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Messages in the Dust

Throughout July and August, the Mill Bay/Malahat Historical Society was proud to produce this live theatre show that transformed the past into reality.

The Heritage Museum Come See Our Exhibit! ‘The Times They Are A Changing Exhibit’ is definitely a trip down memory lane. Each of the displays are time capsule glimpses of how things used to be. Remember: a rotary telephone a polaroid camera Rock and Roll music GI Joe action figures

Christmas Long Ago

Now days people like to go to Disneyland or Hawaii for Christmas but in the old days traveling any distance in winter was difficult, so Grandma or an aunt would usually invite all the family for a big turkey or goose dinner. It would be a lively bunch numbering over a dozen, with aunts, uncles, […]

Looking for a Unique Gift Idea? ‘One Man’s Dream, the History of the Malahat Highway’

Consider a copy of ‘One Man’s Dream, the History of the Malahat Highway’. (Now available on CD and reusable 8gb Flash drive) A hilarious true story of Major James McFarlane, a rogue and a rebel whose stubborn persistence got the road built, something everyone thought was impossible. The film is a blend of actual archive […]

Come and See

The Heritage Museum – Open Every Sunday 12-4pm in December – Come and See the New Festive Decorations ‘1919-1929 The Roaring Decade’ – New Heritage Museum located 2851 Church Way, Mill Bay

White Cross Placement Ceremony 2019

Saturday, November 2, 2019 – The South Cowichan volunteer group (Royal Canadian Legion Br 134) placed thirty-five white crosses marking the graves of local veterans at Shawnigan Community Cemetery, at the Heritage Partnership Museum and at St. Francis Xavier Mill Bay Church.

My name is Morris…

There’s a Bear In The Heritage Museum! – Hi kids, my name is Morris and I’ve just moved into the Heritage Museum in Mill Bay. Come and see if you can find me hiding in the exhibits and doing all sorts of fun things. Ask a museum volunteer for a Find the Bear Form, write […]

Artifact Weighing 500lbs/227kg Arrives at Heritage Museum

It isn’t often that a museum is fortunate enough to receive a significant artifact tied directly to local history. But thanks to the Mill Bay Marina the Heritage Museum now has on display the original steel door from the vault that was believed to have held bootleg liquor in the 1920s. Mobsters in Mill Bay???? […]

Kids Do A Scavenger Hunt

Kids Do A Scavenger Hunt At The New Heritage Museum & Get a Free Food Coupon From MacDonalds or A&W Sundays 12-4pm 2851 Church Way, Mill Bay BC

Follow The New Heritage Museum on Instagram

It is with great pleasure that the Mill Bay/Malahat, Bamberton and Cobble Hill Historical Societies announce the opening of their new Heritage Museum. Follow The New Heritage Museum on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/newheritagemuseum/

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