About
The Salt Spring Museum
The Salt Spring Island Museum is located on the ancestral and unceded traditional territories of the Hul'qumi'num and SENCOTEN speaking First Nations peoples.
The Salt Spring Island Museum and the antique farming equipment displays are managed by the Salt Spring Farmers' Heritage Foundation.
Our organization respects the diversity of cultures and experiences that form the richness of our island heritage. We are a not-for-profit charitable organization whose mandate is to promote interest and education about the important role farming played in the recent history of the island.
All the items on display were donated by Salt Spring families. They capture island living and stories from the mid-1800s to the 1950s.
The Salt Spring Island Museum relies on the support of volunteers and donations.
Your contribution is appreciated
HOURS OF OPERATION
SPRING
Starting May 16th
Wednesday to Friday
& Sunday
11am-3pm
SUMMER
June thru September
Wednesday to Friday
& Sunday
11am-3pm
AUTUMN
Closing October 10th
Wednesday to Friday
& Sunday
11am-3pm
Anyone wishing to visit the museum outside of the regular hours can do so by emailing us.
Links:
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Salt Spring Historical Society | Salt Spring Island Archives
The Salt Spring Island Museum is operated by the Salt Spring Farmers' Heritage Foundation on land owned and managed by the Salt Spring Island Farmers' Institute.
Salt Spring Farmers' Heritage Foundation
The Salt Spring Farmers' Heritage Foundation was established in 2003 as a registered charity under the Income Tax Act and is a society in good standing in BC. The Board of Directors of the Salt Spring Farmers’ Heritage Foundation is made up of members and directors of the Salt Spring Island Farmers’ Institute (established 1895).
The Heritage Foundation receives support and funding from many sources (including the Salt Spring Foundation, the Provincial/Federal Governments, the CRD, the Salt Spring Island Farmers’ Institute, countless private donations) for numerous education, exhibits and construction/renovation projects at the Salt Spring Island Museum.
The Purposes of the Salt Spring Farmers’ Heritage Foundation as stated in its’ Constitution are: (a) to improve and benefit community life in rural areas by providing, maintaining, and operating the Salt Spring Island Farmers’ Institute Museum as an educational facility for community use; and, (b) to facilitate access to education by providing scholarships, bursaries, and structured training and demonstrations.
Annually, the Salt Spring Farmers' Heritage Foundation organizes school tours of the Salt Spring Island Museum complex which includes antique farm equipment, a restored Saw Mill, a Heritage Gallery and a Blacksmith shop. The Heritage Foundation also hosts annually, in July, Heritage Day, a community celebration of our island farming traditions. Tn 2016, the Heritage Foundation published author M. B. Stratton's, Farms, Farmers, Farming, the First 80 Years of Agriculture on Salt Salt Spring Island as a fitting tribute to the 120thAnniversary and legacy of the Salt Spring Island Farmers' Institute.
Salt Spring Island Farmers' Institute
Our parent organization the Salt Spring Island Farmers' Institute is an island institution. It has, through the dedication of hundreds of volunteers, proudly built and served this community through twelve decades. Since 1895, the Farmers’ Institute has been representing the interests of farmers and agriculture, hosting our seminal community event, the Salt Spring Island Fall Fair, and building this community (schools and community halls). A tradition that the directors of the Salt Spring Farmers' Heritage Foundation are proud to uphold.
Several extensions to the museum have since been added and the collection greatly expanded.
