Attractions
Educational Heritage Attractions
Heritage Churches & Synagogues
Heritage Organizations
Quick Links: L'Association Historique Francophone de Victoria | B.C. Jewish Historical Society | British Columbia Museums Association (BCMA) | Cultural Resource Management Program | Hallmark Society | Heritage B.C. | Oak Bay Heritage Foundation | Saanich Heritage Foundation | Sidney and North Saanich Historical Society | Victoria Civic Heritage Trust | Victoria Heritage Foundation (VHF) | Victoria Historical Society |
L'ASSOCIATION HISTORIQUE FRANCOPHONE DE VICTORIA
a/s Louis Philippe Fortier
204-2065 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria, B.C. V8R 1E6
250-598-3862
Research and publishing regarding the Francophone presence in Victoria: "French Presence in Victoria - 1843-1991." Interested in collaborating with other societies. Archives kept at Parish of St. Jean Baptiste, 307 Richmond Avenue, Victoria, V8S 3Y2. Installs plaques. Books from: Editions Laplante/Agnew, 1404 Lands End Road.
B.C. JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
250-383-2321
Jewish cemetery on Cedar Hill is the oldest in Western Canada. Jewish History Archives in Vancouver, at W. 41st Ave. and Granville, open Monday - Friday: 9 am - 5 pm; call first.
BRITISH COLUMBIA MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION (BCMA)
Suite 204, 26 Bastion Square
250-356-5700
www.MuseumsAssn.bc.ca
Membership: Individual: $40/ year; Student: $20/year; Varying fees for institutions. "Museum Round Up" subscription included.
BCMA is dedicated to the preservation of the natural, cultural, and artistic heritage of B.C. Activities include: seminars/workshops, annual conference, institutional directory, special publications, advocacy, advisory program and technology services.
CULTURAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
Division of Continuing Studies, University of Victoria
P.O. Box 3030 Stn CSC, Victoria, V8W 3N6
250-721-8462
www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp
Diploma program, non credit and unclassified credit courses in museum studies, heritage conservation and cultural management.
HALLMARK HERITAGE SOCIETY
1490 Fairfield Road
Mailing Address: Box 116, 777 Fort Street, Victoria, V8W 1G9
250-382-4755 www.hallmarksociety.ca
email: office@hallmarksociety.ca
Wednesday and Thursday - 10:00 am to 1:00 pm but call for appointment if possible.
Membership: Students: $15/year; Individual: $25/year; Family $35/year; Group: $50/year.
Society dedicated to the preservation of structural, natural, cultural and horticultural heritage within the Capital Regional District. Goals accomplished through education, public speaking, tours, exhibitions, websites. Research facility of architecture and landscapes of CRD. Extensive collection of over 10,000 files, 6,000 slides. Walking tours by request. Annual Hallmark Heritage Society Awards for contributions to heritage. Meetings and newsletter quarterly: Preserve. Sponsors South Vancouver Island Regional Heritage Fair for students. Archival website with over 10,000 photographs. Registered non-profit society.
HERITAGE B.C.
914 Garthland Place Place, Victoria, B.C. V9A 4J5
250-384-4840
www.heritagebc.ca
email: info@heritagebc.ca
Monday - Friday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm.
Membership: Individual $25; Group $65; Corp. $100.
An umbrella organization representing member groups involved with heritage projects and issues. Publishes technical papers, local histories, videos. Annual conference, newsletter, awards, referral services.
OAK BAY HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Oak Bay Municipal Hall
250-598-3311
Volunteer organization with no set hours.
Funding body to assist owners of designated heritage buildings with restoration and preservation costs. The Foundation promotes heritage awareness and engages in fund raising activities to augment grants from the municipality.
SAANICH HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Saanich Municipal Hall, 770 Vernon Avenue
250-475-1775/ext. 3513
www.saanich.ca/discover/artsheritagearc/heritage/heritage.html
Monday - Friday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm.
The goals and objectives of the Foundation are to promote and encourage the preservation of significant examples of Saanich's heritage buildings and sites. The Foundation provides grants to owners of designated heritage buildings for the purpose of assisting in the costs of the preservation, maintenance or restoration of such structures. Regular meetings once a month.
SIDNEY AND NORTH SAANICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
9281 Ardmore Drive, North Saanich
250-656-5458
Society made sound recordings of older residents, now stored at Saanich Pioneers' Society Museum and Archives. Has made several historical videos for the Sidney and Saanichton areas. Videos can be obtained from the Saanich Pioneers' Society or the Sidney Public Library.
VICTORIA CIVIC HERITAGE TRUST
Box 8388, Victoria
250-727-8482
Monday - Friday: 10:am - 5 pm.
Established in 1989 to support the enhancement, interpretation and preservation of Victoria's heritage. It aids in the rehabilitation of downtown heritage buildings through cost-share restoration grant programs and promotes the conservation of Victoria's heritage through various interpretation programs.
VICTORIA HERITAGE FOUNDATION (VHF)
c/o Victoria City Hall
1 Centennial Square, Victoria, BC V8V 1P6
250-383-4546
www.victoriaheritagefoundation.ca
email: vhf@victoriaheritagefoundation.ca
The Victoria Heritage Foundation was created in 1983 by the City of Victoria to manage its funding program for Heritage Designated houses. Partial grants assist property owners with rehabilitating and maintaining their house exteriors as well as some designated interiors, outbuildings and landscape features. 390 houses are now designated, 338 of those have received VHF funding. The annual deadline to apply for grants is March 31st. Please phone or email VHF for further information.
VHF has been involved in a variety of research & interpretation projects to promote the awareness and conservation of Victoria's heritage homes and residential neighbourhoods. VHF has completed a four-volume update to the City's This Old House book, originally published in 1978. This entailed a comprehensive cataloguing of historic buildings, sites and neighbourhoods. These fascinating and popular volumes are comprised of Vol. 1: Fernwood & Victoria West, Vol. 2: James Bay, Vol. 3: Rockland, Burnside, Harris Green, Hillside/Quadra, North Park & Oaklands and Vol. 4: Fairfield, Gonzales & Jubilee . They include all buildings - residential, commercial, institutional and industrial - on the City of Victoria's Heritage Registry in each of the neighbourhoods. The series has won several awards from the Hallmark Society and Heritage BC.
VHF publishes brochures: five Neighbourhood Heritage Walking Tour brochures to date cover sections of James Bay, North Park, Fernwood, Fairfield and Hillside-Quadra. In partnership with Heritage BC & Vancouver Heritage Foundation, VHF has also published Your Old House brochures; they cover restoration of Masonry, Wood Windows, Paint & Wood Siding, Colour Schemes & an Architectural Styles Guide.
From time-to-time VHF hosts Your Old House Rehabilitation workshops and special lectures. Keep your eye on VHF's website for further information. Our comprehensive website also has valuable information for homeowners about our funding program and a wealth of resources for anyone interested in Victoria's architectural and social history.
VICTORIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
P.O. Box 50001, RPO Fairfield Plaza,
Victoria, BC, V8S 5L8
www.victoriahistoricalsociety.bc.ca
email: info@victoriahistoricalsociety.bc.ca
Meets 7:30 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month (except June, July and August), to hear selected speakers. James Bay New Horizons Seniors Centre, 234 Menzies Street. Guests are welcome; admission for first-time visitors is free, but repeat visitors must pay a $5.00 non-members fee to help with the rental of the meeting facility.
Membership: Single: $37/year; Family (two or more family members in the same household): $47/year; Student: $20/year. Membership fees include an annual subscription to the "B.C. History," the quarterly publication of the B.C. Historical Federation.
Promotes interest in local history and that of British Columbia. Funds scholarships for history students. Installs historic markers. Donations gratefully accepted. Provides historical field trips for members. Has a bi-monthly newsletter and is a member of the B.C. Historical Federation.