April 9, 1917 was the Battle of Vimy Ridge where Pte. Gilbert captured a German Officer who then gave Pte. R. Gilbert his own Iron Cross, because of the bravery and courage Gilbert had shown in capturing the officer and 24 of his men! Find out more
April 9, 1917 was the Battle of Vimy Ridge where Pte. Gilbert captured a German Officer who then gave Pte. R. Gilbert his own Iron Cross, because of the bravery and courage Gilbert had shown in capturing the officer and 24 of his men! Find out more
Grafton Tyler Brown is BC’s first professional landscape artist and the first artist to hold an exhibition in Victoria. His exhibition was…
Many of the pioneers that migrated to the British Colonies beginning in 1858 were young men and women and young families. It…
On July 9, 2022, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a National Apology to the No. 2 Construction Battalion and their Descendants, acknowledging…
In 1861 there was a by-election in Victoria for two vacant seats in the Legislative Assembly. On November 15, 1861 Jacob Francis…