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Are You Ready For This? – Dec. 2018
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Dec 2018

Are You Ready For This? – Dec. 2018

Denman Island population statistics from the 2016 census

December 2, 2018
The Orkney Connection – Nov. 2018
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Nov 2018

The Orkney Connection – Nov. 2018

Families from the Orkney Islands were early settlers on Denman Island. Books belonging to the Isbister family provide some insights ... Read more

November 2, 2018
A Summer to Remember – Oct. 2018
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Oct 2018

A Summer to Remember – Oct. 2018

Record-breaking rainfall and temperatures recorded in the summer of 2018.

October 2, 2018
Raccoons! – Sept. 2018
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Sept 2018

Raccoons! – Sept. 2018

There once were raccoons on both Hornby and Denman Islands. Settlers eliminated them from Denman long ago and the last ... Read more

September 2, 2018
Etched in Stone – August 2018
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Aug 2018

Etched in Stone – August 2018

Evidence of the significant role played by the owl in the culture of the Pentlatch

August 2, 2018
A Hotel on Denman Island? – July 2018
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July 2018

A Hotel on Denman Island? – July 2018

In 1886 Judge Crease owned 285 acres on Denman Island stretching north along the shore from Denman Road for about ... Read more

July 2, 2018
“Every conceivable delicacy” served at a Denman Island Wedding – June 2018
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June 2018

“Every conceivable delicacy” served at a Denman Island Wedding – June 2018

Elaborate wedding on Denman Island in 1911 “drew a truly magnificent crowd, as well as the page-one attention of the ... Read more

June 2, 2018
Judge Crease and Denman Island – May 2018
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May 2018

Judge Crease and Denman Island – May 2018

Judge Henry Crease, resident at his mansion ‘Pentrelew’ in Victoria, owned two farm properties on Denman Island. The judge and ... Read more

May 2, 2018
A Walk on the Wild Side of Baynes Sound – April 2018
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April 2018

A Walk on the Wild Side of Baynes Sound – April 2018

In 1871 a party of entrepreneur/adventurers attracted by the discovery of coal on the banks of the Tsable River is ... Read more

April 2, 2018
The Beaver Pond – Mar. 2018
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Mar 2018

The Beaver Pond – Mar. 2018

The Beaver Pond, crossed by the bridge on Pickles Road was the focus of an early conservation action by Denman ... Read more

March 2, 2018
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The Museum & Archives is an annex of the Denman Activity Centre and is located right in the village, just up the road from the General Store, on the left.

Land Acknowledgement

Denman Island Museum & Archives gratefully acknowledges that we operate on the traditional, unceded territory of the Pentlach, K’ómoks, Sliammon, and Qualicum First Nations.

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