A Community Story: Partnering with Digital Museums Canada provides a unique opportunity to further imprint the stories of these pioneers in a lasting way that reaches beyond the boundaries of our provincial neighborhoods and re-affirms the significance of these pioneers in Canadian history for all Canadians. BC Black History Awareness […]
BC Black History Awareness Society
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Learn about these places of interest that commemorate and serve as a remembrance of BC’s Black Pioneers.
She has fostered the values of equality and acceptance; is recognized as a civic leader and pioneer in the development of British Columbia’s music industry. She is celebrated for her extensive career as a jazz singer; one of the first black artists in North America to host a national, weekly […]
the men and women who served, and continue to serve in times of war, conflict and peace. Remembrance Day 2021: On Thursday, November 11th a wreath will be laid on behalf of BC Black History Awareness Society at the Saanich Municipal Hall Cenotaph, 770 Vernon Avenue. The Saanich Remembrance Day […]
Canada’s 2021 Theme is Woman Making History Now … and we remember and celebrate those women who blazed the trail for us to do so … “If we stand tall it is because we stand on the shoulders of many ancestors.” African proverb Sherry Edmunds-Flett, an historian and one of […]
In this month we honour our past, and recognize and celebrate the strengths of our community. Explore-Learn-Discover-Share August 1st is Emancipation Day in Canada – officially! On March 24, 2021 MPs in the House of Commons voted unanimously to designate August 1 as Emancipation Day across Canada. Check our story […]
Suffragist, abolitionist, devoted daughter and wife, mother. This is her story: dedicating her life to uplifting the less fortunate, an advocate for women’s rights and education, overcoming life’s obstacles and tragedies. Virginia – New York – Oregon (1815-1860)Sydna was born circa 1815 in Virginia. Her parents are John and Charlotte […]
offered an extraordinary variety of biscuits, cookies, crackers; and the family also operated a tea and coffee “saloon”. Moses Rowe Smith arrived in Victoria in 1858 from London, Ontario. He was joined in 1866 by his wife Sarah Anne and daughter Selina Frances. He had been engaged in the bakery […]
Be re-inspired by these 19th and 20th century women, and illustrative imagery and information about 21st century women as “connectors”. Find out about the history of Women’s History Month and other Canadian and International recognitions. 19th Century Wives, Mothers, and Daughters Nancy and Lucretia Alexander: On July 1, 1858 the […]