Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2016.002.015 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Construction of the Rail Shop annex. |
Image File Name |
1970-72 - Rail Shop Annex - Duncan - 2016002015 - tiff600 - 001 |
Year Range from |
1970 |
Year Range to |
1972 |
Date (y/m/d) |
/ / |
Place |
Duncan |
Provenance |
From the Collection of Reginald T. Harrison. Digital only and not available for reproduction. The BC Forestry Museum (now the BC Forest Discovery Centre) opened in 1965, by Gerry Wellburn who had been accumulating a quite extensive collection of trains and other forestry related items. 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. |
Photographer |
Harrison, Reg |
Search Terms |
Duncan Reg Harrison BC Forest Museum Rail Shop Collection Grounds BCFDC Construction |
Collection |
BCFDC Institutional Memory |
People |
Harrison |
Subjects |
Maintenance Buildings & Structures Documentary, Cowichan Valley |