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1862::A Bachelor's Wish
A late summertime pondering by an unknown poet in early Victoria, British Columbia.
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Aug 10, 20221 min read
1868::The Wreck of the Viscata at the Golden Gates of San Francisco
Britain's new iron clipper runs ashore in San Francisco, California.
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Jul 6, 20223 min read
1899::The Secret Whistles of Britain's Pacific Outpost at Esquimalt, British Columbia
Britain's last kick at bolstering her small yet strategic outpost on the pacific ocean.
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Jul 4, 20221 min read
1897::James H. Brownlee and His Famous Indexed Maps
A new indexed map of British Columbia at the height of the Klondike Goldrush.
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Jun 5, 20223 min read
1890::Esquimalt & Nanaimo Rail Schedule
A little pocketbook that once lived in many Vancouver Islander pockets.
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May 20, 20221 min read
1888::The First Trains of Vancouver Island
The first Vancouver Island trains that rolled into Nanaimo and Victoria, British Columbia.
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May 20, 20222 min read
1886::Canada's True Last Spike
The driving of the true last spike of Canada's coast to coast railway link.
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May 20, 20222 min read
1890::Bicycles vs Public Vehicles in Early British Columbia
Transportation revolutionized in early British Columbia.
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Apr 25, 20222 min read
1862::The Lost & Found Saddle in Victoria, British Columbia
The lost saddle that went missing near Beacon Hill Park.
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Apr 12, 20221 min read
1912::The Olmsted Design of the 'Uplands' of Vancouver Island
1912::Pioneer of Landscape Architecture designs Uplands in Oak Bay.
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Feb 14, 20222 min read
1879::To a Christmas Party in British Columbia by Way of Dog Sleigh
Two young Hudson's Bay Company employees journey to a Christmas party.
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Dec 21, 20213 min read
1886-1889::The Man Who Lived in a Cedar Stump
A large cedar stump makes a perfect 3-story home in British Columbia.
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Oct 30, 20212 min read
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