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1959::Queen Elizabeth's Second Visit to Vancouver Island, British Columbia
The royal couple on their second visit to Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
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Sep 12, 20224 min read
1951::Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip Visit Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Before the Princess became Queen, the young royal couple made their first visit to Vancouver Island.
Papertown Station
Sep 9, 20225 min read
1846::A Night in Vancouver Island Woods
A story from the earliest days of Fort Victoria on Vancouver Island.
Papertown Station
Aug 21, 20221 min read
1933-2007::The City of Alanville
From building a miniature city in the basement to beautifying provincial and national capitals.
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Mar 10, 20217 min read
1943::A Christmas Dinner On the Front Line
Amid World War II's heavy battle for Ortona, a Christmas dinner.
Papertown Station
Dec 21, 20205 min read
1948-1955::The Christmas Tie Exchange Bar in Victoria, British Columbia
Helping men sort out their ugly Christmas ties for almost a decade.
Papertown Station
Nov 25, 20201 min read
1889-1966::The W. A. Jameson Coffee Company
A small Vancouver Island coffee company that grew to rival others throughout the Pacific Northwest
Papertown Station
Nov 17, 20206 min read
1953-1957::The Sourdough Lodge Boys Camp of Sooke, British Columbia
A boys' club to honour the time of the Great Pacific gold rushes and the Klondike Sourdough Miners.
Papertown Station
Nov 16, 20202 min read
1946::A Smallpox Outbreak on the Pacific Coast
Carried home from war—and contained in fifteen weeks.
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Oct 29, 20203 min read
1966::The Three Towers of Victoria, British Columbia
Three proposed towers Victoria never built.
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Sep 5, 20206 min read
1920–1923::Farson and the Cowichan Lake Float Houses
An early 20th-century journalist and adventurer who made a float house on Vancouver Island his home.
Papertown Station
Aug 9, 20206 min read
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