Nanaimo Historical Society presents: Raising Vancouver Island's Flag of 1865

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Thursday, September 10th, 2015
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

In 1865, the Colony of Vancouver Island had it's own flag. However, the exclusively designed flag was not destined to wave in the Pacific breeze for long because, in the following year,the Colony of Vancouver Island would unite with the Colony of British Columbia. Tonight's speakers are Vancouver Island and Coast Conservation Society (VICCS) president, Laurie Gourlay (Cedar BC) and VICCS director, Scott Akenhead (Ladysmith BC). Our speakers will describe the events of 1865 which led Queen Victoria to approve the flag for the Colony of Vancouver Island. Some historians, however, deliberate whether the flag ever did fly over the former Colony's towns and settlements. Gourlay and Akenhead have also discovered stamps and coins of the Colony that bear the emblem of this flag -- and they will describe how the interwoven images depict our past.

They will also talk about the events that led to their decision to write Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to seek out the favour of Buckingham Place as the flag entered its 150th year.