Male & Female Archives | Women of the Sooke Region: From Pioneers to the Modern Wonder Woman

Full Circle Seeds

Mary Alice believes seed saving is very important for the future of food security, thus she started her company Full Circle Seeds to facilitate seed saving to conserve […]

Interview with Trena Lynn

This video clip is an excerpt from an interview by Sooke Region Museum Collections Manager Montana Stanley on Trena and her life and career. Montana (not heard): You […]

Rising Through the Ranks

One’s rank in karate is represented by different coloured belts. A black belt is the highest level one can reach.

Sooke Bi-Centennial Festivities

The Sooke Bi-Centennial Festival celebrated 200 years since Spanish arrival in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. During Lorna’s term, Sooke hosted the 1991 visit of the Spanish […]

A Gathering of Museumfolk

Many who have had the opportunity to experience Elida’s leadership over her impressive number of years with the museum, have learned about the best practices in the museum […]

Fighting Fires

Colleen has served in other volunteer capacities on the Shirley Community Association executive and is one of the producers of, and contributors to, the Shirley Newsletter.

The Play

Rosslyn and her students perform plays annually. In this photo she is preparing for one with student Jayke. They recently did a rendition of a poem called “4 […]

A Teacher and Her Kin

Ida Planes raised her children and grandchildren to value and continually practice their culture, keeping it alive for future generations.

Graduation

After graduating, Liz built an impressive resume of skills, with the goal of getting her Early Childhood Educator certification.