Detective Skills and Historical Photographs

Celebrate Black history month! Join Christeah Dumont, Digital Access Specialist at BC Archives, for a peek inside the scrapbook of Selena Smith, a Black Canadian 19^th-century musician and teacher. We will explore the calling cards, musical programs, and letters that document Selena’s many accomplishments and use these primary sources to pull together the details of her life. Hone your detective skills to gain insights through primary sources into the life of someone who lived and died over 100 years ago! At the end we’ll also be joined by a special guest from the BC Black History Awareness Society. 

Grades 4-7

Pre and post visit material here: 

Selina Frances Smith – Vancouver Island Local History Society

https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/pathways/diversity-in-early-black-communities/

https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/pathways/hope-meets-action/

Selena Smith’s father’s business: The M.R. Smith Bakery – BC Black History Awareness Society

 Registration information coming soon!

Watch the recorded program later in our video library on YouTube.