by Mill Bay / Malahat Historical Society | Nov 26, 2024 | Museum
The Heritage Museum will be closed for the season from November 24th, 2024 to March 2025. Please check back for that opening date. We look forward to welcoming you...
by Mill Bay / Malahat Historical Society | Aug 6, 2024 | Events
Throughout July and August, the Mill Bay/Malahat Historical Society was proud to produce this live theatre show that transformed the past into reality. We uncovered forgotten stories of Vancouver Island’s early years, retold with emotional fast paced action that...
by Mill Bay / Malahat Historical Society | Oct 17, 2023 | Mill Bay History
For most people today it is hard to grasp what it was like here during the war years. Canadians weren’t expected to just keep the home fires burning during both world wars, they were expected to do it with less. Everyone had to register at the Millstream store...
by Mill Bay / Malahat Historical Society | Oct 15, 2023 | White Cross Placement Ceremony
White cross placements to mark the graves of all armed services veterans will be placed at the Shawnigan Cemetery, (1:00pm) the Mill Bay Methodist/United Church cemetery at the Heritage Museum (1:45pm) and finally at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery (2:00pm). Refreshments...
by Mill Bay / Malahat Historical Society | Sep 15, 2023 | Mill Bay History
Mill Bay was the site of British Columbia’s first commercial whaling operation.And herein lies a tale of liquor and murder! In 1865, two enterprising young Scotsman named James Dawson and his nephew Alexander Donaldson, seeing huge profits in world demand for whale...
by Mill Bay / Malahat Historical Society | Sep 14, 2023 | Museum
The Cobble Hill Fair and Parade were a chance to meet and chat with so many wonderful people and share local history and...
by Mill Bay / Malahat Historical Society | Jun 6, 2023 | Museum
If you remember the ‘Good Old Daze Scarecrow Event’ the MBMHS held at the Mill Bay Mall for several years, you will remember the funny handcrafted figures. Here is the latest MBMHS display at the Mill Bay library with a new ‘What am I Game’. Do you know what the...
by Mill Bay / Malahat Historical Society | Jun 6, 2023 | Museum
The MBMHS is always looking for ways to make visitor experience at the Heritage Museum more fun. Our new Picture Board outside the museum is a big hit. Come and take your picture and be part of the...
by Mill Bay / Malahat Historical Society | May 15, 2023 | Museum
We had a great time painting the newly renovated MBMHS archive storage and office unit. Thanks to the ‘painting crew’ (Laura Jorgensen, Jim Wisnia, Ben Weber, Adrian Rees, Linda Dayton and Maureen...
by Mill Bay / Malahat Historical Society | Apr 10, 2023 | Mill Bay History
The Mill Bay/Malahat Historical Society AGM Saturday, April 29, 1-3pm Guest Speaker: Robert Ward Bob will be sharing stories about the people buried in the Church/Museum’s Cemetery. The meeting will be at Maureen Alexander’s house 296 Mill Bay Rd. Please RSVP by...
