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 […]
BC Black History Awareness Society
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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 […]
Learn about these places of interest that commemorate and serve as a remembrance of BC’s Black Pioneers.
has been given a makeover. You fill find new, expanded, updated resources, articles, reports, and videos for educators, parents, students, families, researchers and you. New* Anti-Racism in BC and Canada: Struggle, Strategy, Resilience* Black Canadians in the 21st Century* Test Your Knowledge. Earn a BC Black History Awareness Society Certificate! […]
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 […]
For 25 years BC Black History Awareness Society has hosted a Black History Month program. So while events will be delivered differently this year, BCBHAS has put together another great month with five online events to recognize and celebrate the achievements and contributions of historical and contemporary people of African […]
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 […]
the men and women who served, and continue to serve in times of war, conflict and peace. The Whims Family – Salt Spring Island Veterans of World War I and World War II Many of the pioneers that migrated to the British colonies beginning in 1858 were young men and […]
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 […]