World War 1 Program
Heritage Vancouver is proud to launch a series of events to commemorate the centenary of World War 1. Our programs focus on the experience of the war on the home front and on Vancouver landmarks from the war that now form part of our heritage. Join us for these very special events!
Walking Tour: A Soldier’s Journey – From Home Front to Front Line
Sunday, September 14
10 am to noon
Tour guide: Isaac Vanderhorst
$15; Heritage Vancouver Members $10
Tour begins at 847 Hamilton Street
Join tour guide, Isaac Vanderhorst, and follow in the footsteps of a World War 1 soldier from the time he leaves home to sign up, to the train station, where his journey to the Western Front begins.
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The Homefront: Our Town, WW1 activities in South Hill
Sunday, October 5, 2014
10 AM to noon
$15; Heritage Vancouver Members $10
Tour guide: Isaac Vanderhorst
Tour begins at South Memorial Park Cenotaph and ends at the soldiers plot of Mountainview Cemetery
Join tour guide, Isaac Vanderhorst and explore home front activities in South Hill, then a separate community, now a part of the City of Vancouver. South Hill represents, “Our Town”, a typical working class Canadian town of 100 years ago where everyone was directly affected by the war.
