Thursday, March 28, 2024
March 28, 2024

Salt Spring Historical Society: Black History Month

Central Community Hall 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Fran Morrison of the B.C. Black History Awareness Society is guest speaker, with discussion about the story of the migration and settlement of black people in B.C. starting in 1858, including some of Salt Spring Island’s own pioneer families. Central Hall. 2 p.m.

Salt Spring Historical Society: John M. MacFarlane

Central Community Hall 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

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.

Central Community Hall Board of Directors Meeting

Central Community Hall 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Public welcome to Central Community Hall Society board of directors meeting at the lower hall. 7 p.m.

SS Historical Society: Shanon Sinn

Central Community Hall 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

B.C. best-selling author Shanon Sinn talks about his book The Haunting of Vancouver Island at Salt Spring Historical Society meeting and 30th anniversary event. Public welcome to attend. Central Hall. 2 p.m.

Salt Spring Historical Society AGM

Central Community Hall 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

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.

Xwaaqw’um: Healing Relationships to the Land and Each Other

Central Community Hall 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

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. 

Central Community Hall Society AGM

Central Community Hall 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Annual general meeting at Central Community Hall. 1 p.m.

Central Hall Board of Directors Meeting

Central Community Hall 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

At lower hall of Central Hall. Public welcome to attend. 7 p.m.

Salt Spring Historical Society: Author May Q. Wong

Central Community Hall 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

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.

SS Historical Society: May Q. Wong

Central Community Hall 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

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.)

Salt Spring Historical Society

Central Community Hall 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

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. 

Slide Shows From Years Gone By

Central Community Hall 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Louise Nye photos from Salt Spring between 1991 and 2001 with a focus on Salt Spring Fall Fairs. Central Hall. Doors at 6:30 p.m. with music and concession and some slides shown. Show starts at 7 p.m. By-donation fundraiser for the Central Community Hall Society's siding replacement campaign. Future shows on the first Thursday of […]

Central Community Hall Society Board of Directors Meeting

Central Community Hall 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Central Community Hall Society board of directors meet in the lower hall of Central Hall at 7 p.m. to discuss fundraising. Public welcome. 

Central Community Hall Society Board of Directors Meetings

Central Community Hall 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Two special meetings are set for the lower hall at Central Community Hall: one is at 7 p.m. to discuss changes to the society's constitution. The other is at 7:30 p.m. to discuss fundraising. Public welcome.

Salt Spring Historical Society AGM & History of Ganges Presentation

Central Community Hall 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

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.

Central Community Hall Society AGM

Central Community Hall 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Annual general meeting of the society at Central Community Hall. 1 p.m. Public welcome.

Her Story: Salt Spring’s Early Women Artists

Central Community Hall 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Salt Spring Historical Society meeting features Salt Spring Arts Council visiting curator Regan Shrumm. Central Hall. 2 p.m. 

Salt Spring Historical Society

Central Community Hall 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Sampson family members share history of Fernwood area at SSHS event at Central Hall. 2 p.m.

14,000 years at “EkTb-9”: A Heiltsuk First Nation Village Site

Central Community Hall 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

The Salt Spring Island Historical Society is hosting a presentation highlighting the intersection of archeology and First Nations oral history on Triquet Island. Central Hall. 2 p.m.