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         Welcome to our online shop!

Shop our unique, heritage-inspired gifts and a variety of authentic, local, one-of-a-kind local items. 

All proceeds support projects of
​Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society.​

All items are available for local pick up, or can be mailed at an additional cost. ​Please email us at [email protected]
​to arrange your purchase.
Payment options:
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- eTransfer to [email protected] provide details about requested purchase in note box

​- Cash or cheque in person upon pickup

​- Cheque mailed to Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society, 4334 Irvines Landing Rd, Garden Bay, BC, V0N 1S1

​​       Thank you for your support!
Pender Harbour ​Maps circa 1935, 1948, 1950s
We have three reprinted maps showing various locations and families in Pender Harbour. All are unlaminated.
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Purves map, colourized. Click to view larger size
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Potts Map, black & white. Click to view larger size
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Framed Potts Map. (Note: the white marks are a reflection of the lights. Better photo to come...)
Purves map, circa 1935

Notated by R.W. Purves, this map shows who was living around the harbour in 1935.
  • Black & white 15 x 23.5" - $10; on heavier paper - $15
  • Colourized (see photo at left), 24" wide - $25

Potts map, circa 1948

John (Jack) Potts was the postmaster at Irvines Landing post office 1935-56. He added the names of people who lived in the harbour around 1948.
  • B&W on heavier paper - $15
  • Colourized  24" wide - $25
  • Framed - $100 
 
Filgas map, circa 1950s

Rita and Milo Filgas bought Bill Pieper's store at Irvines Landing in 1960. This map was used to advertise the supplies and services available at their store.
  • Black & white, 14 x 18" - $10; on heavier paper - $15
  • Colourized  24" wide - $25 
  • Framed - $100 - Out of stock. Email [email protected] to be notified when we have more

​Contact us at [email protected] for shipping rates. Please include your postal code in your message.
Prints, framed or unframed
Prints of paintings of the Pender Harbour area done by local artists.
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Framed or unframed Print
Boat Days

By Motoko, International Canadian Artist

Own this print of the Union Steamship arriving at historic Irvines Landing in Pender Harbour.  This image was created specially for the cover of the "Women of Pender Harbour" book (see below) by Garden Bay artist Motoko. 
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Framed (12" x 21") $90 (Local pickup only)
Unframed, matted $50

​​Shipping available for unframed prints. Contact us at [email protected] for shipping rates inside and outside of BC. Please include your postal code in your message.

Framed or Unframed Limited edition Print
Little Schoolhouse

By Shelley Stunell, International Canadian Artist

Own this charming image of children playing in the snow. This print captures winter at one of the several one-room schoolhouses in Pender Harbour almost a century ago. Irvines Landing schoolhouse, now Sarah Wray Hall, is one of the few remaining one-room schoolhouse structures in BC.
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Framed (17.5" x 21.5"): $90 (Local pickup only)
Unframed, unmatted (16" x 12"): $50

​For unframed prints, contact us at [email protected] for shipping rates inside and outside of BC. Please include your postal code in your message.
Books
Books about our local Pender Harbour inhabitants.
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Women of Pender Harbour:
Their Voices, Their History

There are still copies available of this book which preserves the memories of more than 40 early women settlers of the Pender Harbour area. Their stories are woven into a tapestry of remembrance which tells the story of Pender Harbour's development from an isolated settlement of logging and fishing families into a vibrant modern-day community. The book has won two BC awards and includes many historic photos.

​$40 local pickup
​Contact us for shipping rates. Please include your postal code in your message.​

reprint: Hot off the Press!
Salt on the Wind
By Dan Rubin
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Previously out of print, Salt on the Wind: The Sailing Life of Allen and Sharie Farrell, by Dan Rubin, has recently been re-printed. (First published in 1996)
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$35 
Historic Artifacts Decor
Including glass and cork floats
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Northwestern Glass Co.
Fishing Floats c1940s
Many of these floats were machine-made in Seattle. During WWII years, there was a demand for fish. North American fisherman had no access to German-made or Japanese-made glass floats. Northwestern Glass Co. quickly fulfilled most of the demand.

These surplus floats are being sold as a fundraiser for Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society.

$40 each
​Local pick-up only
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​Antique Japanese glass
fishing floats

The late Bert Mackay, a local fisherman, boatbuilder, and collector from Whiskey Slough in Pender Harbour, collected Japanese glass fishing floats during his time on the water. His extensive museum forms a core part of our future displays. These surplus floats are being sold as a fundraiser for Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society. This is your chance to own a piece of history!

$40 each
​Local pick up only
Cork Floats on a Rope
These corks were once used as fish net floats by local fishermen. They provide a unique nautical look for your house or garden.

$15 each
Local pickup only
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Send A Card
Pender Harbour Net shed
Post cards

Photos of local netsheds around Pender Harbour. Frame them for your walls or send them as postcards to your friends and family to show a glimpse of Pender Harbour's fishing-related structures.

4 photos available

$2 each local pick up

​Contact us at [email protected] for shipping rates outside of BC. Please include your postal code in your message.​
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Poster
Fish Company Insignia

A laminated poster of insignia that identifies fish companies of the BC Coast in the early 1900s. Makes a nice gift for the fisherman in your family.

Unframed, laminated, 12" x 17".

$10 local pick up

​Contact us at [email protected] for shipping rates. Please include your postal code in your message.​