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Take a trip back in time with our Education Kit!

The suitcase contains 14 local artifacts useful for K-12 educators who wish to facilitate hands-on learning. Each artifact comes with detailed support resources. The kit is available for specific loan periods of up to 2 weeks, to be arranged according to demand.

Local themes include:
First Nations, Early Settlers, Logging, Fishing
Schools, WWII and Japanese Internment

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Educators: Please find online resources relevant to our Education Kit artifacts below.
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Phonograph

"Whispering Hope" recorded 1915. Vocal duet with orchestra. 
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Sadiron
Early Settlers George and Charlotte Gibson

and more...​

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WWII Food Ration 
Contents of tin  
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Interview about Japanese internment on Sunshine Coast 

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Folding and Box style "Brownie" Cameras
Local Photographer Helen McCall 
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Handline / Cod Jig

Interview with Roberts Creek resident Jeff Newman catching giant lingcod (2:25-3:36)
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S. Trueman School Book
Stanley Trueman's student rides his horse to Elphinstone Secondary School (3:51-4:00)
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Japanese Bottles from Logging Camp: Opium (left) and Toothache Medicine (right)
Early Logging Sunshine Coast​
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Needful Things VHS Cassette Tape
Film and Video on the Sunshine Coast
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Red Cedar Weaving

Harvesting cedar bark with shíshálh cultural worker Jessica Silvey 
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Log Dog
Timber documentary featuring local log salvor Erik Hammond

Episode of The Beachcombers 
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Axe Head and Logging Bell/Choker Hook
Falling with an axe, crosscut saw, and wedges

Using a Choker Hook

Coastal Logging Early 20th C
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