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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 12h

Happy October!🎃 Happy Intl Day of #OlderPersons! We're grateful for contributions of older people in our community; we challenge ageism; & we value the expertise & wisdom of our older volunteers. Connections from volunteering contribute to healthier & happier aging! #OlderNotOver #LogCabinMuseum

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

On #amalgamation, are you yeah or nay? Have we got a story for you: UNamalgamation: The Birth of Central Saanich! Our First #TalkAndTea of the autumn season is a timely #yyjpoli subject: UNamalgamation: The Birth of Central Saanich! Join us Sept 27th 2-4pm, #LogCabinMuseum. $10 cash at the door.

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Oh #CookieMonster, we completely agree that the photo of you & your new bestie, Harrison Ford, belongs in a #museum. In fact, we thought you had such a great idea, we put it in a frame and put it in our #LogCabinMuseum, in the permanent Children’s display! Hope you enjoy the love. 💙🍪 #MuseumMonday

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

We're now at that time of the year - when we trade the blazing orange of summer sunsets, for the blazing orange of pumpkins in the local #farm fields! As we say goodbye to the last weekend of the summer of 2026, we look forward to the #autumn harvest. #LogCabinMuseum #BCag #BuyBC

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Are you doing anything to celebrate the last blast of Summer2026? Lake diving? Spot of tennis? Ocean swimming? Camping? A row around the bay? The #LogCabinMuseum is open 1-4pm today for you to explore more of the history of the #SaanichPeninsula!

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Our 1st #TalkAndTea of the autumn season kicks off with a timely subject on #yyjpoli: UNamalgamation: The Birth of Central Saanich! 🗳️ Join us Sunday, Sept 27th 2-4pm at the #LogCabinMuseum for a talk on area history, followed by tea & treats. $10 cash at the door. #yyjevents

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Happy #BackToSchool! An exciting time of new - new school year, new beginnings, and new routines! We wish everyone a happy and safe start back to school and routines. #September #BackToSchoolRoutines #SeptemberRoutines

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The last day of the #SaanichFair, with a couple of hours left. Come visit! It's also #LabourDay in #Canada. A holiday since 1894, the movement started in the 1870s, eventually leading to the enactment of the #TradeUnionsAct, confirming the legality of unions in our country! #LogCabinMuseum

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

We feel seen with this year’s #SaanichFair theme of #SmallButMIGHTY - because the #LogCabinMuseum is certainly that! If you’re coming out to the #SaanichFair today, you’ll find us in the Gallery Building, in the midst of all the action! #FindUsAtTheFair #yyjevents

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We’re sad to learn of the loss of the historic Mclver House, which stood for almost 140yrs, in @langleytownship.bsky.social. The Township Archives advise it was built by Murdoch & Annie McIver between 1887 & 1890. Photo credit: #LangleyHeritageSociety #Langley #LangleyHistory #LangleyHeritage

Prior to the fire, this photo shows an aging, faded red farmhouse, lit by the setting sun, in the midst of the bright green of a turf farm field. The sun casts the a very long shadow of the farmhouse - so long that the end doesn't even fit in the photo.
Photo credit: Langley Heritage Society

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

With the number of farm stands & farm markets on the #SaanichPeninsula, we're blessed to celebrate #ButteredCornDay with fresh corn from local family farms. Missed out today? It’s ok - celebrate local corn on the cob tomorrow!😋🌽 #LogCabinMuseum

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Another afternoon of hazy skies on the #SaanichPeninsula. This #FlashBackFriday is of another hazy sky view, thanks to BC forest fires. Similar to last month’s post & photo, except this time, the view is obscured to the point that we can’t even pinpoint the location! #LogCabinMuseum #BCWildfire

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

This month’s new exhibit in the #LogCabinMuseum, is a riff off the #SaanichFair theme of #SmallButMIGHTY. We have put together a curated selection of dioramas and buildings, highlighting the history of the #SaanichPeninsula. Open Saturdays 1-4pm - come visit!😀

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Happy #InternationalBeerDay! We have an entire corner of the #LogCabinMuseum dedicated to #beer and public houses of the #SaanichPeninsula of the past. William Towner of #NSaan was one of the first to farm #hops and bring #OastsToTheCoast! Open Saturdays 1-4 to explore.

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

This undated photo shows Saanich Peninsula resident Millie Horth, watering a monkey puzzle tree from a watering can.💧 Not everyone has watering restrictions (yet), but #HandWatering has been a thing for a long time!🙂 #WaterWiseWednesday #BeWaterWise #LogCabinMuseum #LogCabinMuseumAndArchives

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

“When his old fence needed replacing last November, Allan Collier didn’t just put up a new fence — he also incorporated a custom miniature museum display.” ~ @timescolonist.bsky.social A wonderful idea! We're fans of all kinds of #museums @ #LogCabinMuseum!😁 www.timescolonist.com/life/design-...

timescolonist.com

Design 'museum' with no lines, crowds pops up in Saanich neighbourhood

The display case built into Allan Collier’s fence near Playfair Park features examples of Canadian design over the years.

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

It’s #MovieMonday, so let’s talk about an upcoming movie….about this time on Saturday, August 15th, you could be watching (and singing along?) to #MamaMia, with #SaanichtonVillageAssociation at the Saanich Fairgrounds! We’ll be there too! #yyjevents #LogCabinMuseum

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Happy #BCDay! Happy 70th Anniversary, #Dogwood! Call it #WesternDogwood or #PacificDogwood, #CornusNuttallii has been BC’s provincial flower since 1956. DYK? The #dogwood flower is the small white or yellow centre, the "petals" are actually bracts. #BCHistory #LogCabinMuseum

Pacific Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) 1933, watercolor on paper, by Mary Vaux Walcott.
Used with permission of Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1970.355.88

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

#OTD in 1834, the #SlaveryAbolitionAct came into effect across the British Empire. The Act confirmed #Canada as a free territory for enslaved African Americans; thousands subsequently arrived on #Canadian soil between 1834 & the early 1860s. #EmancipationDay #SaanichPeninsula #LogCabinMuseum

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Heard of the #MerlinApp? #MerlinBird app is by @cornellbirds.bsky.social - world leader in the study & conservation of #birds & #biodiversity. It lets you determine the birds around you, and learn more about them. Check out who we’ve met around the #LogCabinMuseum! #FlightFriday #FeatheredFriday 🦅🦉

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

For #ThrowBackThursday, we’re looking at Capt Steve Nichol’s Talk&Tea on bringing #HawaiiMars to the #BCAviationMuseum. Fascinating details, insider backstory, precise coordination, 2.5yrs of negotiation...a master class in how small museums can achieve big goals. #WeTookNotes 😉 #LogCabinMuseum #TBT

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

We at the #LogCabinMuseum, thoroughly enjoyed the 75th festivities! ➕The Opening Ceremony recognising #CSaanFire Deputy Chief Rob Nelson’s 50years of service ➕Blessing by Tsawout Elder, Mavis Underwood ➕Visitors we connected with ➕and lots more What a wonderful day! 😃 #CSaan #community #history

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Today is the #CentralSaanich 75th Anniversary. We know what a journey it's been! #LogCabinMuseum has seen the changes, and played a part in shaping the #community it is today. Stop by our tent for photos, and talk to someone who watched planning for #CSaan, unfold around her family’s kitchen table!

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Hazy skies from #ForestFires are not a recent occurrence. Here’s a view looking out over the ocean, with the far islands shrouded in #wildfire smoke. Year unknown. #SaanichPeninsula #ThrowBackThursday

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

“I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream”.🍨 On #MysteryMonday last year, we featured an interesting machine. Our favourite theory? It's a hand-crank ice cream maker! Today is #NationalIceCreamDay, though we won’t be making any #IceCream at the #LogCabinMuseum in this beauty. 😁

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Got plans for today? We’re open 1-4 - so come explore! We’ve got #HistoricPlacesDays, highlighting #CommunicationThroughPlaceAndTime, as well as a new Children’s display and touch table! Plus lots more to explore, of #SaanichPeninsulaHistory. #LogCabinMuseum #yyjkids #yyjfamilies

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Joyful news from @cheknews.ca: @gurdeep.ca is returning to #yyj! We had the pleasure of meeting #Canada's Joy Ambassador in years past. #MaybeOneDay he’ll come dance with us in front of our community Museum! In fact, we're going to manifest it by imagining it!😁 #BreatheInAndBreatheOut

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Come visit #LogCabinMuseum, Saturdays 1-4pm, to explore #HistoricPlacesDays! Through oral traditions, crafts, handwritten letters, telegraphs, telephones, & now digital media, places have always been at the heart of how we communicate. Learn how locals have used #CommunicationThroughPlaceAndTime.

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Did you know that #museums make you smarter? It was a subject of debate on the radio, between Isabel Zaw-Tun and Wassim El-Mounzer! Here at the #LogCabinMuseum, we certainly think it’s true.😊 Listen: bit.ly/4wI1CkM #MuseumsMakeYouSmarter #MuseumMonday

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The #LogCabinMuseum is closed today, but please join us this coming Saturday, to explore and learn! We’ve got #LocalHistory, and #Canadian history. Happy #CanadaDay!

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

We are hosting a private event today. We are also watching & cheering on #Canada in #SUICAN. We are multi-taskers! We are #TeamCanada! #WeAreCanada #LogCabinMuseum #WorldCup

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Recently we hosted a tour for the #RoyalOakWomensInstitute, reminiscing on their work & our shared history. They presented us with a very generous donation of $5000! This will make a significant impact on our work in preserving local history!!💚 #TogetherTuesday #LogCabinMuseum #WomensInstitutes

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Please take note that our #Archives are on #SummerHolidays now. However, we are still taking archival and research questions via e-mail; and with advance notice it may be possible to make other arrangements. #LogCabinMuseumAndArchives

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Happy #FathersDay to all our fathers, and to the stand-ins when ours aren’t here any longer. We wish you the best for a happy day! #LogCabinMuseum #HappyFathersDay

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Do you knit? Do you want to try? Do you want to celebrate #knitting? It’s International #KnitInPublicDay, and we're here for #knitters! You can knit on the covered porch, or out on the lawn. We’ve got the chairs - you bring your project! #LogCabinMuseum 1-4pm today! #yyjevents

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

1 week ago, we had an amazing event @ the #LogCabinMuseum: #TheBugleCalledAndForthTheyWent. Was a privilege to watch compelling #storytelling by shayna-adjowa jones #WeAreStoryFolk, honouring #No2ConstructionBattalion - 1st Black Battalion in #CanadianHistory! #BCBHAS #VeteransAffairsCanada #Canada

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

We're so sorry to learn of the devastating fire @ #GardenFork. In addition to dreams & aspirations of current owners, that site holds a lot of #CSaan history & memories over decades. From a gas station> Geary’s> PorterHouse> Smitty’s> Sassy’s> Floyds> Garden Fork. #community #CSaanichFire #CSVFFA

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

TOMORROW we welcome a very special event to the #LogCabinMuseum! Artist shayna-adjowa jones in collaboration w/ #BCBlackHistoryAwareness & #VeteransAffairsCanada, bring #TheBugleCalledAndForthTheyWent, honouring #No2ConstructionBattalion - 1st Black Battalion in #CanadianHistory! #yyjevents #Canada

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Bikes have played an important role in transportation in the past - for personal mobility and to deliver goods. Nowadays, we know bicycles contribute to personal health and a cleaner environment. #WorldBicycleDay #CyclingInfrastructure

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Pick-up games are sometimes the best, aren’t they? When all you need are a few friends, a ball, a bat, & the local park.⚾ We enjoyed watching this group of youngsters, just having fun playing ball. Looking for future players, #HarbourCats? Keep your eyes on this local talent.🤩 #LoveOfTheGame #CSaan

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

We’re celebrating #WorldMilkDay, an annual recognition of dairy's global contribution to #FoodSecurity, #sustainability, & nutrition. Our new exhibit: #KeepCalmAndDairyOn, features local & #SaanichPeninsula dairies of the past. #QualityCanadianMilk #LogCabinMuseum #BCag

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

We're thrilled to work w/ #BCBlackHistoryAwarenessSociety to have the #LogCabinMuseum as host location for a special event: #TheBugleCalledAndForthTheyWent, honouring #No2ConstructionBattalion - first Black Battalion in #Canadian history! Scan the QR code for more info. #yyjevents #CanadaRemembers

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Calling Crafters, Creators, & Makers - whatever your craft or skill level, you’re welcome here @ the #LogCabinMuseum. Knit, spin, beads, table-weave, mend, calligraphy, lacework, crochet, crossstitch, paint, embroidery, sketch, needlepoint, ornaments, ++ Bring your small projects! Saturdays 1-4pm.

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Interested in #tea? Tonight @ 8pm, #KnowledgeNetwork is broadcasting “One Cup, A Thousand Stories - For The Love Of Tea”. Tonight is on the De’ang ethnic group, who believe they're made of tea.🧬🍵 Considering tea consumption around the #LogCabinMuseum, maybe we are too?!☕️😉

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

#VictoriaDay is one of our oldest holidays in #Canada, started in 1845! An official holiday in 1901, to honour Queen Victoria's birthday. #MotherOfConfederation #DYK of 1896's #PointElliceBridge disaster? An overloaded streetcar enroute to the holiday celebrations, caused the bridge to collapse.

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Looking for something to do this #holidayweekend? The #LogCabinMuseum offers a fun and exploratory reprieve from these rain showers. We’re open 1-4pm today - bring your curiosity and come learn #history! Current exhibitis/displays include telephones, tea, pharmacies, planes, and more!

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Happy #MothersDay to our mothers, and the others that fill in sometimes! Best wishes for a fabulous day! #HappyMothersDay #LogCabinMuseum

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Are you tea-first or milk-first person? We don’t judge either way, but #DYK that in history, adding milk to a cup of hot tea was likely to crack a cup of low quality, while tea added to milk would prevent the cracking. Thankfully, today's cups don't tend to crack! #LogCabinMuseum 1-4pm today.

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

May's quite a month for exploring history - we've got 2 exhibits opening today: >Given we sort of revolve around tea, of course we’ve got a #tea exhibit for #InternationalTeaDay! >Come learn about the McIlmoyle family & their connection to the #LogCabinMuseum! Saturdays 1-4pm. Admission by donation.

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Log Cabin Museum @logcabinmuseum.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

As this month closes, we send a shout-out to both of our local public library systems: @vilibrary.bsky.social and #gvpl. Belated Happy #NationalLibraryWeek, and thank you for your support and promotion of not only our LogCabinMuseum events, but events across the #community! #LoveYourLibrary

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