Featured Items
Saturna School Classroom
L-R: Bud Bellamy, Barbara Bellamy, Don Davidson, Nan Campbell, Ian and Peter Quinney, Unknown, Mary Johnson, Colin Johnson, Heather Quinney, Mary Hindmarch, Tommy Campbell and teacher Mr.… ...more
Looking for Percy
Image of a helmeted diver on a ladder descending into the ocean. Notes in margins read, "Diver looking for Percy at Monarch Head." ...more
Rock Formation on Saturna
photograph : bw ; 11.5 x 8 cm. Image of gnarled shoreline. Notes in margins reads, "Rock formation on Saturna." ...more
Stone House, Taylor Point
photograph : bw. ...more
Building School at Saturna
photograph : bw. Full title reads: 'Building school at Saturna (the first one in middle of island) ...more
Mayne Island Class Photo
photograph : bw ; 5.7 x 5.7 cm (original negative). ...more
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Women's Service Club
The Saturna Women’s Service Club (SWSC) started out as the Saturna Women’s Institute and was incorporated on October 21, 1933. By the early '40s the club had become more service oriented and the name was changed to better reflect their mandate. The club provides support to the community of Saturna Island as a whole and to individuals when other organizations are unable.
There has always been a very large social aspect to the club. In the beginning, the ladies would meet each month at someone’s home in the evenings or at the community hall in the afternoon. They enjoyed tea and sweets together and discussed where their funds would be spent in the community. Activities undertaken in the early years included card parties, singing as a…
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Saturna Island Heritage Archive
Welcome to the Saturna Island Heritage Archive. Feel free to check out our items, use the search bar to navigate the archive by term, or just jump into our collections and see what you find.
This archive was created by the Saturna Island Heritage Centre, located at the Fog Alarm building on East Point. We are open from May to September during the day. Please check saturnaheritage.ca for up-to-date hours of operation. If you have any questions, please contact us at saturnaheritagecentre@gmail.com
Please note that the Heritage Centre at the FAB no longer has a phone line. The listings in the Saturna phone book are no longer useful. Sorry for any inconvenience. You can still reach us by email or on our Facebook (Saturna Heritage Centre), Instagram (@Saturnaheritage) and other media.