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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EVU_emily-carr_Victoria-BC.html
Victoria-born Emily Carr is British Columbia's most famous artist. Her art and writings are recognized across Canada. Emily grew up with a passion for art and a love of nature, especially animals. After high school she studied art in San Francisco…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX1P_dr-john-sebastian-helmcken_Victoria-BC.html
Dr Helmcken earned acclaim for his work as a physician, colonial legislator and negotiator of British Columbia's entry into Canada.This statue, created by Armando Barbon and Gabriele Vicari, was donated to the Royal BC Museum by the family of Yole…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX05_to-our-glorious-dead_Victoria-BC.html
"They died the noblest death a man may die, fighting for god, and right and liberty, and such a death is immortality."Korea1950 - 1953[On the back]In Recognition of the Services of the Canadian Forces and Canadian CitizensIn The Service of Peace
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX04_the-netherland-carillon-history-of-the-carillon_Victoria-BC.html
The Netherland CarillonThe carillon was a gift fro British Columbia's Dutch community to honour Canada's 100th birthday in 1967. Her Majesty Queen Juliana of the Netherlands unveiled the cornerstone of this tower on May 23, 1967; it now sits in th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX01_the-old-mans-garden_Victoria-BC.html
Dr. Helmcken loved tending the family garden throughout his long live. In his memoirs, he described his passion for gardening in the 1850s:"At this time I was a great gardener - worked hard - up at 5 or 6 o'clock digging & c. Indians cleared out t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX00_cecilia-helmcken_Victoria-BC.html
Born on October 24, 1834, Cecilia was the eldest daughter of James and Amelia Douglas."The room of Mr. Douglas, partly an office and partly domestic, stood open and there I saw Cecilia his eldest daughter flitting about, active as a little squirre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWYG_log-cabin-to-victorian-parlour_Victoria-BC.html
As the Helmcken family grew, so did this house. You can see three stages in the structure.[Right section]The original 1852 log cabin was built in a fur trade post-in-sill style with hand hewn squared logs and cedar shingles. Hearths in three rooms…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWYF_doctor-john-sebastian-helmcken_Victoria-BC.html
John Sebastian Helmcken was born in London in 1924. He trained to be a doctor at Guys Hospital, London.He arrived in Victoria as a surgeon and clerk for the Hudson Bay Company on March 24, 1850.Dr. Helmcken entered politics in 1856, becoming the f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWVU_elliot-street-square_Victoria-BC.html
This area, designed and laid out by the landscape branch of the Provincial Department of Public Works in 1975, has been named Elliot Street Square, in memory of Andrew Charles Elliot, barrister, judge, gold commissioner, police magistrate, and fou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWVI_helmchen-house-historic-site_Victoria-BC.html
John Sebastian Helmcken arrived in Fort Victoria in 1850 to work as a physician for the Hudson's Bay Company.He remained here for the rest of his life, marrying Cecilia Douglas, the eldest daughter of Governor James Douglas. The young couple has a…