Ireland Good, Collections Assistant, Point Ellice House Museum & GardensSeptember 15, 2022 Imagine a Sunday morning at your grandparents’ house: the sun is shining through the lace curtains and the smell of pancakes wafts through the air. You have nothing to do while you wait for your breakfast, so you go exploring. You begin to […]
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Jeannine Worthing, Visitor Experience and Programming Coordinator Restrictions on in-person interactions since March 2020 have resulted in a paradigm shift for many GLAM institutions (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums). Public programming has generally been built around the idea that interaction with the public will be in-person – chatting with a visitor, showing off pieces from
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Welcome! This is a space to share stories and information about the history of Vancouver Island, including posts from our past work as managers of Point Ellice House Museum & Gardens in Victoria (2019 to 2023). We hope you enjoy reading and that it encourages you to visit our local historic sites and maybe it
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