Where the stories continue to be told.The Sikh Heritage Museum was founded and first opened in the year 2011 as part of the Centennial celebrations of the Gur Sikh Temple...
A place of historic symbolism.Identifying buildings and structures of special interest lie at the heart of the Canadian heritage ministry, and designation is always taken with much care and thought....
We begin in a familiar place.There is a unique Sikh place of worship on South Fraser Way in Abbotsford, BC called The Gur Sikh Gurdwara (temple), designated as a National...
Amerjeet Kaur Thiara’s family history dates back to the mid 1900’s, when her nana (maternal grandfather), Baboo Singh Dhaliwal first came to California in 1926. He hailed from the village...
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On the road in front of the old Gurdwara where now a Gurdwara stands in the shape of a fort is the three and a half acre land which was...
Rattan Singh Mahairu arrived in Canada in the year 1956 after taking a flight from Delhi to Calcutta and then finally to Vancouver. 1956 was the same year that he...
Sohan Singh Birak was born on July 1, 1944 in the village of Virk, district Jalandhar, Punjab. Sohan Singh came to Canada on May 3, 1960 to Lake Cowichan, BC...
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Dalip Singh Gill was born in the village of Dalla, Punjab in approximately 1886. Dalip’s father’s name was Fardar Singh Gill and his mother’s name was Bhani Kaur. Dalip Singh was married...