Keiko Mary Murakami Kitagawa presents the story of her Japanese Canadian family, including their internment during World War II. Part of the Asian Canadians on Vancouver Island Project project presented by an inter-university group headed by Dr. John Price of the University of Victoria.
Sampson family members share history of Fernwood area at SSHS event at Central Hall. 2 p.m.
Historical society AGM is at Central Hall at 2 p.m., with vote on revised bylaws required. A presentation called A History of Ganges and Remaining Old Buildings by Bob Rush will follow. Open to the public.
Chris Arnett of UBC Anthropology presents Hwtse’lumun "Place of the fir poles”: Overland Indigenous Canoe Travel on Salt Spring Island at the SS Historical Society meeting at Central Hall. 2 p.m.
The author of the new book called City in Colour: Rediscovered Stories of Victoria's Multicultural Past gives a presentation to the SS Historical Society at Central Hall. 2 p.m. (Doors at 1:45 p.m.)
May Q. Wong, the author of the new book called City in Colour: Rediscovered Stories of Victoria's Multicultural Past, which contains some Salt Spring stories as well, gives a presentation to the SS Historical Society at Central Hall. 2 p.m. (Doors at 1:45 p.m.) This event was rescheduled from Feb. 13 due to inclement weather.
Salt Spring Historical Society hosts Quw'utsun Elder Tousilum (Ron George), Sulsameethl (Deb George) and Tuwa'xwultun (Joe Akerman) to present a program on Xwaaqw'um (Burgoyne Bay). Central Hall. 2 p.m.
Annual general meeting at Central Hall, followed by a presentation by Brian Smallshaw on the web archives project called Salt Spring Characters: Oral Histories from our Island. 2 p.m.
Author of Around the World in a Dugout Canoe gives an illustrated talk. The book tells the true story of a little-understood character, Captain John Voss, and his refitted Nuu-Chah-Nulth cedar canoe. Central Hall. 2 p.m. Note that the SSHS meeting is being held one week earlier than usual.
A presentation by local historian Chris Arnett on the origins and history of Mahon Hall between construction and when it was acquired by the School District. Using archival images, historical records and oral histories, the early social and historical contexts in the use of the hall from 1900 to 1940 are explored. Mahon Hall 6 […]
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