Category: Historic

Map of North America showing Black migrations

Black migrations to Canada from the United States took place largely between 1780 and 1863. A provision in Canada’s 1793 Act to Limit Slavery stated that any enslaved […]

Central Saanich United Church formerly Shady Creek Church

Central Saanich United Church formerly known as Shady Creek Church, 7180 East Saanich Road, Vancouver Island.  Charles Alexander initiated and assisted in the building of the original church […]

The Fort Victoria Brick Project Commemorates Black Pioneers

In 1986 the City of Victoria undertook The Fort Victoria Brick Project to commemorate early Victoria pioneers and settlers. A double row of 1000 bricks was laid from […]

“Dandridge House” built by John and Charlotte Dandridge

This house has been relocated, stripped of its architectural details, sold, and lived in by different families over the years.  Having been restored to most of its original […]

The arrival of these Black Pioneers in 1858 is designated as a National Historic Event

This plaque was commissioned by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada and was unveiled on February 20, 2000 at the Shady Creek United Church (now Central […]

Plaque commemorating the arrival of the Pioneer Committee on April 25, 1858

The goal of the Pioneer Committee was to confirm that this British Colony was, as promised, a place where they could live without fear and live with equality […]

John Craven Jones, Schoolteacher, immortalized in 1972 mural

In 1972 Alfred Temmel, local artist created a series of 4 wall murals, painted in the Bavarian tradition on a wall at the Harbour House Hotel, Salt Spring […]

Deed of Emancipation for the Estes family: November 10, 1852

Deed of Emancipation submitted by Howard Estes to the Clay County, Missouri Circuit Court on 10th of November 1852, freeing from slavery his wife Hannah aged about 48 […]

Mifflin Wistar Gibbs: Achievements, Contributions, and Canadian Recognition