Peace Dancer-April 18, 2026
Community Storytelling and Art Event With Storyteller Lucky Budd. Storytelling followed by an all-ages painting activity. All material provided. At the Oak Bay United Church, April 18, 2026 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Play Ball! A History of Baseball in Victoria and Beyond
Play Ball! A History of Baseball in Victoria and Beyond by Tom Hawthorne. Thursday April 23 at James Bay New Horizons, 234 Menzies Street at 7:15pm
Forgotten Spanish Explorers in Oak Bay Waters
This Oak Bay Heritage Foundation Lecture was presented by historian Barry Gough, as part of the Marion Cumming Lecture Series on January 21, 2026. Dr. Gough is the author of “Juan de Fuca’s Strait: Voyages in the Waterway of Forgotten Dreams”. This article is from the April 2026 issue of the Oak Bay Neighbours magazine […]
Who was Marion Cumming?
Who was Marion Cumming?read more Marion began the Oak Bay Heritage Foundation lectures in 2004 and she was long time member of the Oak Bay Heritage Commission and Oak Bay Heritage Foundation and a very hard working advocate for heritage concerns .
A View Of Victoria-The Mystery of Hermann Tiedemann’s Lithograph of 1860
The Tidemann Lithograph of 1860 As part of the Marion Cumming Lecture Series, on March 11, 2026 Ben Clinton-Baker and Dr. Charles Leitz, curators at Wentworth Villa Museum, Florence Dick, Songhees Elder and Knowledge Keeper and maritime historian Dr. Barry Gough explored the origin, content and purpose of architect/surveyor Hermann Tiedemann’s famous depiction of Victoria […]
A Recent Article in Oak Bay Neighbours’ Magazine
We would like you to enjoy a recent article published in the February issue of the Oak Bay Neighbours magazine. The story is by OBHF President Robert Taylor. Archival Photography. See Stir the pot -1 See Stir the pot-2
Bowker Creek Cards
Bowker Creek cards are available by donation at the Marion Cumming lectures Students from the Grade 6, 7 and 8 Brainstorm Project at Monterey Middle School produced the card for the Oak Bay Heritage Foundation. The intent of the project was to introduce youngsters to some local natural heritage. They visited the creek to sketch […]
You are welcome to attend our meetings
Guests are always welcome to attend our meetings. The meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at the Monterey Recreation Centre, at 4 p.m. in the Dogwood Room. Learn more about what we do and if you might be interested in volunteering. Perhaps you have skills that would fit perfectly with our […]
Oak Bay Heritage Foundation Annual Report 2025
Oak Bay Heritage Foundation Annual Report 2025
We’ve been featured in the Oak Bay Neighbours magazine
The foundation has been featured in the January 2026 issue of Oak Bay Neighbours, “The Oak Bay Heritage Foundation: Honouring Stories”. Story by Audrey Wang and Photography by Trevor Ball. Please read the full article here