George and Charlotte Gibson Day will honour 125 years at the Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives on May 28 - and the whole community is invited to the party.
George and Charlotte Gibson Day is the museum's annual event commemorating the arrival of the Gibson family to West Howe Sound in 1886.
To celebrate this historic occasion, the museum has invited local playwright Robert MacDonald and actor/director David Short to produce A Day in the Life of George and Charlotte, along with children from the Driftwood Theatre School.
Starting at the shores of Armours Beach, George and Charlotte land in the boat Swamp Angel and start their journey up the hill to the museum where the drama begins. There will be live music and a town crier narrating as George and Charlotte, along with their two sons and six daughters, re-enact a typical day in the 1880s, dressed in period costumes and using artifacts from the museum.
After the performance, there will be cake and refreshments, live music and a slideshow on the history of Gibsons. Patrons will have a chance to meet some of the living descendants of the Gibsons and other pioneer families, as well as the museum's new board of directors.
The day's events on Saturday, May 28 include:
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 -Armours Beach to Sunshine Coast Museum: a historical re-enactment of the landing of the Swamp Angel and the arrival of the Gibson Family at Armours Beach and then a procession through town as the family travels from the beach up to the Museum along Marine Drive and Gower Point Road.
1:30 to 2 p.m. - in front of the museum: a performance by Matthew Lovegrove on acoustic guitar and Bruce Devereux as town crier, narrating the historic landing of George Gibson 125 years ago and a re-enactment of A Day in the Life of George and Charlotte by actors David Short, Roza Rogers, and the Driftwood Theatre School.
2 to 4 p.m. - in the museum: an open house with tea, cake and other refreshments, live music and a slideshow.
For more information call 604-886-8232; email [email protected] or see www.sunshinecoastmuseum.ca.
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