Beginning in the 1830s, the Anglican, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches set up boarding schools for Indigenous children that would become an important part of federal policy after Confederation…
Read MoreIt took a lot of people a lot of dreaming to get to this moment in 1910. The original church, built in 1875, was no longer big enough to fit the approximately 80 families who were members of the church by 1892, nor did it have electric lights or a suitable organ…
Read MoreIn the 1880s and 90s, when Vestry was still held at Easter (no wonder there were sometimes only a dozen or so attendees!), financial reporting was fairly simple. St. Matthias’ was still a small church, and the entire balance sheet for the year could fit on a single page…
Read MoreAs January progresses, the St. Matthias' office is always focused on one big project: reconciling the finances of the previous year. In 2023, our wonderful accounting department works primarily on computer, but not so in the 1890s…
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