@logcabinmuseum
Museum & Archives. Dedicated to the preservation and maintenance of the history of the Saanich Peninsula. Run by a registered, not-for-profit society and volunteers. Find us on Saturdays 1-4pm at 7910 Polo Park, Saanichton, 1blk north of the Prairie Inn.
We did a #FlowerCount on Sunday, of our gardens that surround the #LogCabinMuseum & #CentennialBuilding: 294! Then we used the official guide for the heather and got 1294!
Here’s to increasing #CSaan’s score of the #BloomingestCommunity, tho it appears Saanich leads.😀💐
#ExploreSaanichPeninsula
Happy #InternationalWomensDay!
Our Society started - and continues - with women contributing & #volunteering.
The UN theme for #IWD2026 is 'Rights. Justice, Action. For ALL Women and Girls'
#community #IWD #LogCabinMuseum
Have you been meaning to explore your family tree? Have we got a #TalkAndTea for you!
Renowned genealogist & historian, Dave Obee, will be talking on how #DNA is changing family history research.
TODAY 2-4pm, #LogCabinMuseum, $10 at door includes tea and light treats.
#yyjevents
Yesterday was #PokemonDay, which reminded us that our Board finished a meeting one day last year, to find groups of people standing around outside.
We weren’t aware of an event, so we asked - turned out that someone had made the #LogCabinMuseum a gym in #PokemonGo! 😀
#community #fun
Dave Obee has quite a list of interests & knowledge; as a renowned author, historian, & geneologist, he's a popular speaker.
We’re excited to have him join us for a #TalkAndTea - speaking on how #DNA is changing family history research!
March 8th 2-4pm, $10 cash @ door.
#yyjevents #LogCabinMuseum
The photo of the AEA Silver Dart is in the public domain in Canada because its Crown copyright has expired and was first published more than 50 years ago. The book, Hawaii Mars: Dreams As Big As The Sky, was featured in our November Author’s Tea, when author Jen Wright came and spoke about how she came to write the story behind her children’s book. The local mail plane photo is from the Log Cabin Museum Archives, on the Inauguration day, 01AUGUST1931. F316Ph #188a
In #Canada, Feb23rd is #NationalAviationDay, honouring the day in 1909 when the #SilverDart made 1st controlled powered flight in Canada in Baddeck NS.
Locally, aviation is all around, incl: 1931 inaugural mail flight, and the Martin Mars waterbombers!
#AviationDay #LogCabinMuseum #SaanichPeninsula
Come drown your hockey sorrows this afternoon, as we #StirThePot on the final day of #BCHeritageWeek! 🥄🍲
Chef Heidi Fink - of @cheknews.ca & Country Grocer’s popular #CookinOnTheCoast - will inspire our #TalkAndTea: #FarmToTable.
See you at 2pm at the #LogCabinMuseum!
#yyjevents
#MotherLanguageDay recognises linguistic diversity.
The first language on the #SaanichPeninsula was #SENĆOŦEN, by the #W̱SÁNEĆ people.
Immigrant languages came from Scotland, Hawaii, Sweden, China, England, India, Ireland, France, California, Japan, Germany, Wales, & Australia.
#LogCabinMuseum
DYK the #DairyFarmersOfCanada has a free dairy calendar? Filled with deliciousness that uses #Canadian milk.
Find it here: dairyfarmersofcanada.ca/sites/defaul...
Learn more about local food at tomorrow's #TalkAndTea with Chef Heidi Fink, @ #LogCabinMuseum!
#FarmToTable #BCag www.chefheidifink.com
We can’t find a #FireHorse around here, but we do have a (Fire) Dragon!😉
Celebrate the #LunarNewYear with a visit to the #LogCabinMuseum, open Saturdays, 1-3pm.
We have lots to explore - our collections include opium bottles and spice jars. Come explore local history.
#SaanichPeninsula
Yes! The #LogCabinMuseum is open today, 12-3pm! Come visit a real #logcabin, filled with local history to explore!
We welcome your family to learn more about the #SaanichPeninsula.
We're in the heart of Saanichton, 1 block north of the Prairie Inn.
#yyjevents
A reminder that next Sunday is our first #TalkAndTea of the year - and we’re fortunate to have Chef Heidi Fink come to talk about #FarmToTable on the #SaanichPeninsula.
We’re taking a wooden spoon from #BCHeritageWeek’s theme of #StirThePot!
www.chefheidifink.com
#yyjevents
Lots of events and activities this #BCFamilyDay holiday weekend!
Looking for a calm oasis to explore with your family? The #LogCabinMuseum is kicking off #BCHeritageWeek by opening on the holiday Monday, 12-3pm.
Learn about local history - questions welcome.
#yyjevents #yyjfamilies
Happy to host #SaanichtonVillageAssociation AGM @ #LogCabinMuseum last night.
Informative guest speaker Heather Edward, CEO, #SaanichPeninsula Hospital&HealthcareFdn. Delicious treats by #FreshCup. Touching display for Tumbler Ridge by a former teacher, with a moment of silence observed.🕯️ #community
Happy Canadian Agriculture Day! Here at the #LogCabinMuseum, we raise a fork to the food we love, with gratitude to the people and land that produces that food! We’re celebrating #CdnAgDay as part of our #FarmToTable exhibit this month - come visit and explore local history.
#Canada
We’re open for #BCHeritageWeek - so come check out the #LogCabinMuseum exhibits and displays!
The #HeritageBC theme this year is #StirThePot; an open invitation to celebrate food as a form of heritage, and how food brings us together.
We explore the theme from a local #FarmToTable aspect!
February is a busy month around the #LogCabinMuseum!
We’re celebrating #BCHeritageWeek, #BlackHistoryMonth, #FamilyDay, and #Canada’s #AgDay on Saturdays all month. And a #TalkAndTea with Chef Heidi Fink on February 22nd!
Come visit!
#OTD in 1958, the patent for #LEGO was filed, so Happy International #LEGODay!
If you’ve built a log cabin (or #LogCabinMuseum) with LEGO, we’d love to see the photos!
Congrats to our friends #SidneyMuseum for 20 years of fabulous LEGO exhibitions!
If you missed the recent episode of #TheDebaters, the debate was “Museums Make You Smarter”.
The brainy battle posited that #museums are the secret to smarts.
Thank you Isabel Zaw-Tun for arguing FOR this - we appreciate you!
#MuseumMonday #LogCabinMuseum
www.cbc.ca/radio/thedeb...
#OTD in 1759, #Scotland’s Bard, Robert Burns, was born!
Celebrated in Scotland, by the Scottish diaspora, and by many others, you can thank this beloved poet if you’ve ever sung along to Auld Lang Syne.
#RobbieBurnsDay #LogCabinMuseum
On this #InternationalDayofEducation, we’re taking a look back at this early schoolhouse on the #SaanichPeninsula.
Sidney School in the summer of 1889, located at School Cross Rd & Centre Rd.
#LogCabinMuseum #InternationalEducationDay #ExploreSaanichPeninsula
A quirky & unique #museum is coming to one of Vancouver’s quirkiest spaces.
The #MuseumOfPersonalFailure will be at #KingsgateMall this month. It's a very limited project, so if you want to add to your museum list, get there soon, and let us know what you think!
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Our Board member, Pat Bryant, is being featured on #TheUpside @cheknews.ca tonight!
He’s talking about #WoundedWarriorRunBC and his upcoming fundraiser country concert! Please tune in and learn more on how to support this worthy cause.
#WoundWarriorCanada
Lincoln Alexander. This photo is used under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
Today is #LincolnAlexander Day in #Canada, honouring the first Black #MemberOfParliament.
He served in WW2, and enjoyed a varied career: lawyer, Observer at the UN, an MP, federal Minister of Labour, and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario!
#cdnhistory
We’re baaaack! Our Winter hibernation is over, and the #LogCabinMuseum is open 1-3pm today.
#ExploreHistory #ExploreSaanichPeninsula #yyjevents
Community Notice: Do you want to learn about the CrimeStoppers Programme in the CRD?
The #CSaan Community Association welcomes members & friends to their meeting TONIGHT, when Lynn Hayes-MacDonald from Greater Victoria CrimeStoppers will be the guest speaker!
Thurs Jan 15th 7pm. #SaanichPeninsula
If you know us, you know how much we love our tea!
Although #HotTeaDay comes from the USA Tea Council, we’ll take this excuse to celebrate tea…and to update you that we’re hard at work, lining up guests for our #TalkAndTea series starting in the Spring!
#StayTuned #LogCabinMuseum
We’re continuing with sharing our #YearInReview with you!
We enjoyed hosting/sharing the Museum space with local groups, for meetings, special events, and even a family reunion!
What’s your YIR?
#LogCabinMuseum #community #BCmuseums
We’re looking back over our #YearInReview, and want to share some highlights.
We used to aim for 6 #TalkAndTeas in a year, but in 2025, we brought you 8 T&Ts, on a range of topics! Hope you’ll join us in 2026 for more at the #LogCabinMuseum!
What’s your YIR?
#ExploreSaanichPeninsula
In the 8th century, “The Father of English History”, Bede, wrote "The months of Giuli [ #Yule] derive their name from the day when the Sun turns back [and begins] to increase".
#WinterSolstice #history #LogCabinMuseum