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‘way, tansi

June 6, 2017
‘way, tansi and welcome to the 2017 edition of the Royal British Columbia Museum and Archives’ digital magazine Curious in this, the museum’s 131st year, and as BC celebrates its 146th year in the year of Canada 150. In 2016 …
by Greg Younging | Published May 18th, 2017 | Zero comments

Informing the Visual Record: A personal exploration of ancestry

September 9, 2015
Some of my most heartening experiences as an archivist involved connecting people with key records that illuminate their ancestry. Genealogy is more than a hobby; it satisfies a deep yearning for connection. Millions of archival records pertinent to genealogy are …
by Don Bourdon | Published September 24th, 2015 | Zero comments

Ancestral Connections at a Graduation

September 9, 2015
Just because a First Nations cultural object is in the collection of the Royal BC Museum does not mean that its living connections to First Nations people are severed or void. In fact, museum objects represent these connections. This was …
by Dr Martha Black | Published September 4th, 2015 | Zero comments

A Glass with Grace: Reflections on messy ancestry and my time at Curious

September 9, 2015
Every evening when I sit down to dinner I think of my great-grandmother. She died in 2004, but I’m reminded of her by a set of drinking glasses with her name etched on them. Marian Grace Phipps was born in …
by Ben Fast | Published September 2nd, 2015 | Zero comments

The Kitty White Collection: The story of Owechemis

September 9, 2015
A small group of carvings with a fascinating story has been the point of connection for an extended family of dozens of people from various communities in the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and Ontario. In January 1924, Francis Kermode, Director …
by Dr Martha Black | Published August 31st, 2015 | Zero comments

Ancestors in the Suitcase

September 9, 2015
Tucked into the back of my closet sit four age-old suitcases. You’d recognize the type. They’re all the rage these days in trendy retro clothing boutiques – leather bound time travellers used as decoration. Handles intact, they are at the …
by Janet MacDonald | Published August 31st, 2015 | Zero comments

Point Ellice Bridge Disaster

September 9, 2015
On May 26, 1896 a streetcar crowded with 143 crashed through the Point Ellice Bridge into the Gorge waterway. Fifty-five men, women and children perished in this terrible accident, making this one of the worst accidents in Canadian transit history. …
by Lily Wray | Published August 23rd, 2015 | Zero comments

From Generation to Generation: A historic event in Wawadiťła

September 9, 2015
Wawadiťła, the Mungo Martin House, was constructed in Thunderbird Park by Mungo Martin, Chief Nakap’ankam, in 1953. Since then it has been – and still is – used for First Nations ceremonial purposes with the permission of his descendants. The late Chief …
by Dr Martha Black | Published August 20th, 2015 | Zero comments

In-person Ancestry: Using travel, museums and archives to connect to your family’s past

September 9, 2015
Tracing your Scottish ancestry can become an obsession. It starts with curiosity about who your great-great-great-grandmother was (someone named Isobel, you think) and before you know it you are staying up until the wee hours of the morning diving deep …
by Theresa Mackay | Published August 20th, 2015 | Zero comments

Me, my Dad and Webster

September 9, 2015
I had only been working at the BC Archives for about a month when I came across the Canadian Who’s Who [NW920 C212] in the library. For a lark, I decided to see if my dad’s name was in it. …
by Beverly Paty | Published August 18th, 2015 | Zero comments