Our Maritime History and the Sturgeon I Boatbuilding in sointula Boatbuilding has always been an important part of the Malcolm Island economy. A 1904 notice in the Aika, the community’s Finnish-language newspaper at the time, advertised for sale “neatly...
Sointula Scuttlebut In mid-2022, the Sointula Museum embarked on an exciting partnership with UBC iSchool students to digitize part of The Sointula Scuttlebutt Collection. This new digital archive breathed a second life into a piece of history: “The...
Sointula Co-Op A community hub The Sointula Co-op exhibition guides visitors through a visual journey, showcasing artifacts that reveal the community’s purchasing preferences across different decades. More than a grocery store, it serves as a vital hub for various...
KALERVO OBERG, A FAMOUS SON OF SOINTULA Photo: A group of men on the Sointula dock in the 1930s. Left to right: John Fredrickson, Teodor Tanner, John Malm, Uno Salmi, Gusti Savola, John Tynjala, Willie Ahola. Sointula Museum Collection, photo #68. August Oberg was an...
