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Shawnigan Lake Museum
Apr 20, 20242 min read
The Forest Inn
In 1926, the late Mr. Frederick C. Mason-Hurley came to Shawnigan Lake with his family, on his retirement from forty years with the...
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Shawnigan Lake Museum
Apr 17, 20243 min read
How One Man Rescued Old Two Spot
By Donna Clements Victoria Daily Times December 2, 1970 DUNCAN — They all told Granger Taylor he was crazy to try and restore the 1910...
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Shawnigan Lake Museum
Apr 7, 20244 min read
Over the Hill to Shawnigan and the Days of Long Ago
By Gus Sivertz Times-Colonist - September 13, 1959 There just didn’t seem to be any position that could possibly be as enviable and...
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Shawnigan Lake Museum
Mar 31, 20242 min read
Oldham Road
Oldham Road is a cul-de-sac off Silvermine Road. The road is not far from the property where Lieutenant Colonel Frank Trevor Oldham and...
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Shawnigan Lake Museum
Mar 28, 20243 min read
Recycle Reduce Reuse
by Lori Treloar, Executive Director Long before the idea that “recycle, reduce, re-use” was an expectation, the community of Shawnigan...
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Shawnigan Lake Museum
Mar 14, 20243 min read
Shawnigan's First Dwelling on the Lake
The first dwelling built on the lake was constructed by Richard Halhed. The Halheds arrived in 1891, a year after the mill went into...
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Shawnigan Lake Museum
Mar 7, 20244 min read
Important Women in Shawnigan's Early History
by Lori Treloar Alice Ravenhill Born in Snaresbrook, England, in 1859, Alice Ravenhill had a quintessentially strict Victorian childhood....
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Brownie Gibson
Mar 6, 20242 min read
Early Days at Shawnigan
By Brownie Gibson (from Green Branches & Fallen Leaves) What was no doubt the first excursion train to Shawnigan Lake was run on Good...
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Joan Mason Hurley
Mar 3, 20242 min read
Twenty Four Colonels on the West Arm Road — Shawnigan Lake in the 1920s
by Joan Mason Hurely c. late 1980s My husband, Denis Mason Hurley who came as a boy to live at Shaw in 1920, always claimed that in...
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Shawnigan Lake Museum
Mar 1, 20242 min read
Savira Lodge
Savina Lodge, as listed in the 1919 Victoria directory, was located on the south west side of Shawnigan Lake opposite Long Island. This...
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Shawnigan Lake Museum
Feb 25, 20242 min read
Chris Behnsen - Cougar Hunter/Naturalist
Shawnigan Lake Museum Christopher George Behnsen, famed sportsman and cougar hunter, lived most of his life at Shawnigan Lake, on...
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Shawnigan Lake Museum
Feb 22, 20242 min read
New Hotels in Shawnigan?
1886 - Victoria Daily Times As a pleasure resort Shawnigan Lake affords many charms, not only for its picturesque scenery, but for...
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Shawnigan Lake Museum
Feb 22, 20241 min read
Ray Dougan - Mr. Shawnigan
Ray Dougan was an energetic, industrious man, who like his grandparents before him, made a name for himself in his community. In 1929,...
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Shawnigan Lake Museum
Feb 18, 20243 min read
THE MYSTERIOUS ORIGIN OF THE NAME SHAWNIGAN
by Daniel Marshall Some years ago, an out-of-town friend was surprised to see that there existed a "Shawnigan Lake." “What a...
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Shawnigan Lake Museum
Feb 8, 20241 min read
Frances Kelsey's Early Education
from an article by Elizabeth Forbes – Times Colonist, October 16, 1962 Formal schooling for the young Frances started when Col. Oldham...
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Shawnigan Lake Museum
Jan 26, 20244 min read
Sir John A.'s Last Spike
Last night, full of the British Columbia centennial spirit and a certain melancholy, I pushed my way along an overgrown forest trail, up...
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Shawnigan Lake Museum
Jan 23, 20242 min read
Early History of Churches in Shawnigan
(from Green Branches ad Fallen Leaves by Brownie Gibson) Records are somewhat hazy concerning early church services at Shawnigan Catholic...
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Lori Treloar
Jan 21, 20242 min read
282 Miles by Automobile in 3 Days
Victoria Daily Times (1907) Victoria, British Columbia On the long weekend of July 1907, 40 people in 14 cars left Victoria for Port...
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Judith Belton
Jan 12, 20242 min read
Tree Toppers Reduce Danger of Falling Timber for Residents
The Citizen – January 8, 1989 By Judith Belton If you’ve ever lain awake on a stormy winter night and wondered whether the next blow...
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Emery Sanderson
Jan 8, 20243 min read
The Auld Kirk Gallery
By Emery Sanderson In 1913 “All Saint’s Anglican Church” was built overlooking the junction of Shawnigan Lake and Renfrew Roads. For 25...
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