Museum AGM

Sunday, March 14, 2021

The Gabriola Historical & Museum Society will be holding its AGM on March 14th at 2 pm. This will most likely be on Zoom and more details will follow as soon as possible. Mark your calendars!

Islanders Sharing Stories

Sunday, September 13, 2020

Celebrate the Museum’s 25th Anniversary by taking our Historical Tour.

Presentations at 
10 am, 11 am, 
1 pm and 2 pm

Five Stops, Five Stamps:

Visit each of the locations on the map to get it stamped with an original design by Bill Helin.

Start at the Gabriola Museum
:

This is where it starts and ends!

Register at the museum starting Sept 8th, 10–4 to receive a map and an an assigned route that will help us properly follow COVID-19 protocols (see green box) and keep everyone safe.

You must register in order to attend presentations.

Speakers will give presentations at 10 am, 11 am, break for lunch and start again at 1 pm and 2 pm. At the end of the day you can return to the museum to put a card or your map into the draw box for wonderful prizes from our local community businesses.

Snuneymuxw at Brickyard Beach:

Dave Bodaly will talk about the significance of this location (including False Narrows and Mudge Island) for the Snuneymuxw people.

Stories of Silva Bay at Pages Resort:

Join Gloria Hatfield and Danna Lewis to hear about Japanese industry, Page’s, Withey’s Shipyard, & more.

Elder Cedar:

Kerry Marcus will give a snap shot of community history and ecology of 160 acres of forestry land that became a nature reserve in 2006. Enjoy a short walk to the ‘elder cedar’ or a longer loop through this beautiful preserved forest.

Surf Lodge, Malcolm Lowry:

Charlotte Cameron will speak about the Lowrys’ visit to Gabriola and Malcolm Lowry’s inspiration for writing “October Ferry to Gabriola”. John Capon will talk about the history of the Surf Lodge.

COVID-19 Protocols

We are committed to making this event safe and fun—please follow instructions given by Museum representatives and be respectful of all.
• 30 attendees max at each location
• Social distancing is required
• Face masks/face shields highly recommended
• Contact tracing information will be recorded at the Museum
• The Museum reserves the right to give priority to those following GHMS Covid Safety Protocols.
Be kind—be calm—be safe.

Bonus Lunch Stops!

If all this history makes you hungry, there are many local opportunities for lunch or snacks. In the Village Robert’s Place is offering a lunch special honoring the Museum’s 25th Anniversary. Ravenskill Orchards can also provide lunch and sell you locally made cider. And the Surf Lodge (which is hosting one of our talks) has a restaurant.

Thank You!

To our sponsor Mid-Island Co-op

To those who donated prizes and gifts:

• Nesters ($100 gift card)
• Wild Rose Nursery ($50 gift card)
• Wheelbarrow ($50 gift card)
• Raven ($25 gift card)
• $25 Gift Card to Wishbone (donated by Alison Douglas)

Join Gabriola Museum in Celebrating their 25th Anniversary!

Saturday, September 12, 2020 - Sunday, September 13, 2020

Open House on Saturday and Sunday, September 12 + 13, 2020 with Self-Guided Historical Tours on September 13

All COVID-19 Protocols are in place

Saturday, September 12, 10 am – 11 am:
Pre-opening ceremony at the Museum at 10am. By invitation & RVSP only

Saturday, September 12, 11am-3pm:
Free Museum admission. Gift Shop open.

Special booths and displays set up outside.

• Walk on the Wild Side
• Native Plants
• Historical Artifacts on display from the Museum Archives
• Gabriola Museum’s new Adopt an Artifact program
• New 3D Geological Map indoor exhibit
• Members booth

Sunday, September 13, 10am-3pm:
Free Museum admission. Gift Shop open. Self-guided Historical Tours

• Enjoy adventuring through the Island on a specially designed self-guided historical tour! You can visit one location or make a day of it!
• Storytellers includes: Snuneymuxw member Dave Bodaly at the Brickyard; Charlotte Cameron at the Surf Lodge; Kerry Marcus from GaLTT at Elder Cedar with storyteller to be confirmed at Silva Bay
• Two storytelling /QA sessions in the morning and two in the afternoon – giving you plenty of time to get to each location. Collect a stamp from each storyteller on your tour map and earn the opportunity to win some awesome prizes!
• Roberts Restaurant and Ravenskill Orchards will be featuring a special menu at their locations on the tour day.

A Celebration for the whole community!

Celebrate Canada Day with the Gabriola Museum

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Open Canada Day

• Takeaway Family Activity Bags
• Maple Leaf cookies
• Guessing games + contests
• Gift Shop Open
• NEW–geological 3D Gabriola map
• Members booth

A Celebration for Everyone!

The Museum is following BC Labour standards and Provincial Health Authority protocols. Social distancing is in place.

Thanks all!

Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day at the museum June 25th

Welcome Ceremony by Dave Bodaly with drumming at 10 am, followed by story telling.

Repeats at 1 pm.

Free for all!

Please phone the museum at 250-247-9987 to register as there is limited seating due to Covid.

25-year anniversary AGM

Sunday, March 8, 2020

Guest speaker Debbie Marshall

Wanted On the Voyage

the objects we keep and how they tell our stories

Gabriolan Debbie Marshall is an author, playwright, and feminist historian.

Debbie will be focusing on the objects that tell stories of women’s lives (including one famous woman). She will also be exploring how objects can help us tell our own personal stories. She will be bring three historic objects with her.

International Women’s Day

Sunday, March 8 is also International Women’s Day, and Debbie’s talk will touch on that aspect. How fitting is it that the Gabriola Museum’s AGM is being held in the old Women’s Institute Hall on this day.

Small Wonder's: Christmas in Miniature

Saturday, December 7, 2019 - Sunday, December 8, 2019

Debbie Marshall’s exhibition of vintage and antique dollhouses and their furnishings from 1909 to 1970.

Talk by writer, historian and collector Debbie Marshall Sunday at 1pm

Free – all ages welcome

Gift Shop Open Weekends for Christmas Shopping

Saturday, November 30, 2019 - Sunday, December 22, 2019

Unique Gifts and Stocking Stuffers
Under $20.00
+ Local Artists

Gabriola Trivia Night

Saturday, November 2, 2019

So you think you know Gabriola?

Come test your knowledge of past and present. Brand new questions exploring many aspects of Gabriola!  Silent auction, decadent desserts, coffee tea and more!

New this year

• A crossword puzzle to challenge the teams
• Ravenskill Orchards selling delicious Gabbie cider

The Trivia Silent Auction has 50 donated items!

Look for the red binder on the counter below the Mad Rona’s specials’ blackboard. Check it out and make your bids.

Don’t have a team?

Doesn’t matter…just show up with a ticket and the Museum will match you with a group and the opportunity to make new friends, especially for those who are new to the Island.

Doors open at 6:30

6 per team | $20/person
tickets available from
Gabriola Museum
Saturday Farmer’s Market
North Road Sports
Pages

The Camino de Santiago:  A Walk to the End of the Earth

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Intrepid hikers Moira Rockwell and Dennis Keis will share their adventures on the Camino.  They walked 851 km in 37 days, carrying heavy packs, staying in pilgrim hostels, and braving a variety of weather conditions.  Come and share Moira and Dennis’s journey.

Doors at 6:30 | Presentation at 7:00.
Admission by donation.

Gabriola Historical Bus North End Tour

Sunday, August 25, 2019

leaving from the Gabriola Museum
Cost: $25 per person

Walk on the Wild Side

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Do you want to know more about the animals of Gabriola?

Join Liz Ciocea from GROWLS for a wildlife walk filled with puppets, stories, and fun activities along the way!

Preregister: 250.247.9987

Beach Quest - Twin Beaches

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Explore Marine Life on Gabriola Shores

By donation. All ages welcome.
Preregister: 250.247.9987

Gabriola Historical Bus South End Tour

Sunday, August 11, 2019

leaving from the Gabriola Museum
Cost: $25 per person

Tie-dye and hippie stories

Thursday, August 8, 2019

What did it mean to be a hippie on Gabriola in the 1970s and 80s?

How about now?

A local islander shares their own hippie stories with a hands-on tie-dye workshop to follow!

1-3 pm at the museum!

Preregister:  250.247.9987

Beach Quest - Descanso

Thursday, August 1, 2019

Explore Marine Life on Gabriola Shores

By donation. All ages welcome.
Preregister: 250.247.9987

Native plant workshop

Sunday, July 28, 2019

Do you want to know more about Gabriola’s native plants?

Join local expert Robert Seaton for an informative tour followed by an edible plant tasting session.

Preregister 250.247.9987

Beach Quest - Drumbeg

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Explore Marine Life on Gabriola Shores

By donation. All ages welcome.
Preregister: 250.247.9987

Gabriola Historical Bus North End Tour

Sunday, July 21, 2019

leaving from the Gabriola Museum
Cost: $25 per person

Gabriola Historical Bus South End Tour

Sunday, July 7, 2019

leaving from the Gabriola Museum
Cost: $25 per person

Canada Day

Monday, July 1, 2019

A celebrationm for Everyone!
Flag raising, bubbles, games, races, face painting, cupcakes and lemonade

Aboriginal stories

Monday, June 24, 2019

Celestine Aleck, a Snuneymuxw storyteller, is telling Aboriginal stories at the museum from 10:00 to 10:50, and then again from 11:00 to 11:50.

Everyone is welcome to attend this public event.

Museum Opening

Sunday, May 19, 2019

Come and visit our new permanent exhibit, Connections from the Ground Up, browse in the gift shop, and enjoy Robert’s delicious burgers and dessert.

Food tickets are $10, bought onsite, and all funds raised will go to our exhibit displays.

Sandstone Weathering

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Nick Doe on honeycombs, galleries, concretions, fading petroglyphs and glacial striae

Doors open 6:30
Admission by Donation

Gabriola Historical and Museum Society AGM

Sunday, March 31, 2019

Guest Speaker: Lucy Bell
The Importance of Small Museums for Truth & Reconciliation

Lucy Bell of the Haida Nation (and Head of the Indigenous Collections and Repatriation Department at the Royal BC Museum) will speak about her first-hand experience in museums and give advice on the small but impactful ways small museums can improve their relationships with Indigenous peoples and show their genuine commitment to the calls to the TRC.

Place and Self-Governance – the Enactment of Autonomy on Gabriola Island

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Islands in the Salish Sea experience a unique set of vulnerabilities – the need to protect rare ecosystems and rural communities located in the midst of a densely populated, highly industrialized region — over which they appear to have little or no control. On Gabriola Island, the intersection of place, people and a lean formal governance structure provides a testing ground for enacting a range of governance modalities.

Changemaking: Making it Happen

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Talk/Workshop with Fay Weller and Mary Wilson

Doors open at 6:30
Admission by Donation

Legacy, Legend and Latitude: Captain James Cook's Extraordinary Impact on our World and the BC Coast

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Cook forever changed navigation, cartography, biology, sociology, and seamanship.  Canadians on both coasts are steeped in his work and presence in our country. As we approach the 250^th anniversary of Cook’s first Pacific voyage, discover more about this navigator who played a key role in the history of BC.

Bert terHart is a soldier turned sailor, author, adventurer, and self-proclaimed geek. When he’s not sailing, thinking about going sailing, or working on his sailboat, he’s an internationally recognized search, social media and digital marketing expert specializing in helping business owners and professional corporations leverage digital media and technology.

Gabriola Trivia Night

Saturday, November 3, 2018

Gabriolan Talks presents: Cuba Si! by Alison Douglas and Steve Struthers

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Gabriolan talks presents: The Woodgrove Centre Water Clock by Bob McKechnie

Thursday, September 20, 2018

Canada Day Celebration

Sunday, July 1, 2018

A celebration for everyone! Come join us at the Museum to admire our Mounties, watch the flag being raised, enjoy some Canada cake and other refreshments, and participate in family oriented activites.

2018 Museum Opening

Sunday, May 20, 2018

Cuba Si: Island Time Latin Style

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Thurs, April 19 – Cuba Si: Join Gabriola’s international travel team Alison Douglas and Steve Struthers at 7pm at Roxy, for a talk and slide show of Cuba island time – Latin style!

Waves in the Ocean

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Our Common Thread: DNA

Thursday, February 22, 2018

We’ve all seen those TV ads promising that with a simple cheek-swab of DNA, we could be related to Marie Antoinette or Abraham Lincoln, or reunite with long lost relatives we didn’t know we had.

Are those claims true?  And what can DNA really tell us about our past, our families and our community?

Find out when Dr Sam Abraham will give a presentation about the latest advances in DNA science, including DNA fingerprinting, the geographic ties of Haplotypes, how DNA can identify traits in humans and ties to regions, and separating DNA myth from reality.

Dr Abraham holds a PhD in genetics from UBC, and has been on the cutting edge of research including as Vice President of  Research at the BC Cancer Agency,  and at the Provincial Health Services Authority

This presentation is sponsored by the Gabriola Historical and Museum Society. Admission by donation. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Refreshments will be available.

Gabriola Museum AGM

Sunday, February 4, 2018

You are invited to  the Museum’s 2018 Annual General Meeting, & Special Presentation.

The purpose of the meeting is to consider the Museum President’s Report, the 2017 Financial Statements, and Amended ByLaws, and to elect new Officers Board Members.

The short AGM will be followed by a guest presentation by Jill Yuzwa: DISTINCT PLACE. Gabriola Island: Cultural Sustainability in the Creative Economy

Gabriola Trivia Night

Saturday, November 4, 2017

Come join us for a fun evening. Learn something new about Gabriola, team up to answer interesting questions about Gabriola Trivia, tempt yourself with decadent desserts, peruse amazing auction items.

You’re invited to the second annual Gabriola Museum Trivia Night. Gather your friends to share a table, and pool your Gabriola knowledge to challenge the interesting questions carefully culled from last year’s contestant’s suggestions, the new Historic Guidebook – and wherever our creative team can find them . Tempt yourself with decadent desserts, coffee, tea – or indulge in a beverage from the cash bar. There will be one-of-a-kind auction items to tease your pocketbook, lots of laughs, and a fun time spent with friends.

Gabriolans Talk - Following the horse trail from Brazil to Gabriola

Thursday, October 26, 2017

In 2010, Gabriola filmmaker Tobi Elliott sent a videographer to Brazil to document Horses for Orphans, a project pioneered by horsewoman Ingela Larsson Smith, who uses natural horsemanship to help disadvantaged Brazilian children become leaders. On Thursday, Oct.26, Tobi will share this amazing and inspirational story as part of the Gabriola Museum’s annual Gabriolan Stories presentation series.

Silva Bay Shipyard Plaque Unveiling Ceremony

Monday, June 26, 2017

Talk given by Gloria Filax, GHMA Vice President

I would first like to acknowledge that we are standing on the traditional, unceded territory of the Coast Salish, the Snuneymuxw Nation.

My name is Gloria Filax and I am Vice President of the Gabriola Historical and Museum Society. We gather today to celebrate the 73 year history of what is now the last remaining shipyard in the Gulf Islands – Silva Bay Shipyard. The current owners of the shipyard, Don and Vicky Mayrend, and past owners are to be lauded for carrying on a tradition of ship-building when so many other ship building enterprises on the Gulf Islands have drifted into the past.

This historic marker is the first in a new series of six plaques that highlight some of the major historic sites on Gabriola. The rest of the series will be unveiled this summer and fall.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank our generous funders: the Canadian Federal government program ‘Canada150’ and the Province of British Columbia.

On behalf of the Gabriola Historical and Museum Society I would also like to thank Ivan Bulic for his ongoing volunteer work to make these plaques happen, and the museum’s History and Presentation Committee, especially Janet Stobbs, for its commitment to preserving the history of this place we call Gabriola Island. And thank you to all who have attended this unveiling.”