From Saanich Archives this month:Talk: A Vargas Island Rancher in Saanich Join Stephanie Ann Warner on Thursday, May 23 for a talk on the soap-opera adventures of Freeman Hopkins, from pre-war ranching in Clayoquot Sound to getting - then losing - a Saanich Soldiers Settlement home. Online: Planning Department Slides We’ve just digitized 174 Planning Department slides and… Continue reading Saanich Archives, May 2019
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Saanich Archives, March 2019
Online Exhibit: Memorial Avenue Our new online exhibit tells the story of Shelbourne Street from its early days as a bumpy road to market for Gordon Head farmers, to the present day New: Riley & Ireland Family Mystery A recently donated 1901 book, Thy heart’s desire: a book of family prayers, included loose items inside: ephemera, photographs, and… Continue reading Saanich Archives, March 2019
Saanich Archives, May 2018
This month:Online: 1948 Atlas MapNew: John Robb Tolmie AndrewsThen and Now: Heritage BuildingsDid You Know: May Day ParadesRead More…
Saanich Archives, March 2018
In Saanich Archives this month: Talk: Observatory Turns 100: Our next talk, “First Light: A Brief History of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory”, will take place on Wednesday, May 16th – exactly 100 years since the Observatory opened. […] New: Elizabeth Tatlow Photos: We recently received several photos taken at the property of Mrs. Elizabeth Tatlow (at Arbutus and Finnerty) in… Continue reading Saanich Archives, March 2018
Saanich Archives, Feb 23, 2018
Volunteer: Saanich RemembersThis year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI. We’ve been working on a multi-year project to honour the hundreds of Saanich residents who served in the First World War and to learn more about the impact of the war on the community. New: Underwood Family fondsOur latest donation documents five generations… Continue reading Saanich Archives, Feb 23, 2018
Saanich Archives, Dec 2017
December 8, 2017Happy Holidays!This month: New: Colquitz School Cook BookNew: Owen Talbot Aspray fondsLook Back: Cadborosaurus VisitNotice: Holiday HoursRead More…
Saanich Archives: Saanich Remembers Project
WWI Talk: Local HeroesExhibit: “Remember Me To All”New: Eileen Sherring fondsUpdate: Irvine Family fondsThis fall we are once again hosting a series of free talks in partnership with the GVPL as part of the Saanich Remembers Project:Read More…
This week at Saanich Archives
This week: WWI Fall History TalksThis fall we will once again host a series of free talks in partnership with the GVPL as part of the Saanich Remembers Project. David Chuen-Yan Lai fondsDavid Chuen-Yan Lai was born in Hong Kong. He received his PhD from the London School of Economics and began teaching as an assistant… Continue reading This week at Saanich Archives
Registration for autumn “Century of Fashion” now open
October 22, 2017, 2:00–4:00PM, at the Cedar Hill Golf CourseFrom Saanich Archives: We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for our much-anticipated fashion show this fall. Join historian Ivan Sayers for a live fashion show featuring original women’s clothing from the past 100 years. Curator Emeritus at the Museum of Vancouver, Sayers has been producing… Continue reading Registration for autumn “Century of Fashion” now open
Saanich Archives
This month: Asian Heritage Month: Lum Family St. Margaret’s School Visit Did You Know: Hamsterley Jam Gorge Bridge 1967 Asian Heritage Month: Lum Family Lum Young Chow immigrated to Victoria from China in 1903 and established greenhouses on Shelbourne Street in 1924. In 1927, he married and moved to the family home, also on Shelbourne Street. He and his wife Lee… Continue reading Saanich Archives