This source is a coin created in 1985, celebrating the 25th anniversary. The coin includes inscriptions such as, the Alberni Valley coin club, labor day weekend, the Port Alberni salmon festival as well as an image of a fish.
This is an image of a large column of wagons and livestock being transported 15 miles from Yale, Vancouver. In the 1860’s the transportation of trade goods was evolving, incorporating large groups of wagons, animals and labourers to move the goods…
In this short length film, it is possible to see a large receiving car being loaded by several men. In the foreground, other men can be seen cutting sugar cane for it to be loaded onto the car. A person wearing white trousers, a blue coat, and a…
This image shows a group of 7 First Nation people searching for gold in the Fraser River. Both men and women are active in the search for gold on the river beds. The Author is described as the British Columbia Provincial secretary, suggesting that…
This British Foreign Office document, dated from March 1849, on Vancouver’s Island is an eight paged confidential document on the settlement and colonization of Vancouver’s Island. It includes the discussion of trade license laws, the North-West…
A cheque in coloured ink for £150, issued at Cochise County Bank on behalf of A. Cohen. The cheque was issued by Cochise County Bank, a family run Jewish owned bank in Arizona. That receiving the cheque, by the name of A. Cohen, is a Jewish…
A letter to the attorney general about either refunding, or paying the fine that a Chinese detective has incurred to remain useful. It states the issue of gambling amongst the Chinese, as well as gamblers from Nanaimo and New Westminster taking…
This source is a handwritten letter between the Secretary of the Admiralty and the Commander in Chief, Fairfax Moresby, discussing a wide range of issues regarding settlement on Vancouver Island. Moresby discusses trade, missionaries, indigenous…