“I want them to know I am a working woman” Sylvia Stark age 96

As the population of Salt Spring Island grew, the story of Sylvia Stark became legendary. She was visited by numerous historians and photographers. “Although she is 96 years she had an apron on and was actually hoeing corn in the garden when I arrived. She wanted the photo to be taken with the apron, saying, ‘I want them to know I am a working woman.’ It was a delight to listen to her tell of the early days.” J. Wesley Miller, 1933.