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Reverend Ebenezer RobsonRobson, Reverend Ebenezer

Reverend Ebenezer Robson was the first Methodist missionary minister to come to Salt Spring Island. He came from Nanaimo in 1861 and 1862, in a sloop carrying a canoe and native guides. While on Salt Spring, he travelled all over the Island, staying with the settlers and preaching, baptizing and performing marriages and generally attending to the spiritual needs of the Christian community.
Collection Burgoyne United Church fonds Accession number 990.049.002
Location Burgoyne United Church collection Dimension 25.5cm x 20cm
Date [ca1860] Extent and Physical Description excellent copy of original photograph
Responsibility Unknown Copyright BCARS
Source British Columbia Provincial Archives print #HP29675, Neg#B-1416

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