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See Parksville grow through the ages

By Neil Horner
May 9^th, 2008

There was a time, long, long before the construction of the Rod and Gun, when Parksville was little more than a home for creatures with tooth, claw, beak and pincer.

That has changed greatly over the aeons, and Craig Heritage Park Museum curator Hans Boerger and his team have worked hard all winter to show how that change happened.

With just a couple of weeks to go before the official opening, Boerger said the transformation of the museum into a timeline through history is still a work in progress.

He's confident, however, it will be complete by the time the doors open at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 24.

The temporal tour starts with a display of fossils. Visitors then move on to a display of artifacts from the First Nations people who lived in the area for tens of thousands of years.

As visitors move deeper into the museum, they will be moving forwards in time, to displays depicting the first explorers, then the first settlers, to the time when the railway finally came through and then to when electricity became the norm in Parksville.

Moving onwards and upwards, the displays cover both the First and Second World Wars, as well as the more modern eras of the 1940s, ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s.

"It's called Parksville through the ages,"Boerger said.

"We've totally revamped the museum. It's still a work in progress, but I'm certain it will be ready for the opening."

That opening, he noted, will feature live music by The Nostalgics, lots of children's activities and a giant rummage and collectable sale.

"When I say giant, I mean giant with a capital G,"Boerger said.

"We have a roomful of stuff really different and interesting stuff."

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