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 NewsRent Sarah Wray Hall
for your party, meeting, event, activity, class, or other event needs. To book, see our availability calendar. 
Sarah Wray Hall in Garden Bay (4334 Irvines Landing Rd.) is available for event and meeting rentals year round. At just $15/hr or $150 for a full day (extra fees may apply), it's a super affordable venue for all kinds of events and activities. The hall has a 50-person capacity, a full (small) kitchen, 2 bathrooms, wheelchair accessibility, internet, tables and chairs, on-site and street 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 Shop unique local gifts!
Browse our online store, including historic maps of Pender Harbour, heritage-inspired prints by local artists, glass fishing floats, cork floats, books, local fishing company flags poster, postcards, and more! 
Historic maps of Pender Harbour colourized
Cork floats on rope
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Harbour Artists Harbour Artists is a community group with a gallery and studio in Madeira Park. After painting informally together, they became tenants of an old B.C. Forestry building, offered in 1987 by the SCRD. The group's initial renovations gave them gallery space in the summer. By 1993 the building was sufficiently renovated for a year-round studio and gallery. They offer the Ada Priest Memorial Fine Arts Bursary for a Pender Harbour grad pursuing a career in fine arts. Ada was a driving force behind the group's creation.
View the full Harbour Artists digital collection Selected images from the Harbour Artists collection are below 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.
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 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 
Grace Sophia Brynildsen, centre, standing with two girlfriends in a garden, probably on the Brynildsen property in Garden Bay.
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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! Fundraising 2024 This year we're raising money for a heat pump to help better preserve Pender Harbour's historic documents and artifacts. 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. Get your copy soon! 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, 2005, 11, 12, 14, 17, 19, 20 to 24. If you can donate any of these years, please get in touch! If you have old telephone books, we'd also be interested! 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! Thank you for
the support! 
We acknowledge with thanks a 2023 grant from the Sunshine Coast Regional District. 
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. 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! |
