History

History

UVic to preserve largest archival collection on transgender history

Robyn Bell
November 18, 2024

The school received $400K+ in funding to digitize 512 video and audio documents

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Victoria Chinatown Museum to remain permanently

Robyn Bell
October 2, 2024

The museum opened in 2021 as a temporary extension of Vancouver's Chinese Canadian Museum

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Art appraiser comes to Vic, looking for the next unnoticed treasures

Mark Brennae
July 3, 2024

“We're looking for people who are art enthusiasts, whether they have questions about paintings on their wall, or whether they know exactly what they have on their wall ..."

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How a pair of shoes kickstarted Black history in Victoria

The proprietors of a California shoe store were among hundreds of immigrants drawn here by promises that the city didn't always live up to

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Craigdarroch Castle unveils its new, old kitchen

Mark Brennae
October 18, 2023

Following a soft opening in the summer, the caretakers of Craigdarroch Castle officially unveil the first phase of their kitchen restorations

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Salt Spring's first schoolteacher: Black BC history and a legacy of love

John Craven Jones taught for a decade without pay to help educate island kids of all races

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What the new museum’s cancellation means for returning Indigenous artifacts

Hanna Hett
June 23, 2022

First Nations across BC are seeking to repatriate items from the Royal BC Museum. This is what the process has been for the Haíłzaqv, Huu-ay-aht, and Tseshaht nations.

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How a piano found its way back home after 80 years

The Takata family left some of their possessions, including a piano, with friends in Victoria when they were forced into an internment camp in 1942