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Roedde House Preservation Society

General Admission

RHM Member / Senior / Students

Join us for a book talk with local author Kevin Spenst as he shares from his new book Stanley Park Manor: A Collective History, recounting stories from this iconic hundred year old building in Vancouver&#39;s West End Neighbourhood. 📚🌲 Stanley Park Manor: a Collective History brings together dozens of voices and hundreds of lives lived in one of the West End&#39;s most iconic buildings. With previous tenants such as Pierre Berton, Simma Holt, Kiran Singh, Abbas Akhavan, Jennifer Spence, Joel Sturrock, Trish Klein (of the Be Good Tanyas) and congregations of others piling up to the present, this almost 100-year-old Vancouver building is steeped in stories.&nbsp; With the help of previous building manager Lyn Guy, Manor resident and author Kevin Spenst has compiled, researched and added to accounts from actors, artists, journalists and hosts of others. At the Roedde House, Lyn Guy will share some of the stories from long-time Manor resident Enid Sheppard (1915&ndash;2007), a woman whose Vancouver life reflected the city itself in many ways.&nbsp; We will be showing a short film about Enid Sheppard narrated by Lyn Guy as well as a small display about her life set up at the museum. Kevin Spenst will read passages from the book and explain some of the research that went into writing about Manor residents in the 1930s and 40s. A Q&amp;A period will follow to allow for any questions about the book. Copies of &quot;Stanley Park Manor: A Collective History&quot; will be available for purchase and Kevin will be doing a book signing after the talk.&nbsp; Tea &amp; Refreshments will be served at the event. This conversation connects everyday lives, architecture, and memory&mdash;echoing Roedde House&rsquo;s mission to preserve and share Vancouver&rsquo;s early history. Reserve your spot to explore how personal narratives and historic places shape our understanding of the city we call home.

Join us for a book talk with local author Kevin Spenst as he shares from his new book Stanley Park Manor: A Collective History, recounting stories from this iconic hundred year old building in Vancouver's West End Neighbourhood. 📚🌲 Stanley Park Manor: a Collective History brings together dozens of voices and hundreds of lives lived in one of the West End's most iconic buildings. With previous tenants such as Pierre Berton, Simma Holt, Kiran Singh, Abbas Akhavan, Jennifer Spence, Joel Sturrock, Trish Klein (of the Be Good Tanyas) and congregations of others piling up to the present, this almost 100-year-old Vancouver building is steeped in stories.  With the help of previous building manager Lyn Guy, Manor resident and author Kevin Spenst has compiled, researched and added to accounts from actors, artists, journalists and hosts of others. At the Roedde House, Lyn Guy will share some of the stories from long-time Manor resident Enid Sheppard (1915–2007), a woman whose Vancouver life reflected the city itself in many ways.  We will be showing a short film about Enid Sheppard narrated by Lyn Guy as well as a small display about her life set up at the museum. Kevin Spenst will read passages from the book and explain some of the research that went into writing about Manor residents in the 1930s and 40s. A Q&amp;A period will follow to allow for any questions about the book. Copies of "Stanley Park Manor: A Collective History" will be available for purchase and Kevin will be doing a book signing after the talk.  Tea &amp; Refreshments will be served at the event. This conversation connects everyday lives, architecture, and memory—echoing Roedde House’s mission to preserve and share Vancouver’s early history. Reserve your spot to explore how personal narratives and historic places shape our understanding of the city we call home.

Roedde House Preservation Society

Book Talk with Kevin Spenst - Stanley Park Manor: A Collective History

1415 Barclay St

General Admission

$20

RHM Member / Senior / Students

$18

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