Please join us Thursday, March 18, at 7 PM for a brief but informative AGM via Zoom

• President’s Message – looking ahead with a new vision for respecting our past
• Review of 2020 Minutes & Financials
• Updates
• Members vote for 2021 Board of Directors

Followed by a special presentation by author and historian, Jim Wolf  

Royal City Greetings: Vintage Postcards of New Westminster

Jim presents a fascinating look at early New Westminster through a special collection of local post cards, recently acquired by the NWHPS.   Some have never been seen before! 

These miniature ‘moments in time’ are a popular collectors’ item. In their heyday, residents and visitors alike eagerly purchased them as souvenirs or as cards to pen quick messages and greetings to friends and family.

Local photographers and stationery shops produced thousands of images of New Westminster’s popular locales and special events in order to fulfill the demands of postcard-crazed Edwardians. 

Today, these surviving post cards transport us back to New Westminster’s formative years when street cars rumbled down Park Row,  Queen’s Park came alive with an annual Provincial Exhibition, and our downtown was crowded with stores and shoppers.

How to attend via Zoom

As with nearly every society gathering in the age of the pandemic, our 2021 AGM will be held virtually, via Zoom.

NWHPS Members, please watch your inbox for a Zoom link, arriving Wednesday evening, March 17. Not a member? Everyone is welcome! If you need a link sent to you, email: oconnorcommunications@shaw.ca.

You don’t need a free Zoom account or app to join unless you plan on participating using a mobile device.

If you prefer, you can also dial in, using the phone number in the email.

If you’re new to Zoom, we suggest trying a test session at www.zoom.us/test before Thursday evening to check out your speakers and camera.

If in doubt, Google “how to join a Zoom meeting”!