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The Chinese Experience in British Columbia, 1850-1950

24.11.2009 14:47    bchistoryportal.tc.ca
This site integrates source material on the Chinese in British Columbia from the University of British Columbia's Chung Collection and the City of Vancouver Archives Yip family and Yip Sang Ltd. fonds. Three thematic content sections look at Immigration, Work
The Chinese Experience in British Columbia, 1850-1950



The History of Madness in Canada

02.11.2009 20:21    bchistoryportal.tc.ca
According to the home page, this site is "a permanent, public Canadian website, created to enhance critical thinking, heritage preservation and historical research in the fields of psychiatric medicine and mental health.The site is run by a collective which includes
The History of Madness in Canada

British Columbia License Plates: A History

13.07.2009 00:47    bchistoryportal.tc.ca
Devoted to the history of British Columbia's motor vehicle license plates, the author, Christopher John Garrish, is attempting "to create a concise history of the province's license plates in both print and image for the 100th anniversary of the first

Samson V Maritime Museum

13.07.2009 00:47    bchistoryportal.tc.ca
Owned by the City of New Westminster and operated by the Royal Agricultural and Industrial Society of British Columbia, the Samson V was a snag-puller along the Fraser River. The Web site for the Samson V won the 2002 British

Cassiar, Do You Remember?

13.07.2009 00:47    bchistoryportal.tc.ca
This website is devoted to keeping alive the memories of the now-closed company mining town of Cassiar, British Columbia, Canada and its former residents. ... Many Cassiarites from the 40-year history of Cassiar currently use this website to stay in


The Virtual Crowsnest Highway

11.07.2009 10:11    bchistoryportal.tc.ca
An illustrated traveller's guide with a historical focus to the portion of Highway 3, the Crowsnest Highway, that runs between Hope, BC, and Medicine Hat, Alberta. Access to the content is through an index map and index of communities. A

The Semiahmoo People

05.06.2009 11:14    bchistoryportal.tc.ca
Illustrated, documentary site about the Semiahmoo Indian Band. The site is based on a graduate paper the author wrote while studying for his Master's degree.

Surrey History

05.06.2009 11:14    bchistoryportal.tc.ca
Illustrated, documentary site about the City of Surrey based in part on the author's Master's thesis, "The Historical Geography of South Surrey, British Columbia."

Horsefly: The Early History of a Cariboo Goldrush Community

05.06.2009 11:14    bchistoryportal.tc.ca
Illustrated documentary site about the early history of Horsefly, BC. A Teacher's Corner contains a brief list of suggested educational activities.

Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria

10.04.2009 03:11    bchistoryportal.tc.ca
is a registered non-profit society whose members are "interested in the preservation of Victoria's beautiful and historic cemeteries." Their Web site contains information about walking tours of various cemeteries, most notably Ross Bay Cemetery in the Fairfield neighbourhood of Victoria,

Beacon Hill Park History, 1842-2008

30.01.2009 22:24    bchistoryportal.tc.ca
Janis Ringuette started researching and writing this comprehensive, illustrated history of Victoria's Beacon Hill Park in 2002.

Working Lives: A Musical History of Labour and Enterprise in British Columbia

10.10.2008 23:49    bchistoryportal.tc.ca
From the To the Teacher section: "Working Lives is an integrated, cross-curricular, multi-level resource package with materials focusing on the economic history of B.C. during the province?s rst 100 years of growth and development. Ten traditional and original folk songs

Elections BC

25.09.2008 16:15    bchistoryportal.tc.ca
is responsible for administering the electoral process in B.C. This includes provincial general elections and by-elections, provincial referendums, and recall and initiative petitions and votes." The Web site includes a Resource Centre with an Electoral History of BC section that

The Royal Engineers In Her Britannic Majesty's Colonies of Vancouver's Island and British Columbia

29.08.2008 19:56    bchistoryportal.tc.ca
Created and maintained by the Royal Engineers Living History Group, this site documents the presence and activities of the Columbia Detachment of Royal Engineers (known as Sappers), British Army, under Colonial R.C. Moody, as well as the activities of the

Historic Photos, 1890-1950

11.08.2008 21:40    bchistoryportal.tc.ca
Reproduced from the original negatives, or from the only known surviving prints, this site by Dudley Booth contains digitized photographs by BC photographers or taken in BC by visiting photographers, both amateur and professional, such as Cyril R. Littlebury, R.

BC Explorers: A Digital History of the Pacific Northwest

10.08.2008 13:59    bchistoryportal.tc.ca
Douglas Dunn created this site "to allow individuals to share information about some of the historic and interesting sites in the Pacific Northwest." The site includes digitized content from various historic resources such as newspapers and documents. The site uses

British Columbia City Directories, 1860-1901

09.08.2008 22:45    bchistoryportal.tc.ca
With the assistance of a 2007 grant from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre's BC History Digitization Program, Vancouver Public Library digitized its holdings of city (business) directories dating between 1860 and 1901. The directories cover the province, specific cities

Kamloops Museum and Archives

08.08.2008 22:29    bchistoryportal.tc.ca
also known as the Mary Balf Archives, serves the City of Kamloops and those interested in the history of the city and outlying region. The city also offers a publicly searchable cemetery database of burial records dating back to 1900.

Icelandic Archives of British Columbia

08.08.2008 22:29    bchistoryportal.tc.ca
The Icelandic Archives of BC is "a community archives whose purpose is to collect and maintain original documentation and artifacts concerning the history of Icelanders and their descendants in the Province of British Columbia."

Kitimat Centennial Museum

08.08.2008 22:29    bchistoryportal.tc.ca
s serves the municipality and community of Kitimat, along with outlying areas. The Web site includes a virtual exhibit on the Alcan construction project.

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