Comments on: Documenting Local History

By: Laura Anderson

Laura Anderson — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 23:07:42 +0000

Thank you joining us, Eve, and for your post about Local Voices: Shooting the North Shore.

So beautifully laid out, your words so complementary to Ralph and Mike’s photographs.

So very much appreciated by me and my colleague Lynn Brockington, by WV Historical Society and WV Memorial Library and by Ralph Bower & Mike Wakefield, ‘the two old button pushers’ !

Thanks to everyone for your comments. I have forwarded to Mike and Ralph so they can respond directly.

To Skip Savage: thank you, yes, the detailed visual record of every facet of our local history – so true and so fundamental to the purpose of Local Voices and the work of local historians, here on the North Shore, in Vancouver and everywhere!

By: Elaine L Pera

Elaine L Pera — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 02:07:15 +0000

Oh what a heart warming picture of Jim & wife Susan. Just the right time – are the best photos

By: Skip Savage

Skip Savage — Sun, 09 Feb 2020 23:36:24 +0000

When I was a boy it was a big thrill to get your photo in the local paper. I still remember the photographer, a low-key man named Miller Knutson, who worked for the Penticton Herald in the 60s and 70s.

He was quite recognizable, and it wasn’t just the giant camera. One time Miller was taking of the mayor and friends, so I squeezed into the frame and saw myself in the paper the next day.

Anyway, to the point of this article, thanks to Miller and the other newspaper photographers. As a result of their daily work we have a detailed visual record of every facet of our local history, not just nice pictures of school kids like me.

By: Jaime Clay

Jaime Clay — Sun, 09 Feb 2020 20:56:19 +0000

In reply to Eve Lazarus. It was the northwest corner of Heatley and Cordova.

By: Shelley Kean

Shelley Kean — Sun, 09 Feb 2020 19:09:06 +0000

Another excellent post. It’s great to see these fantastic photos. I really enjoyed working with Mike over the years and Mike, if you’re reading this, congratulations on your retirement!

By: Nancy Kirkpatrick

Nancy Kirkpatrick — Sun, 09 Feb 2020 18:30:34 +0000

Name of librarian in the top photo is Lynn Brockington.

By: Jaime Clay

Jaime Clay — Sun, 09 Feb 2020 18:07:39 +0000

I was working nearby the place where the incident with the man with knife and dangling boy, and happened to encounter it whilst out on my coffee break. It was unreal, and no one believed me until this photo (and story) showed up in the Sun.

By: Jean-Francois Dube

Jean-Francois Dube — Sat, 08 Feb 2020 22:58:13 +0000

Great story along with the picture.Black & white photography ,(for me anyway) is a better medium to describe a moment in time.Makes the macabre feel even more so.

Thanks for sharing this and all your other stories.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Sat, 08 Feb 2020 22:14:31 +0000

Such warmth and love in the final photograph. Everything from the smile on her face to the way to the way she tenderly grips his hands. Bless them both.