On Now:
New: Small But MIGHTY
New Permanent Exhibit: Children's Display
Current: Historic Places Days, Dairy Month, and Local Aviation
Family Corner: Brethour Family
Talk & Tea
Our Autumn Talk & Tea series starts back on Sunday, September 20th!
Titled "UNamalgamation - The Birth of Central Saanich", a local historian will walk us through the history of how Ward 6 of Saanich seceded to become Central Saanich. A timely topic to be sure, as Central Saanich celebrates its 75th anniversary, and as amalgamation is on the ballot for some municipalities this Autumn!
The Talk & Tea will be 2-4pm in the Museum. $10 at the door includes tea and light treats after the talk.
Come learn about the local history of the Saanich Peninsula!
Please note:
Our Archives are on summer holidays, so the Archives will be closed on Mondays. However, enquiries can be done via e-mail. New hours will be posted later in September.
Coming up:
Saanich Fair
We've embraced this year's theme of "Small But MIGHTY" by looking at our local history from a small but mighty viewpoint. You can explore some of our exhibit by visiting the Museum on Saturdays.
Days, Months, & Events We Celebrate
Significant days in history or locally, are cause for recognition and celebration. Some we mark by an exhibit or display, others we post about on social media.
Look for ways to learn and celebrate the history of the Saanich Peninsula, Vancouver Island, BC, and Canada!
In Canada, we mark the February 23rd as National Aviation Day, to honour the day in 1909
in Baddeck NS, when the Silver Dart made the first controlled powered flight in Canada.
The original Silver Dart was designed and built by the Aerial Experiment Association,
which had been formed under the guidance of Dr Alexander Graham Bell.
Locally, we have aviation
all around us on the
Saanich Peninsula, from
the inauguralmail flight
in 1931; to an RCAF
aerodrome; to our
association with the
beloved Martin Mars
waterbombers; to
the current Victoria
International Airport - an
airport that so many
of us use!
February 21st was MotherLanguageDay, an international recognition of linguistic diversity.
Joining the Indigenous people, immigrants came from various places in the world to arrive in North America.
Here on the #SaanichPeninsula, early immigrant languages included those from Scotland, Hawaii, Sweden, China, England, India, Ireland, France, California, Japan, Germany, Wales, and Australia, in addition to the first language, #SENĆOŦEN, spoken by the
#W̱SÁNEĆ people!