This artifact are two donation containers for Pitt Meadows Day 1987.<\/p>\r\n
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This iconic community event got its start in 1938 when Anne Anderson was crowned the First Annual Sports Day and Strawberry Carnival Queen. Isabel Sharpe was named the retiring queen, as she had reigned for one year after being crowned “the first and only May Queen” in 1937. Prior to that time, residents of Pitt Meadows had headed either east to Maple Ridge or west to Port Coquitlam to celebrate their respective May Day events. The first Pitt Meadows Day (Strawberry Carnival) was celebrated on June 17th, a Friday. In 1945, the event was rebranded “Miss Pitt Meadows Day,” and in 1947 Reta Kvaas was crowned Miss Pitt Meadows and would be the last queen before the 10-year-old event went on hiatus due, in part, to the massive 1948 flood that would consume the time and energy of all the adult citizens of this and other communities throughout the Fraser Valley (we now have records that state that wasn’t actually the case, and it was “lack of parent interest” the flood is just a good excuse). For a further three years, the celebration lay dormant, thus bringing us to the reason that after 79 years we are celebrating the 75th anniversary of Pitt Meadows Day. In 1951, the Pitt Meadows Lions Club was formed and it was one of its early priorities to restart the celebration. In 1952, Pitt Meadows Day returned, with Marlene Wickson as the new queen and a four-year-older Reta Kvaas as the retiring queen. The attendants, including two male flag bearers, numbered 14, and this wonderful celebration embodies community spirit.<\/p>","SEO_LINK":"pitt-meadows-day-donation-containers-1987","VIDEO_LINK":"","SOUNDCLOUD_LINK":"","IMG1":"1718922243_main_pitt-meadows-day-donation-containers-1987_1.jpg","IMG2":"1718922245_main_pitt-meadows-day-donation-containers-1987_2.jpg","IMG3":"","IMG4":"","IMG5":"","IMG6":"","IMG7":"","IMG1_THUMB":"1718922243_thumb_pitt-meadows-day-donation-containers-1987_1.jpg","IMG2_THUMB":"1718922245_thumb_pitt-meadows-day-donation-containers-1987_2.jpg","IMG3_THUMB":"","IMG4_THUMB":"","IMG5_THUMB":"","IMG6_THUMB":"","IMG7_THUMB":""}X
Pitt Meadows Day Donation Containers 1987
This artifact are two donation containers for Pitt Meadows Day 1987.
This iconic community event got its start in 1938 when Anne Anderson was crowned the First Annual Sports Day and Strawberry Carnival Queen. Isabel Sharpe was named the retiring queen, as she had reigned for one year after being crowned “the first and only May Queen” in 1937. Prior to that time, residents of Pitt Meadows had headed either east to Maple Ridge or west to Port Coquitlam to celebrate their respective May Day events. The first Pitt Meadows Day (Strawberry Carnival) was celebrated on June 17th, a Friday. In 1945, the event was rebranded “Miss Pitt Meadows Day,” and in 1947 Reta Kvaas was crowned Miss Pitt Meadows and would be the last queen before the 10-year-old event went on hiatus due, in part, to the massive 1948 flood that would consume the time and energy of all the adult citizens of this and other communities throughout the Fraser Valley (we now have records that state that wasn’t actually the case, and it was “lack of parent interest” the flood is just a good excuse). For a further three years, the celebration lay dormant, thus bringing us to the reason that after 79 years we are celebrating the 75th anniversary of Pitt Meadows Day. In 1951, the Pitt Meadows Lions Club was formed and it was one of its early priorities to restart the celebration. In 1952, Pitt Meadows Day returned, with Marlene Wickson as the new queen and a four-year-older Reta Kvaas as the retiring queen. The attendants, including two male flag bearers, numbered 14, and this wonderful celebration embodies community spirit.
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Latitude: 49.2297643302407
Longitude: -122.68764402855
Direct Link: https://www.pittmeadowsmuseum.com/locations/pitt-meadows-day-donation-containers-1987
