It is my great pleasure to introduce Curious: Ancestry, which – in another strange and wonderful menagerie of stories and articles – explores ancestral connections that span millennia or just a few weeks. When you visit the Royal BC Museum, …

It is my great pleasure to introduce to you the newest edition of Curious Quarterly, Pacific Worlds. Pacific Worlds encompasses all life that has been touched by the Pacific Ocean. Those that live in the quiet depths of its waters, and those who live on its ever-changing shores.

Tic-toc. Tic-toc. The sounds of  my grandfather’s Westminster clock as the hands chase each other through the day.  When Curious Quarterly asked me to reflect on over thirty years of public service with the archival and heritage collections at the …

The speed at which time passes is relative. Both in a literal sense; as its passing is relational to the speed of light, and a figurative sense; as it seems to more quickly evaporate in the summer sun. We try …

Welcome to the second issue of Curious Quarterly. Where the first issue tackled the theme of Collections, this issue we explore the theme of Noise. I am very pleased to be guest-editing this exploration. Noise gets a bad rap when …