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Heritage
Events of Interest Around the Region
Upcoming
events (non HV) | Ongoing events and attractions
Do you have an heritage related event that might be
of interest to Heritage Vancouver members? Let us know at info@heritagevancouver.org
Uncoming
Heritage events (non HV)
Ongoing
Heritage events and attractions
BCER
Heritage Interurban/Streetcar Locations
Organisations actively restoring and even operating
the few remaining original British Columbia Electric Railway interurbans:
Steveston
Interurban Tram Society
BCER 1220
www.richmond.ca/culture/sites/tram.htm
www.steveston-interurban.org/
Fraser
Valley Heritage Railway Society (FVHRS)
BCER 1225 & 1304 (Connaught Car)
www.fvhrs.org
Burnaby Village Museum
BCER 1223
6501 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby; 24-hour info: 604 293 6501
See website here
Vancouver
Downtown Historic Railway
BCER 1207 & 1231
www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/engsvcs/transport/railway/
www.trams.bc.ca/dhr.html
Roedde
House Museum
1415 Barclay
St., Vancouver
Tour this 1893 Queen Anne Revival house. Wed.-Fri.
2-4 p.m. $4 adults, $3 seniors, students and children, free for
kids under 5. Phone (604) 684-7040 to confirm, arrange group tours
or inquire about concerts and special events. Afterwards, walk along
Barclay Heritage Square.
www.roeddehouse.org
Burnaby Village Museum
6501 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby
Experience life as it might have been in Burnaby. Self-guided tours let you explore the farmhouse and village at your own pace! Period-costumed interpreters welcome guests into the various homes, businesses and shops of a traditional village along the BC Electric Railway tram line. An exciting must for every visitor is a whirl on the fully restored historic 1912 CW Parker Carousel. Rides are accompanied by music from a grand 1925 Wurlitzer organ. Amenities include an ice cream parlour which offers a menu for light meals and snacks, picnic tables, and a gift shop. The site is wheelchair accessible.
24-hour Information: (604) 293-6501
See website here
The
1865 Irving House Museum
302 Royal
Ave., New Westminster
Tour this restored 1865 home, as one of the oldest
community heritage sites in the province, Irving House Historic
Centre provides visitors with an opportunity to explore the history
of the province's first capital and teh commerical hub of the Lower
Mainland.
Sat.-Sun. 12:30-4:30 p.m. By donation. The adjacent museum opens
the same hours.
See website here
Fort
Langley National Historic Site
Take a one-hour tour of this restored 1840 Hudson's
Bay Company fort.
Phone for tour times: (604) 513-4777
www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/bc/langley/index_e.asp
The
surrounding township of Fort Langley features several late 19th-
and early 20th-century heritage buildings.
www.seefortlangley.com
London
Heritage Farm
6511 Dyke Rd., Richmond
Tour an 1898 house and 4.6-acre farm. Closed
through Jan. 31. Starting Feb. 1 open Sat. & Sun. 12-4 p.m.
By donation. Contact (604) 271-5220 or londonhf@telus.net
to inquire about weekday group tours or teas.
www.richmond.ca/culture/sites/london/about.htm
Nearby
sites in Richmond include
Richmond
Heritage Inventory
www.richmond.ca/services/planning/heritage/inventory.htm
Britannia Heritage Shipyard Park
www.richmond.ca/culture/sites/britannia/about.htm
Gulf of Georgia Cannery
www.richmond.ca/culture/sites/cannery.htm
Steveston Museum
www.richmond.ca/culture/sites/steveston.htm
Steveston Village itself
www.steveston.bc.ca/
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