All of the following articles, family histories & historical stories appeared in the September 2000 Vol.7, No. 9 issue of the OCEAN PARKER a 28 page “Special Heritage Edition” for the Ocean Park Community. The OPCA is particularly grateful to the two co-editors of the Ocean Parker Shirley Stonier & Ed Fader and Anne Helps who contributed much of the research behind the stories you see here. The page numbers after each title indicate the actual page the story appeared in this special edition.

The City of Surrey Heritage Services have also posted to their site additional images of
Ocean Park & Crescent Beach link to these sites below:
Ocean Park History:Link here.
Ocean Park Pictures:Link here.
Crescent Beach Pictures: Link here.

For 2010! The OPCA is applying for Heritage Status for the Hall and continuing to collect more of the area's history particularly photos; to see our first display go the Heritage logo bottom of this page. If you are interested in helping out in this initiative or have materials or ideas please contact the Executive at the dialogue box on this page Contact here.

Please note: for your browsing convenience all 29 web based pages are linked "previous" & "next". HAPPY SURFING!

	Joan Webster, Chair's Message of Ocean Park Hall. (Cover page)		Camp Kwomais History (page 2)		Community Assoc. Early Days (page 4)
	Early Movers and Shakers of Ocean Park Hall. (page 3)		Dougal McArthur 1862-1929 (page 4)		STEVENSON family (page 5)
	History of our Churches (page 6)		Railway (page 7)		Fun Fun Park (page 7)
	SMITH family (page 8)		Volunteer Fire Department (page 8)		BERRY family (page 9)
	Ancient Encampment (page 11)		Petroglyphs Found in Ocean Park (page 11)		FADER Family (page 10)
	UREN family (page 14)		CARRUTH family(page 15)		WELCH family (page 16)
	LOWE family (page 17)		FRASER family (page 17)		HOEFLE family (page 18)
	CHRISTOPHERSON family (page 18)		Researching History (page 18)		BROATCH family (page 20)
	MUIR family (page 20)		First Library (page 20)		PATTERSON family (page 21)
	First Doctor in Our Area (page 21)		SMALLEST POST OFFICE IN THE WORLD'(page 27)		‘THE PICTURE GALLERY (a PDF documnet - last page of the Special Issue)

Visit this site for Heritage pictures of Ocean Park and Crescent Beach area's. At this page check out the "That was then...this is now" pictures in the picture's descriptions. Three of these are now mounted at the Hall be sure to look for them when you visit the Hall. This is the first page of what is hoped to be a series of the area's heritage photos.Link here