Primary contact
1111 Northwest Road
Denman Island, British Columbia
Identity area
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Denman Island Museum
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- Museum
Contact area
Jean Brooks, Charlotte Molnar, Curators
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Street address
1111 Northwest Road
Locality
Denman Island
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British Columbia
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History
The Denman Island Museum is administered by the Denman Island Seniors and Museum Society and acquires, preserves, and makes accessible artifacts, archival records, and historical reference material pertaining to Denman Island. The museum was moved to its present location in 1995.
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Mandates/Sources of authority
Sponsor: Denman Seniors and Museum Society
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Records management and collecting policies
The holdings relate to the settlement and development of Denman Island. This island lies south of Courtenay close to the Comox Valley. Holdings include: an extensive photographic collection depicting early settlers and their homes, schools, churches, logging, fishing, farming, businesses, railways, lighthouses, and ships (including ferry service), manuscripts/records including minutes, accounts, etc. of community organizations and schools, maps relating to early settlement of the land and to the marine area.
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Total Volume: 9 cm of textual material, photographs<br /> Inclusive Dates: 1880 to present<br /> Predominant Dates: 1920s
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July-August: 1:30-4:00 (Also open by appointment.)
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Revised by BCANS Coordinator, Nov 29, 2010; Apr 16, 2012.