Emma Stark was the 1st Black teacher on Vancouver Island, 1874, at the Cranberry-Cedar School near Nanaimo. Emma was born on February 17, 1856 in California. Her given name was Emily Arabella. She is the daughter of Sylvia and Louis Stark. She had 1 brother Willis, born on January 9, […]
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1st teacher on Salt Spring Island circa 1859 to 1875; one of only 16 public school teachers in the Province at that time. John Craven Jones was the 2nd oldest of three brothers who came to Salt Spring Island in 1859. John's older brother is William Allen who settled in […]