first visitors were welcomed in 1965. The museum was officially opened the following year. The name was changed to the BC Forest Museum (BCFM) in 1973. Gerry visited the BCFM for the last time in 1991 stating that, "I think you're finally getting it right." In 1999, the name was changed again to the current BC Forest Discovery Centre. |
Search Terms |
BCFDC Cowichan Valley Forest Museum Cowichan Valley Railway Gazebo Duncan Grounds Visitors Half-mast Flag Statue Head Lil Jakey Wellburn Building Fence Somenos Lake |
Collection |
BCFDC Institutional Memory |
People |
Hull |
Subjects |
Documentary, Cowichan Valley Buildings & Structures People |