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War monuments and memorials being mapped
Heritage BC is seeking public input for a war memorials and monuments project commemorating Canada’s contribution in the two World Wars from a B.C. perspective.
“Heritage BC is a charitable, non-profit supporting heritage conservation in British Columbia through education, awareness, training and funding of heritage conservation projects,” says Executive Director, Kathryn Molloy. “Our goal is to engage British Columbians of all ages to identify war monuments and memorials and help us build a wonderful education tool of an interactive online map.”
The map will include the name, location, descriptions, photographs, videos, and other information about the World War monuments and memorials in communities across British Columbia.
Gathering information from municipalities, Municipal Heritage Commissions, historical and heritage organizations, museums, archives, students, youth and individuals, the map will tell the stories of British Columbians who served and died in Canada’s war effort during the First and Second World Wars.
As an online resource, this project will be accessible to people across British Columbia, as well as Canada, and throughout the world. It will serve as a valuable educational resource about Canada’s war effort and the effects on local communities.
“I’m excited to work on this project because I believe it is an important project that will provide local communities the chance to share their stories and honour their personal heritage and history,” says Young Canada Works participant Maxine Schleger.
War monuments and memorials in B.C. range from community cenotaphs, to more modest commemorative plaques. In some communities memorials take the form of park gates or whole buildings.
Submissions to the project can be made through Heritage BC’s website until 5 p.m., March 1, 2016.
For more information and to provide input visit HERE.
This project is funded in part through the Department of Canadian Heritage’s World War Commemorations Community Fund, Young Canada Works, and generous in-kind support from Split Mango Web Designs (who supported the Vancouver Heritage Foundations’ Heritage Register map).
