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SUMMARY:2013 Princess Royal Day Ceremony
URL:http://www.harbourliving.ca/event/2013-princess-royal-day-ceremony/
LOCATION:Nanaimo Bastion :: Bastion Street Nanaimo, 
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The Nanaimo Historical Society and Nanaimo Museum are commemorating the arrival of some of Nanaimo's earliest coal mining families.  =0D=0A=
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On Wednesday, November 27, descendants of the Princess Royal families will gather at the Bastion for an annual ceremony.  The Princess Royal passengers arrived 159 years ago, but their family legacies and stories remain in the community.=0D=0A=
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Princess Royal day has been taking place since the 100th anniversary in 1954.  =0D=0A=
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A Princess Royal family descendent will ring the Bastion's bell at 11am on November 27 to start the ceremony.  "We invite the public to come to the Bastion for a short ceremony," says Aimee Greenaway, Program and Volunteer Coordinator.  "The names of all 23 Princess Royal families will be announced by a descendant."  The master of ceremonies will be Pamela Mar, a long-time member of the Nanaimo Historical Society, volunteer at the Nanaimo Museum and driving force behind the annual Princess Royal day.=0D=0A=
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Members of the public may attend the ceremony for free.=0D=0A=
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The Nanaimo Museum holds several artifacts in its collection that travelled to the city aboard the Princess Royal.  "One of the most interesting artifacts currently on exhibit is the earthenware teapot brought to Nanaimo by the John Richardson family," says Greenaway.  "Of course it was practical for Seadonah Richardson to bring the teapot but I imagine it was a reminder of the family and life they left behind in England."  John and Seadonah were 21 years old when they boarded the Princess Royal bound for Nanaimo.  They travelled with their 1 year old daughter and Seadonah was pregnant during the voyage.  The family lived in a small house on Front Street and Benjamin was born just six weeks after the family arrived in Nanaimo.  They had five more children and the family and built a new house on Wallace Street.  In 1869 Seadonah passed away and was buried in the Pioneer Cemetery on Wallace Street.  The Richardson's went on to operate a farm and the Richardson Mine in the Chase River area.=0D=0A=
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For more information, please contact the Nanaimo Museum at 250 753-1821 or visit www.nanaimomuseum.ca.  The museum is open Monday-Friday from 10-5.  The Nanaimo Museum is located in the Vancouver Island Conference Centre beside Serious Coffee.  
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