The Stories That Brought You Here

South Pender Pioneer Families - Volume 7 with Shelley Henshaw

This series is dedicated to learning about the unique and important history of South Pender Pioneer families and their connection to S,DÁYES (South Pender Island) and the surrounding Salish Sea.

Shelley will speak about the Henshaw family history on South Pender Island and trace the family story back to her grandmother, Mabel Baker, who survived the wreck of the RMS Lusitania in 1915. The Pender family connection, would begin with her uncle, Len, then her father, and a few of the other brothers would soon follow. Shelley explains that a group purchase of farmland in the Spalding valley by the Henshaw brothers would occur not long after. She would wind up spending many of her childhood summers on the island, and now, years later, has retired on South Pender.

This interview has been made possible with funding from: the Capital Regional District, the Pender Island Community Resource Centre, the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council/W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, the Pender Islands Museum, and the South Pender Historical Society.

South Pender Pioneer Families - Volume 6 with Debbie Friesen recounting the Walker family story

This series is dedicated to learning about the unique and important history of South Pender Pioneer families and their connection to S,DÁYES (South Pender Island) and the surrounding Salish Sea.

Debbie Friesen, the daughter of William Walker, will tell the story of how her grandfather and his brother, bought property on South Pender and built a cabin over a hundred years ago. She will share stories about her experiences as a child visiting the island with her parents, and explain how her time on the island, help to foster a special connection to Pender. That, and so much more.

This interview has been made possible with funding from: the Capital Regional District, the Pender Island Community Resource Centre, the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council/W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, the Pender Islands Museum, and the South Pender Historical Society.

 

South Pender Pioneer Families - Volume 5 with Janet White, recounting the Jennens family story

This series is dedicated to learning about the unique and important history of South Pender Pioneer families and their connection to S,DÁYES (South Pender Island) and the surrounding Salish Sea.

Janet, the daughter of Hope and Geoff Jennens, will speak about her family's time living on South Pender. She and her sister, Josephine, had the unique experience of being raised on the island during the 40s and 50s. Janet will share stories about her family's farming activities, the various work her father did, the education she received, and so much more.

This interview has been made possible with funding from: the Capital Regional District, the Pender Island Community Resource Centre, the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council/W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, the Pender Islands Museum, and the South Pender Historical Society.

South Pender Pioneer Families Volume 4 with Frank Trice, recounting the Conery family story

This series is dedicated to learning about the unique and important history of South Pender Pioneer families and their connection to S,DÁYES (South Pender Island) and the surrounding Salish Sea.

In the 1970s, Frank came to live on South Pender Island with his uncle, Bill Wilson, who had recently married, Sybil Conery. He spent his formative teen years living with his uncle and Sybil, and she would go on to play a very important role in his life. Upon her death in 2014, Frank took it upon himself to learn the full history of the Conery family. From his extensive family research, Frank will provide an incredible array of stories about the Conery's time on South Pender Island, and will detail how the family's connection to the Gulf Islands stretches all the way back to the 1890s.

This interview has been made possible with funding from: the Capital Regional District, the Pender Island Community Resource Centre, the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council/W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, the Pender Islands Museum, and the South Pender Historical Society.

South Pender Pioneer Families Volume 3 with Lynne Marsh, recounting the Crane family story

This series is dedicated to learning about the unique and important history of South Pender Pioneer families and their connection to S,DÁYES (South Pender Island) and the surrounding Salish Sea.

Lynne, the first grandchild of Dora and Arthur Crane, will speak about her family's experience living on South Pender in the 1920s and 30s. Based on stories from her mother Barbara's memoirs, one of Dora and Arthur's four children, Lynne will describe the personalities and values of her grandparents, detail the adventures the family engaged in while on the island, and so much more.

This interview has been made possible with funding from: the Capital Regional District, the Pender Island Community Resource Centre, the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council/W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, the Pender Islands Museum, and the South Pender Historical Society.

South Pender Pioneer Families - Volume 2 with Kelly Irving and Ruth Wiren

This series is dedicated to learning about the unique and important history of South Pender Pioneer families and their connection to S,DÁYES (South Pender Island) and the surrounding Salish Sea.

Kelly and Ruth, siblings and decedents of the original South Pender settler family, will speak about their family connection to Pender. They will both share stories about summer visits to Pender when they were children, and reminisce about some of their extended family members they spent time with while growing up. Kelly will also read a poem, written in the 1880's, by their great-grandfather, Arthur Spalding, titled - 'The Hermit'. That, and so much more

This interview has been made possible with funding from: the Capital Regional District, the Pender Island Community Resource Centre, the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council/W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, the Pender Islands Museum, and the South Pender Historical Society.

South Pender Pioneer Families Volume 1 with Barb and John Pender

This series is dedicated to learning about the unique and important history of South Pender Pioneer families and their connection to S,DÁYES (South Pender Island) and the surrounding Salish Sea.

Barb and John, two descendants of the original Pender settler family, will speak in depth of their family connection to Pender. Barb will open with a chronological description of the family history on Pender. They will both share stories of visits to South Pender when they were children during the 50s and 60s. They will provide insight as to what life was like for their grandparents, Lilias and Arthur Spalding. They will talk about why Pender Island was so special to them as children, and why it was important for both of them to make Pender Island their home. That, and so much more.

This interview has been made possible with funding from: the Capital Regional District, the Pender Island Community Resource Centre, the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council/W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, the Pender Islands Museum, and the South Pender Historical Society.

W̱SÁNEĆ - The Saltwater People Volume 8 with PENÁĆ (David Underwood)

This series is dedicated to learning about the unique and rich history of the W̱SÁNEĆ Saltwater People and their traditional connection to their Salish Sea Homeland including S,DÁYES (South Pender Island).

PENÁĆ, is a teacher of SENĆOŦEN language at the ȽÁU, WELṈEW̱ Tribal School. He will describe how speaking the SENĆOŦEN language and immersion in it, has positively impacted him, and his students. He will also speak about his involvement in art, and how the influences and styles, vary quite differently among First Nations. That, and so much more

This interview has been made possible with funding from: the Capital Regional District, the Pender Island Community Resource Centre, the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council/W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, the Pender Islands Museum, and the South Pender Historical Society.

W̱SÁNEĆ - The Saltwater People Volume 7 with Robert Clifford

This series is dedicated to learning about the unique and rich history of the W̱SÁNEĆ Saltwater People and their traditional connection to their Salish Sea Homeland including S,DÁYES (South Pender Island).

Robert Clifford, is a member of the Tsawout First Nation and an Assistant Professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC. He will speak about some of his PhD research which explores the ways WSÁNEĆ laws are generated by and reflect the values, philosophies, lands, and worldviews of the WSÁNEĆ people. He will explain how the complexity of trying to fit aboriginal law into Canadian law, has layers of challenging issues, and will examine some of those issues. As well, he will speak about what it means to take in traditional WSÁNEĆ stories and have a living relationship with them, in order to make them part of you. That, and so much more.

This interview has been made possible with funding from: the Capital Regional District, the Pender Island Community Resource Centre, the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council/W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, the Pender Islands Museum, and the South Pender Historical Society.

W̱SÁNEĆ - The Saltwater People Volume 6 with Mavis Underwood

This series is dedicated to learning about the unique and rich history of the W̱SÁNEĆ Saltwater People and their traditional connection to their Salish Sea Homeland including S,DÁYES (South Pender Island).

Mavis Underwood, a W̱SÁNEĆ elder, had been working to promote betterment in opportunities for First Nations, and to influence needed social change in the areas of education, human and social development, health, and housing. She will speak about her lifetime of work in these areas, share lessons learned from her mother and father while growing up, and read a poem she wrote just after the birth of her first daughter. That, and so much more.

This interview has been made possible with funding from: the Capital Regional District, the Pender Island Community Resource Centre, the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council/W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, the Pender Islands Museum, and the South Pender Historical Society.