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Heritage Events of Interest Around the Region
Heritage Vancouver Society events are listed on our homepage.
Ongoing
Heritage 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
Roedde House Museum is a wonderfully restored and redecorated Victorian home in Vancouver’s West End. Built in 1893 for a German immigrant family, the house is set in beautiful Barclay Heritage Square.
For information on daily tours, concerts, special events or rental space please call 604 684 7040 or check our website www.roeddehouse.org
Hastings Mill Museum
1575 Alma Street, Vancouver
The Hastings Mill Store is thought to be the oldest building in Vancouver. It is one of the very few to remain unscathed after the great fire of 1886, that destroyed a good part of Vancouver at the time. In 1930 the store was moved from Burrard Inlet to its present site where Alma Street meets Point Grey Road. The Museum is open to the public and staffed by members of the Native Daughter of British Columbia. This site of city history houses a collection of pioneer and native artifacts, including photos, furniture, clothing and baskets. Admission is free but donations are welcome. 604 734-1212
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 theh 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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