What’s UP at the Archives – July 7, 2023
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 map of Fraser River Heritage Park.
At the market we are launching a new postcard series that includes images of Mission’s first Dairy Queen, Mission Raceway, and the 1968 Soap Box Derby.
There will be a FREE DRAW for the framed panoramic view of Mission’s first swimming pool which opened July 13th, 1952 – one of the most popular posts on our social media to date!
SEE YOU at the Park on July 14th, 2023!
What’s UP at the Archives – June 30, 2023
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 the festivities click here.
Back by popular demand! This Saturday at 8AM we will be launching our 2023 Mission Canada Day Quiz video to our social media pages! Click here to test your knowledge.
What’s UP at the Archives – June 2, 2023
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 was like in Mission. Be sure to check out and share with friends our 1970s FLASHBACK posts throughout June!
