We are honoured to be situated in kalpilin (Pender Harbour),
within the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the shíshálh Nation.
within the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the shíshálh Nation.
Latest NewsAPRIL TOOLS 2024
April 27, 2024 in Madeira Park
Art Classes April 2024
Adding Texture To Your Acrylic Painting Wednesdays, April 3-24, 10 am - 1 pm at Sarah Wray Hall Join local artist Kevin Wells to learn how to work with acrylic paints to make your art even more versatile. The texture of acrylic paintings tends to relax or flatten out as it dries, but there are ways to work with the paint to bring out the type of brush work that is characteristic of oil paintings. More info and to register... Rent Sarah Wray Hall
for your next meeting, event, activity, or class To book, see our availability calendar. A 50-person capacity, a full (small) kitchen, 2 bathrooms, wheelchair accessibility, internet, tables and chairs, parking. Formerly Irvines Landing school, the hall is one of the last remaining one-room schoolhouses in BC. Read more about the building's history Support the Society!
Shop our online store Sarah Wray Hall has a new roof!
Thank you again to everyone who donated and helped make it happen
The new metal roof was installed September 2023 by Wilson's Cladding & Sheet Metal. Sarah Wray Hall opens to the public
throughout the year We're open to the public on select days throughout the year.
Next opening: Stay tuned! Drop by to renew your membership, chat about volunteering, look at the displays, or just to say hi! Self-Guided Heritage Tour
of the Pender Harbour area Take a self-guided heritage tour of historic places throughout the Pender Harbour area, including in Francis Peninsula, Madeira Park, Kleindale, and Garden Bay. Use the map on our website, or go directly to the map in Google maps.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS! Archives Do you enjoy local history? Are you detail oriented? Volunteer to assist to catalogue archival material in a user-friendly database system. Events Do you enjoy event planning such as historical talks, coffee drop-ins, etc. at Sarah Wray Hall. Can you help out at our sales tables at April Tools or Pender Harbour Days. Let us know! Writing If you enjoy writing and learning about our local history, let us know. Articles are for local publications and online. BOARD MEMBER NEEDED! Would you like to become part of our volunteer board? If you love history, please tell us a bit about yourself. Our events include April Tools and Pender Harbour Days along with other projects. We can use your talents in any of the following areas: writing, data entry, event planning, conducting interviews, fundraising. Interested? Send us your details! Identify people in historic photos
We have over 200 photos in our collection with unidentified people. If you recognize someone, please click the photo to enlarge it and send us your info by clicking "Send Us Feedback" at the top right of the record. You'll be helping us provide a more accurate record of Pender Harbour history! View unidentified people here Learn how to pronounce traditional names of the Sunshine Coast
The she shashishalhem language is the traditional language spoken by the shíshálh Nation and is a Coast Salish dialect. Learn and hear how to pronounce various words in the she shashishalhem language, including the new highway signs, and phrases like Welcome - ?imash ?imash, Good Morning - ?iy te kwiy kwiy, and more at shishalh.com |
Harbour HeritageBecome a member or renew your membership Memberships help us apply for grants and cover the costs of Sarah Wray Heritage Centre and our online archives database. Please show your support: View membership details and form. Etransfer accepted! Questions? Contact Us! Latest additions:
Robert John (Bud) Klein fonds Circa 1954-1957: Photograph of Robert John [Bud] Klein, his aunt Jean Maw and his sister Elaine at the beach on Francis Peninsula in the summer.
1978 photograph of the St. Andrew's Anglican Church on Highway 101 in Madeira Park being constructed. The church opened in 1979. Pender Harbour area Cemetery Listings at Find A Grave.com Forest View Cemetery Warnock Rd. & Francis Peninsula Rd. Kleindale Cemetery God's Little Acre Menacher Rd. & Sunshine Coast Hwy Local Authors
In this award-winning book, Pender Harbour is presented through the eyes of early women settlers. Produced by the Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society, proceeds preserve Pender Harbour's history. More information Doing Research What Do Archives Keep? Learn about archives and find out what we look for when we add to our collection. All About Archives (pdf) Primary and Secondary Resources Learn the difference between primary and secondary research resources. Read More (pdf) Questions? Contact Us! Local History For historical information about Pender Harbour, contact us to arrange a visit to Sarah Wray Hall or to request information. We have available:
Do you have any Yearbooks or Directories?Thanks to everyone who donated PH Secondary School yearbooks! We're still missing these graduation years: 1973 to 77, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1989, 1995, 2002, 04, 05, 11, 12, 14, 17, 19, 20. If you can donate any of these years, please get in touch! If you have old telephone books, we'd also be interested! Ray Phillips writes about Jervis Inlet history in his book "The Royal Fjord: Memories of Jervis Inlet", released by Harbour Publishing. Author royalties for this book are being donated to the Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society. Thanks Ray! Get your copy at EarthFair Store. While you're there, pick up Ray's Little Green Valley, about the Kleindale area of Pender Harbour. |