1842-1897::From Gold Rush Californians to Old Sourdough Miners
A short summary of the gold rush miners who helped shape the West.
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Mar 41 min read
1959::A Stamp For Oregon's 100th Birthday
A commemoration of America's new Pacific Coast state.
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Papertown Station
Feb 192 min read
1897::First Published Map of the Klondike Gold Strike
The roughly sketched map that caught the world's attention.
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Papertown Station
Dec 9, 20223 min read
1915::The Pioneer of the Metropolitan Garage in Victoria, British Columbia
Joining the short list of Vancouver Island's automobile pioneers.
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Papertown Station
Sep 8, 20223 min read
1933::Pioneers and the 49ers
The murals depicting the development of the West in the mid-1800s.
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Papertown Station
Jun 5, 20223 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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Papertown Station
May 19, 20222 min read
1934::A Good-Natured Map of Alaska
Colourized map of the 'Alaska Line' released by the Alaska Steamship Company
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Papertown Station
Nov 16, 20202 min read
1953-1957::The Sourdough Lodge Boys Camp of Sooke, British Columbia
A boys' club to honour the time of the Sourdoughs and the great Pacific gold rushes.
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Papertown Station
Jun 27, 20203 min read
1928-1978::New Coaches for the New Vancouver Island Coach Lines
A new motorized stagecoach service for the new Vancouver Island Highway.
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