First Nations

An introduction to First Nations' history in the Gulf Islands

Bob Akerman's Museum

Sampson/McFadden Family

Sampson Family (Lill Irvin Collection)

Gyves

Pappenberger

Stevens

Maxwell/Trage/Coopsie

Maxwell-Trage

Barbara Lyngard Collection

Annable Collection

Clambake at Fulford Harbour

Chief Charlie's picture (Braithwaite collection:)

Artifacts from Salt Spring Island in Royal B.C. Museum Victoria

Rediscovering the Coast Salish Cultural Landscape on Salt Spring Island- by Eric McLay

First Nations' Place Names

Blacks

The Estes/Stark Family
Gwynne Woods
Location of Early Black Settlers
John Craven Jones

Who Killed William Robinson (link to site by Ruth Sandwell and John Lutz)

Japanese

Salt Spring's Japanese Canadian Community

Murakami

Kimiko Murakami - Triumph over Internmant (Mother Tongue: Website)

Kimiko Murakami - A picture of strength

Chinese

Cusheon Cove Museum - Chinese and Japanese artefacts

Hawaiians (Kanakas)

Salt Spring’s Hawaiian Community (by Tom Koppel)

Timeline

Roland Collection

Lumley

Tahouney

Garrison

Mahoy/Fisher/Douglas/Roberts Collection

Kanaka settlement on Salt Spring and surrounding Islands

St. Paul Cemetery

Audio recordings

125 The Kanakas -Tom Koppel audio

46-1 The Kanakas -Tom Koppel audio

46-2 Newcastle Island -Tom Koppel audio

89 Dave, Jack and Paul Rolandl audio

 

Other New Links

Museums

Salt Spring Island Farmers Institute Museum (in progress)

Cusheon Cove Museum

Bob Akerman's Museum

 

Cemeteries

Purdy-Cunningham Memorial Cemetery

Ganges Cemetery

 

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 92

 

Audio

Pioneer E.F Wilson recalled

Paul LeBlondde - Galiano Island

 

 

 

Collections