[BCMA] FREE Opportunity for Post-Secondary Students | Heritage Conservation Workshops 🏠

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Hi Everyone,

Vancouver Heritage Foundation is offering 5 fully sponsored tickets for post-secondary students to our upcoming Heritage Conservation Education workshop in April.
Our Heritage Conservation courses teach the skills and knowledge for the care and maintenance of older buildings and heritage sites. Students from the faculties of architecture, history, planning, environmental management, etc. would be of particular interest. We kindly ask that you share widely and forward to prospective students.
This opportunity is open to all Lower Mainland post-secondary institutions and fields on a first-come first-serve basis. Those that are interested can email katherine at vancouverheritagefoundation.org <mailto:katherine at vancouverheritagefoundation.org> with a copy of their valid student ID.

📝 Researching the History of a Building | Tuesday, April 1st, 6:30pm - 8pm
Five fully sponsored student tickets available
In-person workshop at the City of Vancouver Archives.
Whether you are researching the history of a house, have noticed an interesting building in the city or want to learn more about the history of a neighbourhood, it can be tricky to know where to start. Join us for this ninety-minute workshop at the City of Vancouver Archives where we will use a case study to illustrate important tips and tricks to get the most out of resources and tools that are available online.
Join Vancouver Heritage Foundations Program Manager, Katherine Figueiredo will share an overview of online VHF resources like such as the Heritage Site Finder and Places That Matter Community History Resource, and ways your research can help add to further education and learning tools online. She will cover oral histories, videos, archival images and other forms on digital content.

For the second half of the Evening, Archival Assistant at the City of Vancouver Archives, Bronwyn Smyth, will share best practices and essential tips for discovering the most useful and interesting information about a heritage building or site. The skills learned can be utilized by home and building owners and professionals gathering information for conservation projects and planning for a site, or those interested in researching about local history and heritage places.

About the Speaker:

Bronwyn Smyth is an Archival Assistant at the City of Vancouver Archives, where she has been helping researchers locate relevant records for their research and providing access to those records since 2016.
Further details on the workshop can be found on our website - https://www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org/events/workshops-and-talks/heritage-conservation-education/.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me.

Best regards,
Katherine Figueiredo (she/her)

Program Manager

Vancouver Heritage Foundation

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