Projects

LDHS is working on projects relevant to the community while providing a historical perspective.
Please contact us for more information or to volunteer on any of these projects.

Community Projects:

People & Places: Neighborhood Project: Detailing neighbourhoods and ethnic diversity in early Ladysmith. Available for loan.

ONE Community, Different Cultures: Networking & collaboration workshop to bring heritage groups together, to increase awareness, understanding and co-operation. This resulted in the formation of the Mid Island Heritage Network.

The Beat Goes On – Music in Ladysmith: DIGITAL MUSEUM OF  CANADA. Community Stories: Online history of Music in Ladysmith with video, sound, photos, commentary, text. In production.

A Walk Through Time – a self-guided series of walks with points of heritage interest.

Volunteers and the Town of Ladysmith are updating Heritage Metal Collage by Gatacre and First Avenue in Ladysmith.

Adopt A Photo Project in order to expand and digitize our community Timeline.  Photographers shoot ‘now’ photos to match the perspective of existing ‘heritage’ photos. NOW & THEN PHOTOS PROJECT

Industrial Artifact Preservation: Ongoing work refurbishing and researching the industrial heritage artifacts located at the former Comox Logging & Railway Co. site. Ask about how you can “adopt” an artifact’s restoration.

Ongoing Projects: Research

History of Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce – Ed Nicholson principal

Ladysmith Nursing School – Pat Brownfield principal

Aggie Hall History – Pat Brownfield principal

Cemetery Info Compilation – Nancy Roy principal

Canadian Colliery Employees – Bridget Watson principal

Births/Marriages/Deaths (pre 1920) – Linda McAdam

Mid Island Heritage Network – Marina Sacht principal

People & Places Neighbourhood Project *– Lesley Moore principal

The Beat Goes On – Music in Ladysmith* -Quentin Goodbody

WWII Cenotaph Stories – Esther/John Sharp

Kit Wilmot records online

Revision/Expansion of Heritage Inventory

Ladysmith Heritage App (with Chamber & Town)

Ongoing Projects: Visitor information

Family Histories – Bridget Watson

General History – Alistair Cowenberg

Property Information (House info, Gas Stn Contamination etc.) Pat Brownfield

 

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