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Category: Family

“I’m a direct descendant of Charles and Nancy Alexander”

“I’m a direct descendant of Charles and Nancy Alexander”

Karen Hoshal is a long-term member including serving on the Board for the BC Black History Awareness Society, in interview format. Location: Karen is seated on a piano […]
“Dandridge House” built by John and Charlotte Dandridge

“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 […]
Willis and John Stark (1890)

Willis and John Stark (1890)

Willis Otis Stark and his brother John Edmond Stark, in a professional portrait taken at the Elite Studio in Nanaimo, B.C. John Edmond made his living by prospecting […]
In memory of Emily Arabella (Emma) Stark 1856 – 1890

In memory of Emily Arabella (Emma) Stark 1856 – 1890

Emma’s great-grandniece Naidine Sims with her daughter and granddaughter view the plaque at Emma’s former address in Nanaimo, B.C. The plaque reads: In memory of Emily Arabella (Emma) […]