Sayward Historical Society
Sayward Historical Society
The Sayward Historical Society was founded in 2025 by good friends Don Bruce and Jonathan Kervin. Don had a passion for preserving the history of the Sayward Valley. Jonathan partnered with Don to create a “digital museum”. Don passed away suddenly just 2 short months after the society incorporated. Today, Jonathan Kervin, Jess Bennet and Chris Marccacini serve as directors for the Sayward Historical Society, carrying on Don’s vision for historical preservation. Sayward Historical Society has incorporation number S0082451, and business number 70539 0623 BC0001.
The Link & Pin Logging & Pioneer Museum of Sayward, BC – A Lost Window into Coastal Logging History
For many years, the small community of Sayward was home to a unique local heritage attraction known as the Link & Pin Logging & Pioneer Museum. Though it is now closed, the museum played an important role in preserving the memory of coastal logging life on...
Federal Logging Trucks, The Workhorses Of Sayward’s Forest Industry Circa 1940
In the mid-20th century, the forests of the Sayward Valley were shaped not only by falling trees and saws, but by the steady rumble of heavy-duty logging trucks. Among the most iconic machines of the era were the rugged Federal trucks, built to endure some of the...
Alice Lake Logging Camp At Kelsey Bay Circa 1950
Life at Alice Lake Logging Camp: Kelsey Bay in the 1950s Tucked into the dense forests near Kelsey Bay, the Alice Lake logging camp was part of a rugged, industrious world that defined the Sayward Valley in the 1950s. Surrounded by towering evergreens and fed by the...
Sayward Valley Rail Logging Circa 1930s
Rail Logging in the Sayward Valley: Life and Industry in the 1930s In the 1930s, the forests of the Sayward Valley echoed with the sound of steam whistles, iron wheels and falling timber. Long before modern logging trucks and highways, railways were the backbone of...
Cable House Sign Made By The Late Walter Haltom
The later Walter Haltom created this commemorative sign to mark the construction of what is purported to be the only house constructed out of cable in all of Canada. The "Cable House" was built on the banks of the Salmon River in 1970.
