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| Museum Hours |
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday to Saturday |
| Archives Hours |
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday to Friday
(limited access on Sat.)
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| Address |
3009 - 32nd Avenue
Vernon, BC
Canada
V1T 2LB |
Tel: 250-542-3142
Fax: 250-542-5358
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VERNON & DISTRICT HERITAGE FAIR
A PROJECT OF THE GREATER VERNON MUSEUM & ARCHIVES
IDEAS TO GET YOU STARTED
| LOCAL TOPICS |
CANADIAN SYMBOLS |
WOMEN |
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| First Nations |
Canadian Flag(s) |
Laura Secord |
| Polson Park |
National Anthem |
Madame Vanier |
| Long time residents |
Provincial Flags |
Agnes Macphail |
| Service Club |
Maple Leaf Forever |
Emily Carr |
| OK Fur Brigade |
Canadian Stamps |
Emily Murphy |
| Gold Mining |
Canadian Money |
Nellie McClung |
| Silver Mining |
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Pauline Johnson |
| Cattle Ranching |
EARLY EXPLORERS |
Marion Orr |
| Horse Ranching |
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Jeannie Trout |
| Local Ranches |
Vikings |
Barbara Frum |
| Early Pioneers |
Samuel Champlain |
Portia White |
| Immigrants |
Martin Frobisher |
Lucy M. Montgomery |
| Irrigation |
John Cabot |
Beverly McLachlin |
| Logging |
Henry Hudson |
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| Orcharding |
Jacques Cartier |
THE ARTS & ARTISTS |
| Early stores |
Simon Fraser |
literature, music, painters, |
| Transportation |
Alexander McKenzie |
architecture, film, etc. |
| Telephone |
David Thompson |
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| Local Government |
George Vancouver |
Toni Onley |
| Hobo Camps |
William Baffin |
Paul Kane |
| Mayors of Vernon |
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Tom Thomson |
| The Vernon News |
MODERN EXPLORERS |
Paul Peel |
| Vernon Hospitals |
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A.Y. Jackson |
| The Army Camp |
Roberta Bondar |
Lawren Harris |
| Radio |
Marc Garneau |
Jack Shadbolt |
| Silver Star Mountain |
Chris Hadfield |
Emily Carr |
| Winter Carnival |
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Robert Bateman |
| Vernon Royalty |
MILITARY HISTORY |
Bill Reid |
| Davison Orchards |
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Glenn Gould |
| Ogopogo |
War of 1812 |
Oscar Peterson |
| Sports |
Boer War |
Anne Murray |
| My Family Tree |
Vimy Ridge (WWI) |
Gordon Lightfoot |
| Industry in Vernon |
Billy Bishop (WWI) |
Bryan Adams |
| Your school Your street |
Dieppe Raid (WWII) |
Burton Cummings |
| Allan Brooks |
Royal Canadian Navy |
Jeff Healey |
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Korean Conflict |
Douglas Cardinal |
| INNOVATORS & INVENTORS |
NATO |
Frank Gehry |
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Unification |
Arthur Erickson |
| Alexander Graham Bell |
Peacekeeping |
Francis Rattenbury |
| Frederick Banting |
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Moshe Safdie |
| Joseph-Armand Bombardier |
FIRST NATIONS |
Margaret Atwood |
| Abraham Gesner |
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Stephen Leacock |
| John McLaughlin |
Interior Salish |
Pierre Berton |
| Gideon Sundback |
Haida |
Farley Mowat |
| Sir Sandford Fleming |
Métis |
William Shatner |
| Canadarm |
Fur Trade |
John Candy |
| Avro-Arrow |
Traditions |
Jim Carrey |
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Hunting & Fishing |
Donald Sutherland |
| POLITICS & POLITICIANS |
Music |
Keanu Reeves |
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Art |
Michael J. Fox |
| John A. Macdonald |
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| Wifred Laurier |
SETTLING OF CANADA |
MULTICULTURALISM |
| Mackenzie King |
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| Tommy Douglas |
Northwest Company |
Immigration (early years) |
| Pierre Trudeau |
Hudson’s Bay Company |
Chinese Head Tax |
| Lester Pearson |
Voyageurs |
Underground Railway |
| John Diefenbaker |
Fraser River Gold Rush |
Languages |
| Confederation |
Northwest Mounted Police |
Japanese Internment |
| Great Depression |
Canadian Pacific Railway |
Ethnic foods, games, etc. |
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Religions |
| SPORTS |
NATIONAL TOPICS |
Discrimination |
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| Basketball |
The Economy |
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| Hockey |
Environmental Issues |
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| Football |
Government Policies |
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| Lacrosse |
Elections Canada |
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| Curling |
Charter of Rights & Freedoms |
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| Canadian Olympians |
Canada Day Celebrations |
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| Wayne Gretzky |
The CBC |
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| Nancy Green |
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| Don Cherry |
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| Terry Fox |
The list of topics is endless. Any topic related to Canadian history is eligible for a project. |
| Gordie Howe |
| Marilyn Bell |
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| Jacques Plante |
Project Topics from 2008 |
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| Barbara Ann Scott |
Project Topics from 2009 |
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| Maurice Richard |
Project Topics from 2010 |
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| Kurt Browning |
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| Foster Hewitt |
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