The Nanaimo Historical Society presents: The First Train to Nanaimo

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Thursday, February 13th, 2014
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

It was a delightful summer day and perfect for the maiden train trip along the 71 miles of new track and trestles from Esquimalt to Nanaimo.

Aboard Robert Dunsmuir's private luxury coach named "Maude" rode the Canadian Prime Minister John A. MacDonald, and Lady MacDonald. Keeping company with the MacDonalds was the president of the E & N, Robert Dunsmuir, naturally. B.C. Premier Mr. William Smithe; the notorious judge Sir Mathew Begbie, and others who became rising stars over the British Columbian social, political, and industrial horizon.

Join us on the trip and relive this piece of Vancouver Island and Nanaimo history.

Who: The Nanaimo Historical Society
What: General meeting and presentation
Where: Bowen Park Complex
When: February 13, 2014

The Nanaimo Historical Society is a non-profit organization. Founded in 1953 the Society's mission is to preserve, promote, and celebrate the history of Nanaimo and central Vancouver Island. Annual membership is $24 for an individual, $30 for a family, and $34 for an organization.

Membership includes a subscription to British Columbia History, the quarterly journal of the British Columbia Historical Foundation.



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