Salt Spring Island Archives

Fulford Harbour wharf with MV Cy Peck at dock

Accession number: 02.186 001

Fulford Harbour wharf

Accession number: 02.186 002

Fulford Harbour General Store, owned by the Cudmore Family in the 1950s when this picture was taken

Accession number: 02.186 003

St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church, Fulford Harbour, built 1885 by the Hawaiian population in the area.

Accession number: 02.186 004

St Mary’s Anglican Church on Fulford-Ganges Road at the head of Fulford Harbour

Accession number: 02.186 005

Fulford Community Hall

Accession number: 02.186 006

Patterson’s Store and home at Beaver Point wharf

Accession number: 02.186 007

Patterson’s Store and home at Beaver Point wharf

Accession number: 02.186 008

Beaver Point Community Hall, built in 1936.

Accession number: 02.186 009

Beaver Point Community Hall

Accession number: 02.186 010

Art Hepburn Farm on Beaver Point Road

Accession number: 02.186 011

An example of the rail snake fencing common on Salt Spring

Accession number: 02.186 012

Burgoyne United Church, originally built in 1887 as a Union Church for all denominations, later became a Methodist Church and in 1925 was included in the Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregationalist Church Union.

Accession number: 02.186 013

The original Lady Minto Hospital, south of Ganges on the hill on Fulford-Ganges Road.

Accession number: 02.186 014

A back view of the original Lady Minto Hospital, south of Ganges on the hill on Fulford-Ganges Road

Accession number: 02.186 015

The creamery. This building is now Embe Bakery (2002), with renovations and additions and a real estate office on the left of the main building. It is located on the corner of Seaview and Fulford-Ganges Roads.

Accession number: 02.186 016

Roman Catholic Church on Drake Road, formerly Ganges Elementary School before the Salt Spring Island Consolidated School was built in 1940.

Accession number: 02.186 017

The long hill on Fulford-Ganges Road entering the village of Ganges.

Accession number: 02.186 018

The cenotaph was erected after World War I. It was later re-located in the land reclamation that became Centennial Park.

Accession number: 02.186 019

The Trading Company Store, opened in 1912 in the center of Ganges. Now (2002) renovated and housing the “Mocha House” and a bookstore with a fitness center upstairs.

Accession number: 02.186 020

St George’s Anglican Church, the bulk of which was later moved across Park Road and rebuilt and renamed Star of the Sea Anglican Church. What was left of the original church building is now (2002) a day care center.

Accession number: 02.186 021

Logs being dumped into Ganges Harbour

Accession number: 02.186 022

Log dump in Ganges Harbour

Accession number: 02.186 023

Central Community Hall, built in 1898 as an agricultural center and a place for community activities. Now (2002) still in use for community activities and also as a movie theatre

Accession number: 02.186 024

St. Mark’s Anglican Church, built in 1895 by Samuel and Charles Beddis.

Accession number: 02.186 025

St. Nicholas Hall, used originally as an Anglican Church. Situated on the Vesuvius Road near the village and renovated into a residence.

Accession number: 02.186 026

Another view of St Nicholas Hall

Accession number: 02.186 027

Vesuvius Lodge, built at Vesuvius wharf by the Bittancourt Family as a home and store, later burned down and reconstructed on the site as Vesuvius Inn.

Accession number: 02.186 028

A typical 1950s secondary road on Salt Spring. This could be North End Road.

Accession number: 02.186 029

A portrait of Henry Sampson who came to Salt Spring upon leaving the employment of the Hudson’s Bay Company. Henry Sampson was the first police constable on the Island.

Accession number: 02.186 030

The Sampson guns and firearm equipment

Accession number: 02.186 031

Local ocean waters

Accession number: 02.186 032

Rock formations at Vesuvius

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CAPTION

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Rock formations and cave at Vesuvius. Child may be of Heineky family.

Accession number: 02.186 035

Rock formations and cave at Vesuvius. Child may be of Heineky family.

Accession number: 02.186 036

Rock formations and cave at Vesuvius. Child may be of Heineky family.

Accession number: 02.186 037