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 | 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 | 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...
by Mill Bay / Malahat Historical Society | Aug 27, 2022 | Mill Bay History
A Talk by Lois Thompson When: When: September 20, 2022 at 7pm Where: Mill Bay Community Hall 1035 Shawnigan Lake-Mill Bay Rd Sponsored by: The Mill Bay-Malahat Historical Society, the Shawnigan Lake Museum, and the Mill Bay Community League. To register: Email...
by Mill Bay / Malahat Historical Society | Jun 17, 2022 | Mill Bay History
We are thrilled to see so much interest in our society and to welcome our new executive members MBMHS Executive 2022 President: Maureen AlexanderVice President: Rosemary Devoe and Helen Pool who are sharing the positionSecretary: Laura JorgensenTreasurer: Ernie...
by Mill Bay / Malahat Historical Society | Dec 20, 2021 | Mill Bay History
Christmas Long Ago – Written by Maureen Alexander with thanks to Adelaide Ellis Nowadays people like to go to Disneyland or Hawaii for Christmas but in the old days traveling any distance in winter was difficult, so Grandma or an aunt would usually invite all...
by Mill Bay / Malahat Historical Society | Jun 29, 2020 | Mill Bay History
This comment has been expressed by many Vancouver Island residents over the last few months as problems in other parts of the world escalate. Little do they realize how close we came to it being otherwise. As early as the 18th century the Russians, Spanish, British...
by Mill Bay / Malahat Historical Society | Jun 8, 2020 | Mill Bay History
The June 2020 South Cowichan Life Magazine (PDF) is available online:...
