Salt Spring Island Historical Society
The Salt Spring Historical Society was formed on February 17, 1982 when the following met to create a Society to preserve the History of Salt Spring Island. The founding members of he Society were: Mr. and Mrs. C.B. Lawson, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Holtby, Beth Hill, Daisy Gear, Gerry Layard, Olive Clayton, Brenda Cornwall and Morton Straton.
Since that time a dedicated group of local residents have worked each year to advance the work of the Society and to create programs to reflect and show the varied history and development of Salt Spring Island.
The purposes of our society are to encourage historical research and to stimulate public interest in the History of Salt Spring Island. To promote the preservation and identification of historical sites, relics, natural features and other objects and places of historical interest on Salt Spring Island To publish historical sketches, studies and documents that detail our Historical roots.
To this end the archives were established in 1989 under the guidance of Mary Davidson. The archives has grown to many thousands of pictures documents and maps showing the development of Salt Spring Island. Our archives is maintained by a dedicated group of volunteers who operate and manage our collection. This collection can be seen on at our website at http://saltspringarchives.com/ or at our office in the public library.
Membership
The Society presents monthly meetings featuring historical talks during the months of September, October, November, February, March, April and May.
Our Annual General Meeting is held during our May meeting. The website provides information on the topics of each of our meetings and the information is also emailed out to members.
Membership in the Salt Spring Island Historical Society gives you the opportunity to support the preservation of Salt Spring Island’s rich history.
Annual membership is $15 per year beginning in September. The membership year is September to May (excluding Dec).
If you would like to be on our e-mail contact list please contact us at info@saltspringarchives.com.
Board of Directors
| Position | Name | Telephone |
|---|---|---|
| President | Bob McWhirter | (250) 537-2194 |
| Treasurer | David Toynbee | (250) 653-2375 |
| Membership | Gail Neumann | (250) 537-5021 |
| Director | Don Cunningham | (250) 537-2893 |
| Director | Ross VanWinkel | (250) 537-5962 |
| Secretary | Barb DuMoulin | (250) 537-1338 |
| Archives | Christina Marshall | (250) 537-2406 |
| Website Coordinator | Brian Smallshaw | (250) 653-9778 |
| Programs and Publicity | Ceridwen Ross Collins | (250) 221-1072 |
Honourary Lifetime Members
- Bob Rush & Jinny Rush
- Agnes Cunningham
- Bob McWhirter
- Duncan Hepburn
- Mary Davidson
- Gillian Watson
- Tony Farr
- Ivan Mouat
- Sue Mouat
- Frank Neumann
- Mort Sratton
- Peggy Tolson
- Tom Wright