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Vancouver’s Island
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…
Traits of American-Indian Life and Character, by a Fur Trader
‘Traits of American-Indian Life and Character, by A Fur Trader’ is a first-hand account of life in nineteenth century British Columbia, by Peter Skeen Ogden (1794-1854). Ogden was a Canadian explorer and an employee of Hudson’s Bay Company, and he…
The Planter’s Monthly, Published for the Planters’ Labor and Supply Company of the Hawaiian Islands, No. 8, Vol. 5
Hawaii was seen as ideal land for agriculture during both the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; Hawaiians had already been farming there throughout their history to great success. The establishment of agricultural businesses by Europeans and…
The Grove farm
The source is a photograph of one of the first sugar plantations which is called the grove farm. During the American civil war the demand for sugar grew and Hawaii’s sugar production was on the rise. Hawaii’s climate is ideal for the growth of sugar…
The Daily British Colonist (1860-09-25)
This is a page from the newspaper, The Daily British Colonist on 25/09/1860. The newspaper is based in Victoria, Vancouver Island, including a variety of sections, such as, ‘Advertisements’, ‘Miscellaneous’, ‘Notices’, ‘Removals’, ‘Auction’, ‘Dry &…
Street cars and taxi cars on Hastings street
A photograph of Hastings Street in Vancouver. It shows the transport of the time consisting of: trams, horse drawn carts and automobiles. Along the pavements of the roads are scores of people, with those moving quickly being slightly burred in the…
Saw Mill and Pulp Mill, Port Alberni, B. C.
The source is a black and white photograph of a Saw and Pulp Mill in Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
The photograph shows the coastal site of a saw and pulp mill. In the photo you can see piles of wood ready for use in…
The photograph shows the coastal site of a saw and pulp mill. In the photo you can see piles of wood ready for use in…
Private handwritten correspondence between the secretary of the Admiralty and the Commander in Chief, Fairfax Moresby
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…
Port Alberni 25th anniversary coin
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.
The coin demonstrates…
The coin demonstrates…