“In commemoration of the arrival in 1858 of the first group of Black settlers to the Colony of Vancouver Island” On April 25th,1858 the Steamship Commodore sailed into Victoria harbour from San Francisco. On board were 450 gold seekers; and 35 Black people, the Pioneer Committee to meet with Governor Douglas. The delegation of three that met with Douglas included Fortune Richard, Wellington Delaney Moses and Mr. Mercier.
This plaque was installed by the City of Victoria on August 18, 1978.
This is an excerpt from an editorial published by the Daily Colonist on October 21,1859. “We have received a circular addressed to…
Grafton Tyler Brown is BC’s first professional landscape artist and the first artist to hold an exhibition in Victoria. His exhibition was…
Marie Stark Wallace (August 15,1867 – June 15,1966) is the third of four daughters of Silvia and Louis Stark. When Marie was…
On September 14,1868, 26 delegates from the BC colonies met at Yale for a convention of the Confederation League. The Confederation League…
