Annual General Meeting | Wednesday, May 20, 2026
To our community of members
In 2026, the Cumberland & District Historical Society will host our Annual General Meeting with an in-person event.
The AGM will be a reflection of the successes of 2025, and we look forward to the projects of 2026.
- Celebrated two new exhibitions in Collaboration Studio: What Do You Bring With You and Cumberland Forest Reflections.
- Launched the digital museum (cumberlandhistory.ca) and sold hundreds of copies of A Place Called Cumberland, which was released at the end of 2024.
- Welcomed over 500 students into the museum for school programs, plus worked with many more students through Bean Dinner.
- Ran multiple barrier-free after-school programs and teacher pro-D days, led tours, facilitated archival research requests from around the world, and saw more visitors to Winterfaire than ever before.
- Connected with the community through events, including Miners Memorial, Lunar New Year, the Halloween Haunted Mine, and many launch events.
AGM Quorum is 10 members
The Cumberland & District Historical Society’s bylaws state the Board can have up to 9 directors.
Election to the Board
We are seeking community members interested in preserving and sharing history to join the board. Nominations for the board must be received by May 10th, and can be sent to chair@cumberlandmuseum.
Open Position
Interested in becoming a board member? Here are a few helpful things to consider:
- Board members hold positions for three-year terms
- The Board meets once monthly and requires regular attendance at meetings
- You must be a current voting member to be elected to the board
- The Board follows a policy governance model as a governance best practice
Resources for members
CDHS Constitution and By-Laws | PDF
Introduction to Policy Governance | PDF
Currently Board of Directors
Eden Lindsay-Bodie | Co-Chair
Karen Melnyk | Co-Chair
Stephen Illidge | Treasurer
Carolyn Kirk-Albert | Director
Glen Sanford | Director
Leslie Baird | Director
Paul La Ronde | Director
Celebrating Cumberland’s History
The Cumberland and District Historical Society (Cumberland Museum & Archives) was founded in 1981. Located on the corner of First Street and historic Dunsmuir Avenue, the artefacts and archives within the building relate to the rich history of the Village of Cumberland, BC, which was established as a coal mining camp in 1888.
One of the longest-running non-profits in the Village, incorporated in 1981, but operating before this in the former printing office of the Cumberland Islander office at 2757 Dunsmuir office since 1969.
We thank the founding members of our organization for their work that set the stage for the years of community engagement that followed and continues to this day.