The Bowen Island Museum and Archives is requesting participants for a research study on courting, dating, and marriage on Bowen Island. This project will focus on how these relationships were and are continuing to be a part of the formation of the community.
Please contact the museum for further information, if you are interested in sharing your story, and if you have these qualifications:
1. You or your partner must be or have been a Bowen Island resident or settler this includes short-term partners.
2. You must be 19 years of age or older, or have written permission from a parent or legal guardian
3. If you choose to volunteer information about a family member or friend, rather than yourself, please make sure you have written permission from them if they are still living.
The research will cover 1890-2011. The stories that are given will be compiled in a book along with both general information about dating, courting, and marriage in Canada from academic sources, as well as general history of Bowen Island collected from the Bowen Island Museum & Archives.
Please contact the Bowen island Museum between Tuesday and Saturday and ask for Heather Muir to volunteer for an interview, or if you have any questions. This is a time sensitive project; please respond as soon as possible or by August 13 at the very latest. Lets help keep the memories of love alive on Bowen.
HEATHER MUIR
Archival Assistant B. I. Museum
