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Upcoming Events
National Indigenous Peoples Day
Sunday, June 18, 2023
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Join us for National Indigenous Peoples Day at the Museum.
Snuneymuxw First Nation will share a wide variety of information/skills:
- Geraldine Manson will do a Welcome prayer and talk about the importance of the land, culture and knowledge of SFN and the ancestors
- As well, Geraldine will be sharing about Petroglyphs in the ancestral village
- Stephanie Thomas and Chenoa Point will be showing some weaving with wool
- Violet and Joe Elliott will work with cedar
- Louella White will do face painting;
- Lorna Johnny and Roberta Martin will make delicious fried bread
Funded by the Government of Canada
Join the Museum Board, help take the Museum into the future!
You can make a difference at the Museum.
If you are interested in:
- Exhibit planning
- Events and programs
- Strategic planning
- The McRae lands
- The Archives & Historical sites
- Social Media
- Membership
Join Us!
The Museum is also looking for a Treasurer to work with its Accountant.
For more information:
EMAIL info@gabriolamuseum.org
EMAIL pres@gabriolamuseum.org
Help Your Museum Protect and Expand!

Many thanks to our donors who have contributed toward paying down the McRae Land mortgage—your support has been inspiring! To date we have raised $105,000 to help pay down the $300,000 total. Now we are asking all of you to contribute again.
We hope to raise $45,000 by December 2021 to make the maximum allowable anniversary payment at year end.
Three ways you can help us today . . .
- Mail a cheque to “Gabriola Historical & Museum Society” or drop it off at the Museum (add footnote: “re: McRae property”). Include your name, address, phone and email.
- Give through our Canada Helps secure online portal or send an e-transfer to pres@gabriolamuseum.org.
- Consider becoming a monthly donor (minimum donation $5/month) and receive free membership with full benefits. (A donation of $120/month spread over a year adds up to one monthly mortgage payment a year for us, so it’s an enormous help!)
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