Category: General

Family Women, circa 1940.

Mary Alice Johnson

Mary Alice is a pioneer in organic farming in Sooke.

Mrs. Muir

Ann Muir was among the first settler women to set foot on the west coast.

Time to Dance!

T’Sou-ke First Nation dancers on a European dance tour. All are cousins of Trena. Trena describes the significance of the regalia worn in the photo: “The blanket capes […]

Mary Ann Goudie

Mary Ann Vautrin’s daughter of the same name, grew up to marry John Goudie, son of a Scots Hudson’s Bay Company trader, extending the population through the large […]

Pacific Generations

Mary Ann never would have expected after coming to Canada, that years later, few women in the history of the west coast of North America could rival her, […]

Taking a Break

Hardworking volunteers taking a break from cataloging.

Washing Up

Jean made notable strides in volunteerism in her home community, the growing hamlet of Shirley, just west of Sooke.

Learning is Fun!

In the background is the classroom of Port Renfrew Elementary where Liz and Rosslyn nurture the young minds of their students, whose artwork adorns the walls.

Midwife Mary Ann

From a biography on Mary Ann Vine written by M. E. McVicker in 1930: “It was her custom when called to Sooke to attend some maternity case, to […]