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Community
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Greater Victoria Public Library, Esquimalt Branch
Visit our archivist at a special library display to celebrate B.C. Heritage Week.
The theme for this week is "Pastimes in Past Times".
Esquimalt Archives staff is hosting a table at the library to meet with visitors and answer questions.
You can
- explore archival photos from Esquimalt
- learn about the Esquimalt Archives and how to get involved year-round
- participate in themed activities
Heritage Week photos
Check out our daily photos of pastimes in Esquimalt!
Between February 17 and 23, we'll be sharing a daily photo from Esquimalt's past themed around sports and community activities.
Have any photos you'd want to share with the Archives?
Contact us at archives@esquimalt.ca
What a day to enjoy a canoe along the Gorge! This photo was taken c. 1908. Dorothy Leeming and Harry Austin (died in WW1) are in middle of front canoe. 111-993-092-004
Team members identified are Ken Hill (coach on left), Dave Praud, Jeffrey Hawker, Keith Rathgaber, Joe Paine, Tim Zarowski, Gordie Wilson and Dave Wickers (coach on right). Several members unidentified. c. 1960. CA PR070-v987-037-004
Crowning of Buccaneer Days Queen in 1971. In 1939, Esquimalt began holding a May Queen celebration. This evolved into Esquimalt Days and eventually, in 1966, became Buccaneer Days. Archives 004-986-020-023
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Esquimalt Archives