Collection consists of photographs of various subjects including: municipal buildings, equipment and employees; views of various Saanich locations and structures; and early Saanich residents. Textual material includes photocopied documents relating to schools, ledgers, and certificates. Collection includes a commemorative plaque from the former Gyro Park pavilion, a watercolor painting of the Gorge, 1880 and of the Colquitz General Store, ca. 1988, and a prayer book containing loose ephemera, photographs, and news clippings from the WWI years and relating to the Ireland and Riley families.
Saanich ArchivesAccession consists of 4 photograph albums, some loose photographs, and a number of postcards collected by members of the Nicholson family. Some photographs and postcards relate to the family's life in England, Royal Oak (Saanich) and Sidney BC. Three of the albums belonged to their son Arthur Nevil Nicholson (d. 1917), and those photographs relate to his life as an NWMP officer in Saskatchewan and his visits with his family in BC. Many of the postcards relate to a family named Robinson whose connection to Muriel Nicholson is unkown.
Thomas and Catherine Nicholson familyCollection consists of black and white photographs, many of which are of the Gorge area and other parts of Greater Victoria
Lindberg, LaurenceCollection consists of land conveyance documents from 1861 to 1933 for land which was owned by George Phillips, and which is currently the site of Craigflower Elementary School in Saanich (2700 block of Admirals Road). Phillips owned the land from 1900 to 1941. Previous owners of the property include the Puget Sound Agricultural Company, Thomas Russell and Robert Ker.
Phillips, GeorgeAccession consists of photographs of the Warren residence at 2989 Baynes Road from construction to completion, including photographs of the site, the house under construction, and the exterior and interior of the completed house.
Hodgson, AlanCollection consists of postcards sent to Oscar and Clara Fagerberg, and schoolbooks belonging to George and Clara Fagerberg.
Fagerberg familyCollection consists of materials left as tributes to Dave Armitage and includes oversized sheets, cards, and letter-sized tributes. Collection includes news articles relating to the death of Dave Armitage.
Gorge Tillicum Community AssociationCollection consists of material relating to Nellie McClung, collected by Mary Youson. Collection includes books by and about Nellie McClung; news clippings and articles; ephemera; talks and notes by Mary Youson and others; and correspondence.
Youson, Mary ElizabethCollection consists of a decal and full-sized mock up of the Memorial Avenue sign toppers installed along Shelbourne Street in 2018. Collection includes Mayor Atwell's speech and logistical documents from the September 29, 2018 Rededication Ceremony.
District of SaanichCollection consists of items related to Leslie Kellow's World War II service: photographs, official correspondence and research material, and his letters from South Africa and England to his parents who lived on Burnside Road in Saanich.. Includes Leslie Kellow's birth certificate and high school graduation certificate.
Kellow, Leslie George