Street Names Tell Mission’s Story Have you ever wondered where your street got its name? The City of Mission is one of the few communities in British Columbia that honours and promotes the community’s heritage and identity through its street naming. As such, our street names reflect our local history. On Monday, February 19th, the Mission […]
Upcoming Events at the Archives Following a two week closure for the holiday season, the Mission Community Archives resumed its operations and reopened to the public on Thursday, January 11th. In addition to offering research services on Thursdays and Fridays, the volunteer-based Community Archives will be featuring some special programs in the first quarter of […]
The Mission Community Archives and Mission Museum will have a Remembrance Day exhibit at the Mission Leisure Centre from November 1st to 30th. This year’s Remembrance Day service will start @ 10:50 AM Royal Canadian Legion Branch 57 located at 32627 Logan Avenue, for more information call 604-826-2331 or email rcl57@shaw.ca
In this feature documentary (1hr 24 m), co-directors Hayley Gray and Elad Tzadok explore through a collage of personal interviews, archival footage, and deeply rooted memories some of the efforts and challenges faced by Archives in British Columbia to preserve a more inclusive historical record. Featured are leaders from four underrepresented communities in Archives: Indigenous […]
CULTURE DAYS 2023…JOIN the Community Archives and local artists on September 23rd from 1PM to 4PM to celebrate art and memory! WATCH local artist Sandra Marshall create an artwork from an historic photograph of Mission Dairy Queen. HEAR Charis Young, an emerging multi-genre writer and student in the UBC Creative Writing Program read and discuss […]
We’re excited to be participating in the July 14th Summer Market at Fraser River Heritage Park! Visit our booth between the hours of 4:00PM and 8:30PM where you can purchase quality items inspired by the thousands of historic images housed in the Mission Community Archives, including: vintage postcards, buttons, notecards, and a limited edition caricature […]
Be sure to visit the Archives booth at Fraser River Heritage Park on July 1st, where you can play Canada Day Bingo, the Mix & Match game, and more. Their will also be a free draw! The City of Mission will be hosting the Canada Day event from 11AM to 3PM. For more information about […]
During the month of June, the Archives Facebook and Instagram BLAST FROM THE PAST posts will feature photographs from the 1970s captured by a local documentary photographer by the name of Robert T. Nelson (1916-2007). Our 1970s FLASHBACK posts will give you, the viewer, an opportunity to look back 5 decades and see what life […]
On Saturday May 6, 2023 in Fraser River Heritage Park from 1:00 – 3:00PM, there is a community celebration for Jenny Stevens (1936-2022), a long time Mission resident and community builder who served six terms on Council, from 1999 to 2018. As part of these celebrations to remember Jenny Stevens (1936 ~ 2022), today […]
