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 NewsRemembering Barrie Farrell
With the death this week of Barrie Farrell, we have lost one of our greatest boat designers and builders. Barrie is responsible for the drawing up and building of hundreds of his classic design, the Farrell hull. Read more 
Two Pender Harbour friends and boat builders: Barrie Farrell (right) and Bob Fielding (left) catching up alongside Buttercup, Allen Farrell's (Barry's father) sailing dory, at Pender Harbour Days 2019. Photo: Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society
Cedar Canoe Raffle 2022
And the winner is: Krista Barclay of Madeira Park! We hope you enjoy The Merganser, Krista! Thank you everyone for your support. Stay tuned for our 2023 Canoe Raffle, which will start at April Tools, April 29, 2023! Raffle details 
Photo above: The beautiful Merganser cedar strip canoe prize with Rick Crook, PHLHS Director and boatbuilding instructor, and Gail Woodean, PHLHS Treasurer drawing the winner on Sept. 5, 2022. Sarah Wray Hall is open this season!
We're open to the public on select days throughout the spring and summer.
Upcoming dates: Friday, July 22, 11 am - 3 pm Friday, Aug 19, 11 am - 3 pm Friday, Sep 2, 11 am - 3 pm Help! Sarah Wray Hall
needs a new roof!
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.
Rent the Sarah Wray Hall for your meeting or event To book the hall, see our availability calendar. Book your next meeting, event, or activity at the Sarah Wray Hall. With a capacity of 50 people, a full (small) kitchen, 2 bathrooms, wheelchair accessibility, internet, and tables and chairs, Sarah Wray Hall is a fantastic local meeting spot. Sarah Wray Hall, formerly Irvines Landing school, is one of the last remaining one-room schoolhouses in BC. Read more about the building's history. Visit Our Shop
Check out our items available for purchase, including a limited edition print, our Women of Pender Harbour book, antique Japanese glass fishing floats, a map of Pender Harbour from 1948, postcards of local net sheds, and our Fishing Company Flags poster. All proceeds support projects of Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society.
Hotel Lake Park Project:
Path, Dock, And Small Heritage Boat Livery By creating a small, approved dock and access path on Hotel Lake, we hope to share with local Sunshine Coast residents and visitors, on occasion during the summer months and by donation only, the historical experience of rowing or paddling one of our small collection of non-motorized heritage and replica boats. Read more about the project 
Newly-built Hubert-Evans handliner being rowed on Hotel Lake in 2015 by a boatbuilding class student.
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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Support the SocietyBecome a member 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. Five year memberships are now available! Etransfer accepted!
Thanks building volunteers! Special thanks to those who helped finish up the exterior of the boat building workshop over the past few months, including: Peter Babik, Dave Davies, Bill Charlton, Sean McAllister, Len Lee, Hank Bargen, Carol Lumley, and Jim McKnight. (Please let us know if we're missing someone!) Thank you for
the support! 
We acknowledge with thanks
a 2022 grant from the Sunshine Coast Regional District. 
We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada.
Nous reconnaissons l'appui financier du gouvernement du Canada. We acknowledge with thanks a 2021 grant from The McLean Foundation. Harbour HeritagePender 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 View our Digital Collection Full of photos, documents, and other local information. We're adding more all the time so check back often! Doing research? For historical information about Pender Harbour, contact us to arrange a visit to Sarah Wray Hall or to request information. We have available:
Any Yearbooks?
Thanks to everyone who donated PH Secondary School yearbooks! We're still missing these graduation years: 1965, 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! 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, all proceeds go towards preserving Pender Harbour's history. More information 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 
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. 
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