Black History Month 2019 – BC Black History Awareness Society

Speaker Janie Cooper-Wilson African-Canadian History

African-Canadian History with author Janie Cooper-Wilson

Janie Cooper-Wilson, artist, author speaker; has been featured in made-for-television documentaries such as Bloodlines, Famous Last Words, and Raise the Spirit; written […]

Viola Desmond refuses to move to the balcony

Viola Desmond went to the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia on November 8, 1946. She sat in a main floor […]

Canadian Black Heritage Stamp honours Seraphim “Joe” Fortes

In 1986, the Vancouver Historical Society formally declared Joe Fortes as “Vancouver Citizen of the Century.” He was credited with saving at […]

b&w professional studio portrait woman standing, man seated. Nancy's hair parted in the centre, pulled back into a bun. Her right hand rests on Charles shoulder. Charles, seated to her right, with his right foot slightly forward wearing a dark suit and vest, his watch chain is visible from his vest pocket. Charles hair is white; he has a moustache and full beard.

Golden wedding anniversary on Christmas Day 1899

Charles and Nancy were married in Springfield Illinois, on December 25,1849. In 1899 they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with many friends […]