Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1976.100.030 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Gerry Wellburn and his wife, Ethel May. They are standing in front of a log cabin at their property in Deerholme. The cabin has a Glenore & Western Railway sign on its wall The photo is by Irving Strickland of the Victoria Times. Most likely the "Lily of the Valley," a trapping and hunting cabin built by Tim Burde and Roy Elford. |
Image File Name |
1964 - Gerry & Ethel - Deerholme - 1976100030 - jpg72 - 001 |
Date (y/m/d) |
1964/03/24 |
Place |
Deerholme |
Provenance |
Gerry Wellburn had a passion for railways and created the "Glenora & Western Railway" on his 10-acre property near Deerholme. The unique museum attracted growing numbers of visitors to the Wellburns' backyard. He jokes that it was his wife, Ethel, who finally said, "Enough", although he adds with a smile, "It really wasn't as bad as she made out. She had a lovely garden out front, and many of the visitors stopped to see the flowers and tell her how much they enjoyed them while I was at the back of the house with the trains". The collection attracted increasingly large numbers of visitors and as such, became increasingly well known. It's popularity eventually became a burden to the Wellburn family. In 1963 Gerry began looking for a permanent location for the collection and was able to secure the present site and keep the collection in the valley. The Official opening of the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum was Saturday, June 4, 1966. In 1976, Cowichan Valley Forest Museum changed its name to thr BC Forest Museum. In 1999 the name was changed to The BC Forest Discovery Centre. Gerry and Ethel May had three children, nine grandchildren and many great grandchildren. |
Photographer |
Strickland, Irving |
Search Terms |
People Wellburn Deerholme Glenora & Western Railway Lily of the Valley cabin |
Collection |
BCFDC Institutional Memory |
People |
Wellburn, Gerry Wellburn, Ethel May Burde Elford Strickland |
Subjects |
People buidlings |