Vancouver Island Local History Society’s Mission

• To promote, encourage, and engage the study of local and regional history within the communities of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.
• To develop and support local history initiatives that take a critical and exploratory approach to Indigenous and non-Indigenous relations.
• To develop and support projects that are inclusive, diverse, and representative of communities in the past and present.
• To act as a facilitator of local efforts that build relationships between organizations and communities and situate history as a foundational or key element

Historical Resource Site

A wiki type resource of transcribed documents from the Point Ellice House & Museum collection.

Vancouver Island Local History Blog

Posts about Vancouver Island history, including from our past management of historic Point Ellice House in Victoria