Virtual
Aika Newspaper Collection For the first time, the Aika newspaper collection—originally published in Finnish between 1901 and 1904—has been translated into English and is now available to read online. Aika (the Finnish word for “Time”) was the first Finnish-language...
Virtual
The Aika Pages Aika—the Finnish word for “Time”—was the first Finnish-language newspaper published in Canada. It was started in 1901 in Nanaimo, B.C., and later moved to Sointula. It was edited by Matti Kurikka and A. B. Mäkelä, and included a number of contributions...
Virtual
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...
Virtual
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...
Exhibitions, Virtual
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...
Virtual
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...
