Surrey Historical Society to pay homage to 1824 James McMillan Expedition – Cloverdale Reporter
Sept. 12, 2024
SHS to recognize event during Elgin Heritage Park’s annual Harvest Festival
The Surrey Historical Society will recognize the anniversary of the James McMillan Expedition of 1824 with a stage production.
The play will be performed Sept. 21 at Elgin Heritage Park during Surrey’s annual Harvest Fair.
Written by Cloverdale’s Roger Bose, the production will run about 20 minutes.
“It’s the 200th anniversary of the historic expedition,” noted Bose. “We’ll have a little presentation between 3 and 4 p.m. in the afternoon.”
The SHS will present the play in Elgin Heritage Park near the mouth of the Nicomekl River. This is where McMillan would have met Semiahmoo First Nations who helped them out immensely by guiding them up the river.
Bose said his cast is all amateurs, but he’s confident they’ll be ready to go by Sept. 21.
