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SUMMARY:Returning French Canadians to the Early History of Vancouver Island
URL:http://www.harbourliving.ca/event/returning-french-canadians-to-the-early-history-of-vancouver-island/
LOCATION:Courtenay and District Museum :: 207 Fourth Street Courtenay, V9N 1G7
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:<p>Dr. Jean Barman will discuss the importance of French Canadians who arrived with the fur trade to the early Pacific Northwest.&nbsp; They were the majority of non-indigenous folk, and French was the principal language, up to the mid-19th century.&nbsp; Her illustrated lecture will include a number of Vancouver Island persons and stories.</p>=0D=0A=
<p>Barman is a respected BC historian who received the prestigious George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award earlier this year.&nbsp; She is currently Professor Emeritus in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia.</p>=0D=0A=
<p>Her latest book, the ground-breaking <em>French Canadians, Furs, and Indigenous Women in the Making of the Pacific Northwest </em>(UBC Press), is the basis for the lecture.&nbsp; Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing after the talk.</p>=0D=0A=
<p>Admission to the evening is $5 per Historical Society member; $6 non-members (plus GST).&nbsp; Advance tickets are recommended.</p>=0D=0A=
<p>For more information or to purchase tickets over the phone you can call the Courtenay Museum at 250-334-0686 ext. 5.</p>
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