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SUMMARY:Behind-the-Scenes Collections Tours: Canadian Pacific Railway
DESCRIPTION:About this experience\n\n\n\nEver wondered what lies beyond the Staff Only doors at your favorite museums? Now’s your chance to take a peek! Join us at the Maritime Museum of BC for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look for our LAST collection tour of the season! \n\n\n\nThis month’s guide is Murray Armstrong with a look at the MMBC’s collection of artefacts relating to the Canadian Pacific Railway. \n\n\n\nAbout Your Guide: \n\n\n\nMurray was born and educated in Victoria\, BC. His great-grandfather\, Frederick Jeune\, a sailor and sail maker\, arrived in Victoria from Jersey in the 1880s and founded Jeune Brothers\, a long-standing Victoria business. While a student\, Murray spent a summer crewing on the Canadian Coast Guard vessel Alexander MacKenzie before transferring to Vancouver for his banking career. He later fulfilled a lifelong desire to work in the airline industry\, which eventually transitioned to the computer side\, where he worked for nearly 25 years.In 2001\, Murray moved into academia\, working in administration at UBC for 10 years before retiring in 2013. He has always been passionate about transportation systems—air\, rail\, and marine—and the performing arts. A lifelong lover of music\, he has sung with choirs and performed on stage as a singing actor. He is also a long-standing member of the Titanic Historical Society\, a student of the Lusitania disaster\, and an amateur BC Coast historian\, focusing on the CPR’s BC Coast Steamship Service.In theatre\, Murray has been involved in community organizations in Greater Vancouver\, both administratively and as a performer. He also worked part-time as an usher for the Arts Club Theatre Company for 13 years and continues locally with the Royal and McPherson Theatres Society.Since retirement\, Murray has volunteered with Thrifty Foods’ Sendial program\, Craigdarroch Castle\, and\, since 2021\, as an Interpreter and Front Desk attendant at the MMBC. He has recorded several Maritime Minutes talks and met HRH Princess Anne during her visit to our collections. \n\n\n\n—– \n\n\n\nParticipants should meet in the lobby of 4000 Seymour Place at 1 pm on Friday\, April 25th. The tour will take place from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm.  \n\n\n\nTours are limited to six participants and must be booked at least 24 hours in advance.   \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here
URL:https://mmbc.bc.ca/event/behind-the-scenes-collections-tours-canadian-pacific-railway/
LOCATION:Seymour Place\, 4000 Seymour Place\, Saanich\, British Columbia\, V8X 4S7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Collection Tour
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SUMMARY:Behind-the-Scenes Collections Tours: Flags
DESCRIPTION:About this experience\n\n\n\nEver wondered what lies beyond the Staff Only doors at your favorite museums? Now’s your chance to take a peek! Join us at the Maritime Museum of BC for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look. \n\n\n\nThis month’s guide is Jamie Webb with a look at the MMBC’s large collection of flags. \n\n\n\nAbout Your Guide: \n\n\n\nJamie Webb is a third-generation Victorian whose grandfather sailed in the famed clipper Thermopylae in the 1890s. In 1988\, he completed a four-year apprenticeship in Rigging and Sailmaking\, later earning a BComm in entrepreneurial management at Royal Roads University. \n\n\n\nFor 14 years\, Jamie and his wife Chantal owned and operated the Flag Shop\, a downtown retail and manufacturing business. \n\n\n\nHe has served on the boards of the MMBC Society and Foundation\, the Navy League of Canada\, and the Beacon Hill Little League. A founding Director of the Victoria Tall Ships Society\, Jamie played a key role in the 2005 Tall Ship festival in Victoria. In 2010\, he co-founded the Victoria Classic Boat Society to ensure the long-term viability of the Classic Boat Festival. \n\n\n\nJamie also worked for the Royal Canadian Navy for 20 years\, serving as their Senior Protocol Officer. He has been a naval reserve officer and an instructor with the Sea Cadet programme since 1983. \n\n\n\n—– \n\n\n\nParticipants should meet in the lobby of 4000 Seymour Place at 1 pm on Friday\, March 28th. The tour will take place from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm.  \n\n\n\nTours are limited to six participants and must be booked at least 24 hours in advance.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here
URL:https://mmbc.bc.ca/event/behind-the-scenes-collections-tours-flags/
LOCATION:Seymour Place\, 4000 Seymour Place\, Saanich\, British Columbia\, V8X 4S7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Collection Tour
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SUMMARY:Behind-the-Scenes Collections Tours: Arctic Navigation
DESCRIPTION:About this experience\n\n\n\nHave you ever wondered what’s behind those Staff Only doors at your favourite museums? Now’s your chance to find out. Join us at the Maritime Museum of BC for a look behind the scenes. \n\n\n\nThis month’s guide is Bill Noon with a look at The MMBC’s collection of navigation artefacts. \n\n\n\nAbout Your Guide: \n\n\n\nBill Noon spent 38 years in the Canadian Coast Guard\, which was a career with many significant highlights\, including the salvage of the cruise ship “Clipper Adventurer” in the Canadian Arctic\, and as Master of CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier in the searches and subsequent discovery of the Franklin expedition ships Erebus and Terror). \n\n\n\nBill presently chairs the Victoria Classic Boat festival after 35 years of involvement with the festival. He is a long-standing member and past skipper of the Thermopylae Club of Victoria\, named after the famous China clipper. \n\n\n\nHe is a 40-year member of the MMBC\, having served previously six years on the board of trustees and is one of the MMBC Beaver Medal recipients for his contribution to maritime heritage on the BC Coast. \n\n\n\nBill is currently working on an ongoing 20-year project of restoring and cruising aboard the 75-year-old mission boat Messenger III. \n\n\n\n—– \n\n\n\nParticipants should meet in the lobby of 4000 Seymour Place at 1 pm on Friday\, Jan. 31st. The tour will take place from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm.  \n\n\n\nTours are limited to six participants and must be booked at least 24 hours in advance.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here
URL:https://mmbc.bc.ca/event/behind-the-scenes-collections-tours-arctic-navigation/
LOCATION:Seymour Facility\, 4000 Seymour Place\, Victoria\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Collection Tour
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SUMMARY:Behind-the-Scenes Collection Tour: Navigation
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wondered what’s behind those Staff Only doors at your favourite museums? Now’s your chance to find out during our Behind-the-Scenes Collection Tour: Navigation. \n\n\n\nThis month’s guide is Jan Drent with a look at The MMBC’s collection of navigation artefacts. \n\n\n\nAbout Your Guide: \n\n\n\nJan Drent commanded and navigated warships during a 34-year naval career. Jan is a UBC graduate and a long-time MMBC member. His current interests include sailing\, hiking and languages. \n\n\n\nParticipants should meet in the lobby of 4000 Seymour Place at 1 pm on Friday\, Nov. 29th. The tour will take place from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm.  \n\n\n\nTours are limited to six participants and must be booked at least 24 hours in advance.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://mmbc.bc.ca/event/behind-the-scenes-collection-tour-navigation/
LOCATION:MMBC Collections & Archives\, 4000 Seymour Place\, Victoria\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Collection Tour
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SUMMARY:Behind-the-Scenes Collection Tours: The Royal Tour
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wondered what’s behind those Staff Only doors at your favourite museums? Now’s your chance to find out.  \n\n\n\nJoin us at the Maritime Museum of BC for a look behind the scenes. Each month\, one of our Collections Tour Guides will lead a small group through a particular aspect of our collection.   \n\n\n\nThis month’s guide is Murray Armstrong\, with the highlights of what was shown to Princess Anne during her visit to our collection.  \n\n\n\nTours are limited to six participants and must be booked at least 24 hours in advance.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Your Guide: Murray John Armstrong was born in Victoria BC\, the eldest son of parents who were also born in Victoria – a somewhat unusual occurrence. His great-grandfather\, Frederick Jeune\, was a sailor and sail maker who arrived in Victoria from Jersey in the 1880’s and later established Jeune Brothers\, the long-standing Victoria business. Perhaps this may explain Murray’s fascination with ships and the sea? Murray was educated in Victoria and while a student spent a summer crewing aboard the Canadian Coast Guard vessel Alexander MacKenzie. Soon after\, Murray was transferred to Vancouver with his banking career. Some years later\, he fulfilled a life-long desire to work in the airline industry which subsequently morphed to the computer side of the business where he worked for nearly 25 years. \n\n\n\nFollowing a downturn in business after the events of 2001\, Murray pivoted to academia where he worked in administration at UBC for 10 years before officially retiring in 2013. Murray has always felt very passionate about transportation systems including air\, rail and marine and also the performing arts. He has had a lifelong love of music and since childhood has sung with numerous choirs and\, on stage\, as a singing actor. To fulfill his interests in the former\, he was a long-standing member of the Titanic Historical Society\, a student of the Lusitania disaster and an amateur BC Coast historian with particular focus on the CPR’s BC Coast Steamship Service. With respect to the later\, Murray was involved in many community theatre organizations in Greater Vancouver in which he served both administratively and as a performing actor. On a part-time basis he also worked as an usher for the Arts Club Theatre Company in Vancouver for 13 years and continues to do so locally with the Royal and McPherson Theatres Society. \n\n\n\nSince retirement he has volunteered with Thrifty Foods for the Sendial program\, as a docent at Craigdarroch Castle and\, most recently\, since 2021\, as an Interpreter and Front Desk attendant at the Maritime Museum of BC. Since volunteering at the Museum\, he has had the opportunity to record several Maritime Minutes talks and to meet and recount maritime history with HRH Princess Anne during her visit to the Museum’s collections in May 2024. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFeatured image by James Holkko.
URL:https://mmbc.bc.ca/event/behind-the-scenes-collection-tours-the-royal-tour/
LOCATION:Seymour Place\, 4000 Seymour Place\, Victoria\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Collection Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240927T130000
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SUMMARY:Behind-the-Scenes Collection Tour
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wondered what’s behind those Staff Only doors at your favourite museums? Now’s your chance to find out. Join us at the Maritime Museum of BC for a look behind the scenes. Each month\, one of our Collections Tour Guides will lead a small group through a particular aspect of our collection.  \n\n\n\nThis month’s guide is Gene Fedderly with a look at the MMBC’s uniform collection.  \n\n\n\nParticipants should meet in the lobby of 4000 Seymour Place at 1 pm on Friday\, September 27th. The tour will take place from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm.  \n\n\n\nTours are limited to six participants and must be booked at least 24 hours in advance. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Your Guide: \n\n\n\nGene Fedderly was born in 1963 in Edmonton\, Alberta and grew up primarily in nearby Sherwood Park. At 13 he joined the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets and underwent summer training at HMCS QUADRA in Comox.  He joined the Naval Reserve at HMCS NONSUCH in 1980 and in 1981 enrolled in the Regular Officer Training Plan. He graduated from Royal Roads Military College with a BSc in 1985 and completed Maritime Surface officer training at HMCS VENTURE in 1986. Gene then joined his first operational ship\, HMCS TERRA NOVA\, where he achieved his Bridge Watchkeeping Certificate\, and after specialty training carried on as her Above Water Warfare Officer. He served in a variety of seagoing and staff positions on the West Coast\, retiring from the Royal Canadian Navy in 2013 with the rank of lieutenant-commander. He transferred to the Cadet Training Organization in 2015 and spent the next five summers as a staff officer at HMCS QUADRA. Gene spent his naval career with a keen interest in tradition and ceremonial\, and commenced volunteering with the Maritime Museum in 2021 on updating the cataloguing of the uniform collection.
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LOCATION:Seymour Place\, 4000 Seymour Place\, Saanich\, British Columbia\, V8X 4S7\, Canada
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