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What is the Heritage Garden?
Revelstoke Museum and Archives has constructed a heritage garden in the
100' x 25' lot adjacent to the museum building, the area that once served
as Post Office access.
Our main project goals are:
 To
provide interpretation of land-use and agricultural history of this district
through interpretive signage and through plant exhibits.
To
interpret ethnic community history through traditional garden beds (i.e.
Italian vegetable garden; Chinese medicinal herb garden; aboriginal plants.)
To
invite community participation through donations of funding and plants and
volunteer work.
To
create an ecologically appropriate and inviting greenspace in the downtown
core.
To
incorporate outdoor public art into the garden space.
To
provide a space for children to learn about gardening and about local plant
species.
To
educate garden visitors about heritage species.
Progress to Date:
As of July of 2004, most of the construction elements have been completed,
including brick columns and wrought iron fencing. On the First Street
side, bricks from the 1900 CPR Station were used, and in the back, bricks
from the old Queen Victoria Hospital were used, adding another heritage
aspect to the project.
Beds and pathways were completed and the wood arbour was constructed in
the spring and summer of 2004. Planting took place in early June. Interpretive
signage will be added in the future. The Grand Opening will take place
on Saturday, July 24, during the Revelstoke Homecoming, just prior to
the Parade.
How you can be involved:
Volunteer:
We will need volunteers to help plant and maintain the garden. If you
are interested, please contact the museum. We would like to create a volunteer
schedule for this year. Let us know what you can do to help.
Donate Funds:
We have received $34,000 in donations for the project to date and are
still seeking funding. There are two ways to contribute:
Buy-A-Brick
Program. For a donation of $10 to $99, have your name recorded in a permanent
"Memory Book." Donations can be made in memoriam, or on behalf
of others.
Individual
or Corporate Donations. For a donation of $100 or more, a plaque will
be placed on a donor board in the garden. Memorial donations can also
be made.
A receipt for tax purposes will be issued for all donations over $10
Our Major Sponsors
Barbara
Johnstone Davidson, Landscape Architect
Columbia
Basin Trust
Revelstoke
Credit Union
City
of Revelstoke
Columbia-Shuswap
Regional
District
Vancouver
Foundation
Revelstoke
Community
Foundation
BC
Hydro
Jack
Leslie
Brett
& Scott Renaud
TD
Friends of the Environment Foundation
Donors of $100-$250
Community
Futures Development Corporation
Revelstoke
Printing Company
Revelstoke
Arts Council
Emo's
Restaurant
Clearview
Computer
Universal
Footwear
Subway
Revelstoke
Lions Club
Revelstoke
Senior Citizens Association
Elks
Lodge
Dr.
W. Scott LeBuke
Nu-Trend
Construction
SPM
Landscaping
Steve
Vandermeer
Frontier
Restaurant
Knights
of Pythias
Revelstoke
Lodge
Jake
& Jay Holdings
Bobcat
Blackjack Services
R.
Brummit Contracting
Dave
Ottenbreit Contracting
Don
Pacaud Contracting
The
Huckle Family
Brenda
Willey
June
English
Tom
Atherton
Rob
Buchanan
Beta
Sigma Phi: Xi Epsilon Chi: Theresa Browning, Kelly Gale, Shelley Gibson,
Gail Hendrickson, Fern Hickerson, Donna Lecompte, Kathy McKee, Sandi McKinnon,
Valerie Puflett, Bonnie Rota Teed, Maura Seyl, Sharon Knapp
Diane
Winingder CUPE 523
Valmore
& Catherine Berry
Beta
Sigma Phi - Preceptor Delta Alpha
Peter
W. Elkington
Knights
of Columbus, St. Francis of Assisi Council No. 4712
Stacey
Lamont
The
Trauzzi Family
Norman
Todd
In
Memory of Dr. Jack Hamilton
Revelstoke
Lodge
Paul
& Sophie Salva
Fred
& Minnie Dowdy
Geoff
& Gwynne Battersby
Rosemary
Kelsall
Faith
(McDonnell) Jones
Gary
& Helen Grace
Jennifer
Wolney
Florence
& Jack Carten
Greta
Speerbrecker
June
& Jim English
Len
& Stephanie Threatful
Gizella
Henyecz
James
Joseph Bede
In
Memory of Andy McKenzie
In
Memory of Davidson's Transfer
In
Memory of Michael Feldinger
Daspy
Fashions
The
Huckle Family
In
Memory of Harold & Dolores Rota
Liz
& Harvie Barker
And, many, many
donations of $10 and up
towards our "Buy A Brick" program.
Many thanks for all of the generous support!
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