Buy your copy of the Spring 2016 issue of British Columbia History featuring:
The Agricultural Hall on Mayne Island
By Jennifer Iredale
Mayne Island can boast that it had the first community hall in the Gulf Islands ─ the hall dates back to about 1899.
Gray Creek Hall
By Tom Lymbery
The only pre-WWI log community hall still well maintained and in regular use in Canada.
Galiano Community Hall
By Allan Forget
Built in the 1920s the Galiano Community Hall was officially opened with much pomp and ceremony including a visit from the province’s 13th Lieutenant Governor.
Dances and Dew Worms: Ryder Lake Halls
By Bea Mazurenko
Ryder Lake has had two halls and a variety of events that range from square dancing to dew worm racing.
Roberts Creek Community Hall
By John Dykes
For over 80 years the hall has been a social gathering place and venue for community events. It was conceived, constructed and managed entirely by local volunteers and donations and embodies the community spirit of Roberts Creek.
At the heart of it all — The Wells Community Hall
By Judy Campbell and Susan Safyan
By the mid-1990s the Wells Community Hall had fallen into disrepair and was in danger of being lost, but residents united to raise the money to restore the hall.
The Harrison Mills Community Hall
By Mary McGhee
The Harrison Mills Community Hall has survived flooding, vandalism, and a shrinking group of volunteers. It remains the hub of the community.
Archives & Archivists: The old Heritage Hall, Pitt Meadows
By Leslie Norman; edited by Sylvia Stopforth
The origins of the Pitt Meadows Heritage Hall dates back to the incorporation of Pitt Meadows.
Archives & Archivists: The old Heritage Hall, Pitt Meadows
By Fred Braches; edited by Sylvia Stopforth
These two strong women took the lead in the fundraising efforts to build what became known as the Whonnock Memorial Hall.
Cabinets of Curiosities: The hall clock made from a grate
By Jamea Lister
Occasionally pieces from older structures are incorporated in to the new halls. These objects have their own stories to tell.
Every Month
Editor’s Note: Do-si-do and away we go
By Andrea Lister
From the Book Review Editor’s Desk: Footprints and Dance Floors
By K. Jane Watt
