Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2022.013.031 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Ethel May Wellburn cutting into a large cake while an eager crowd of mostly children watches. Photo is dated June 30, 1984, but the cake is for a Canada Day (July 1st) celebration. June 30th, 1984 is also when the new orientation building opened as a display. |
Image File Name |
1984 - Canada Day Cake - Duncan - 2022013031 - jpg72 - 001 |
Date (y/m/d) |
1984/06/30 |
Place |
Duncan |
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 |
People Duncan Canada Day Cake BCFDC Grounds |
Collection |
BCFDC Institutional Memory |
People |
Wellburn, Ethel May |
Subjects |
People Documentary, Cowichan Valley |