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SUMMARY:The Nanaimo Historical Society Presents...
URL:http://www.harbourliving.ca/event/the-nanaimo-historical-society-presents60/
LOCATION:Bowen Park Complex :: 500 Bowen Rd Nanaimo, V9R 1Z7
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:In 1949, the quiet and isolation at the end of a logging spur in the Nanaimo River Valley drew legendary inventor/engineer/poet Robert Eugene Swanson to build a rustic research and development facility that became known as the Whistle Farm - where he designed and tuned his patented multi-chime air horns for diesel-powered locomotives and ships.=0D=0A=
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His company, Airchime, grew out of the Whistle Farm to become the prominent name - and sound - in railroad air horns in North America.  Swanson and the Whistle Farm left behind an aural legacy still heard far and wide everyday.  Amazingly these notes were struck here first.=0D=0A=
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Who: The Nanaimo Historical Society=0D=0A=
What: General meeting and guest speaker=0D=0A=
Where: Bowen Park Complex=0D=0A=
When: March 13, 2004 at 7:30 pm=0D=0A=
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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.=0D=0A=
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Membership includes a subscription to British Columbia History, the quarterly journal of the British Columbia Historical Foundation.
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