Thank you to all the people contributing to our website, both past and current.
On this page, we will work to honour and remember all the donors, volunteers, and former Board Members that have made history for us.
The Gabriola Historical and Museum Society is proud to work with local residents, organizations and businesses in preserving the island’s unique history.
Some of our partners include:
- Gabriola Chamber of Commerce
- Gabriola Lions’ Club
- Friends of the Library
- Gabriola Elementary School — tours, workshops, curriculum-based studies
- Landowners – research-based studies
- Other community agencies – GROWLS, GaLTT, etc.
- RDN staff
- Islands Trust
- Various Museums and Historical Societies and Associations
- Archaeologists, anthropologists, geologists and historians
- Local real estate agents
Many Thanks to our 2014 Silent Auction Donors:
| April and Phillip Vannini |
| Arbutus Ridge Golf Course |
| BC Ferries |
| BMM Photography- Brandi Meyer |
| Brent G Hair Studio |
| Brin Jackson |
| Carol Boyce |
| Chemainus Theatre |
| Cherry Point Vineyards |
| Costco |
| Country Club Mall |
| David Andrews |
| Dunn Landscaping |
| Fairwinds Golf Course |
| Friends of Clayoquot Sound |
| Gabriola Automotive |
| Good Earth |
| Gulf Island Seaplanes |
| Gwen Spinks |
| Harvest Thyme |
| Heart and Soil Organics |
| Il Terrazzo restaurant |
| IMAX Victoria |
| Isla Bonita Aesthetics |
| Jim’s Kayak |
| June Shoemaker |
| Kiyo Spa |
| Kool and Child |
| Lesley Standerwick |
| London Drugs |
| Mad Rona’s Coffee Bar |
| Mara Brenner |
| Melinda Wilde |
| Naomi Wakan |
| North Road Sports |
| Port Theatre |
| Red Roaster Coffee |
| Robert’s Place |
| Royal BC Museum |
| Save on Foods- Woodgrove |
| Sheila Norgate |
| Slow Rise Bakery |
| Steve Struthers |
| Tammy Hudgeon |
| The Old Crow |
| Thrifty Foods |
| Twin Beaches Gym |
| Vancouver Aquarium |
| Vancouver Canucks |
| Victoria Symphony |
| Village Foods |
| White Raven Hair Studio -Diane Marks |
| Wild and Sparrow |
| Woodgrove Centre |
We appreciate our enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers .
Members of the Museum Board of Directors, 1986 – present
2014
Diane Cornish, president
Doug McKnight, secretary
Maureen O’Rourke, treasurer
Leni Balaban
Ivan Bulic
Carroll Hodge
Janet Stobbs
April Vannini
Carolyn Wilkinson
2013
Diane Cornish, president
Connie Clifford, past president
David Andrews, vice-president
Doug McKnight, secretary
Maureen O’Rourke, treasurer
Ivan Bulic
Carroll Hodge
Janet Stobbs
Carolyn Wilkinson
2012
Connie Clifford, president
Mary Wohlleben, past president
Diane Cornish, vice-president
Carolyn Wilkinson, secretary
Anne Banford, treasurer
Ivan Bulic
Carrol Craig
Dale Ferguson
Doug McKnight
Gerry Stefanson
Janet Stobbs
2011
Mary Wohlleben, president
No one named as vice-president
No one named as secretary
No one named as treasurer
Janet Stobbs
Carolyn Wilkinson
Dale Ferguson
Connie Clifford
Ivan Bulic
Anne Banford
Carrol Craig
2010
Mary Wohlleben, president
Alison Douglas, vice-president
Carolyn Wilkinson, secretary
Jean Wisdom, treasurer
David Andrews
Janet Stobbs
Dale Ferguson
2009
Mary Wohlleben, president
Alison Douglas, vice-president
Janet Stobbs, secretary
Jean Wisdom, treasurer
David Andrews
Carolyn McWhinnie
Carolyn Wilkinson
2008
Mary Wohlleben, president
No one named as vice-president
No one named as secretary
Jean Wisdom, treasurer
Joyce White
Alison Humphries
Alison Douglas
Edna Sickavish
David Boehm
David Andrews
Kit Szanto
Vera Wayman
Linda Reid
Rick Avramenko
Janet Stobbs (joined later in year)
Carolyn McWhinnie “
2007
Lynda Poulton, president
Marijke Oudshoorn, past president
No one named as vice-president
Kit Szanto, secretary
Jean Wisdom, treasurer
Rick Avramenko
Susan Pope
Linda Reid
Vera Wayman
Joyce White
2006
Lynda Poulton, president
Marijke Oudshoorn, past president
No one named as vice-president
Beryl Shepherd, secretary
Jean Wisdom, treasurer
Rick Avramenko
Susan Pope
Kit Szanto
Vera Wayman
2005
Marijke Oudshoorn, president
No one named as vice-president
Carol Boyce, secretary
No one named as treasurer
Rick Avramenko
Ev Whitney
Eileen McConnell
Vera Wayman
Hazel Windecker
Jack Sickavish
2004/05
Marijke Oudshoorn, president
Lynda Poulton, vice-president
Carol Boyce, secretary
Hazel Windecker, treasurer
Rick Avramenko
Jamie Laurence
Eileen McConnell
Jack Sickavish
Don Stevens
Kit Szanto
Vera Wayman
Joyce White
Ev Whitney
Jennie Black
Judith Graham
2003/04
Marijke Oudshoorn, president
No one named as vice-president
Carol Boyce, secretary
Hazel Windecker, treasurer
Dorothy Betts
Barrie Humphrey
Jamie Laurence
Eileen McConnell
Lynda Poulton
Jack Sickavish
Don Stevens
Vera Wayman
Joyce White
2002
Marijke Oudshoorn, president
No one named as vice-president or secretary
Hazel Windecker, treasurer
Barrie Humphrey
Lynda Poulton
Jacquie Sutton
Vera Wayman
Hazel Windecker
Carol Boyce
Les Welton
Jack Sickavish
Dorothy Betts
Rufus Churcher
2001
Marijke Oudshoorn, president
Rufus Churcher, vice-president
Les Welton, secretary
Marijke, Hazel & Sue (shared the treasuer’s position)
Lynda Poulton
Jacquie Sutton
Hazel Windecker
Barrie Humphrey
Geraldine Manson
Vera Wayman
Dorothy Betts
Carol Boyce
Jack Sickavish
1999/2000
Marijke Oudshoorn, president
Rufus Churcher, vice-president
Donna Nemrava, secretary
Irene Crolly, treasurer
Dorothy Betts
Muriel Boulton
Lynda Poulton
Jacquie Sutton
Barrie Humphrey
Vera Wayman
Hazel Windecker
1998/99
Marijke Oudshoorn, president
Jack Sickavish, vice-president
Donna Nemrava, secretary
Irene Crolly, treasurer
Dorothy Betts
Muriel Boulton
Rufus Churcher
Barrie Humphrey
Margaret Mann
Sandy Jo Sherburne
Vera Wayman
Hazel Windecker
1997/98
Marijke Oudshoorn, president
Jack Sickavish, vice-president
Donna Nemrava, secretary
Irene Crolly, treasurer
Dorothy Betts
Rufus Churcher
Howard Houle
Barrie Humphrey
Adrienne Kemble
Margaret Mann
Sandy Jo Sherburne
Vera Wayman
Hazel Windecker
1995/96
Marijke Oudshoorn, president
Vera Wayman, vice-president
Nola Jones, secretary
Maxine McCrae, treasurer
Dorothy Betts
Ursula Graham
Barrie Humphrey
Digby Jones
Jocelyn Pederson
Jean Seaton
Jack Sickavish
Hazel Windecker
Ted Brydges
Howard Houle
Donna Nemrava
Rufus Churcher (joined later in 1996)
Margaret Mann
1994/95
Joyce Lockwood, president
Vera Wayman, vice-president
Terri Hawkins, secretary
Marijke Oudshoorn, treasurer
Barrie Humphrey
Digby Jones
Maxine McCrae
Jean Seaton
Victor Fafard
Ursula Graham
Joan Best
1993
Joel Porter, president
Jane Woods, vice-president
Vera Wayman, vice-president
Maxine McRae
Wayne Olsen
Paul Grignon
Neil Adam
Aileen Adam
Jane Woods
Rex Calhoun
1992
Joel Porter, president
Jane Woods, vice-president
Heather Cameron, secretary
Marijke Oudshoorn, treasurer
Vera Wayman
Susan Olsen
Wayne Olsen
Tawney Capon
Brian Gould
John (Tony) Vandenbrink
Judy Vandenbrink
Rex Calhoun
1991
Joel Porter, president
Jackie O’Hara, vice-president
Doris Mulley, secretary
Marijke Oudshoorn, treasurer
Vera Wayman
Heather Cameron
Jane Woods
Tawney Capon
Wayne Olsen
Sue Olsen
1990
Ole Bay, president
Neil Aitken
Tawney Capon
Jack Sickavish
(This list appears to be incomplete)
1989
Paul Grignon, president
Ole Bay, vice-president
Doris Mulley, secretary
Bonnie Kennedy, treasurer
Vera Wayman
Ena Driedgar
Wayne Olsen
John Higgins
1988
Bill Hjort, president
Paul Grignon, vice-president
Doris Mulley, secretary
Barbara Nunes, treasurer
Vera Wayman
John Schmidt
Wayne Olsen
Jeremy Baker
Jim Murray
Gerda Hjort
Ena Driedgar
John Higgins
Ole Bay
Vera Kavanagh
1987
Bill Hjort, president
Wayne Olsen, vice-president
Doris Mulley, secretary
Barb Nunes, treasurer
John Schmidt
John Higgins
John Coleman
Gerda Hjort
Paul Grignon
Hans Henrikson
Mike Dawson
Ena Driedgar
Vera Wayman
George Westwood
1986
Bill Hjort, president
Wayne Olsen, vice-president
Doris Mulley, secretary
Barb Nunes, treasurer
Vera Wayman
Georgie Hendrickson
Mike Dawson
Gerda Hjort
George Westwood
Paul Grignon
Uta Ewart