Black History Month 2021 – BC Black History Awareness Society

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Black History Month 2023

A record year for the Society – events and attendance. We hosted 6 public events and hosted a booth at the Vancouver […]

William Allen Jones - The Barkerville Dentist

William Allen Jones is the 1st licensed dentist in BC

William Alan Jones was the first person to be granted a licence to practice dentistry (June 26,1886) under the British Columbia Dental […]

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 […]

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Fielding Spotts serves as South Saanich school trustee from 1879 to 1884

Fielding and Julia Spotts were part of the first Black community that settled in Saanich, just north of Victoria. They had eight […]