British Columbia History

British Columbia History chronicles British Columbia’s unique story through the words and images of community writers, archivists, museum professionals, academic historians and more. Fresh, engaging, personal and relevant, every issue is packed with articles, photographs, maps, illustrations, book reviews and insights into local archives and historic sites.

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Packers and Settlers on the Nicola–Princeton Road

Reading the Census to Find Indigenous People in BC

LIFE EMBODIED AT AY LELUM The Good House of Design

Verses and Songs from the West Kootenay

A Newly Discovered Song of the Cariboo Gold Rush

When You Love Something, You Find a Way Connecting with Cantonese opera

Bake Sales, Operas, and Sewing Bees The Ladies’ Aid to the Penticton Hospital

Indigenous Songs of the Northwest Coast The Ida Halpern fonds

Curse of the Aztec Gold Prospectors Edward Geake and John Hartley

CANADIAN SWEETHEART Maillardville’s Lucille Starr

Yes, We Remember

Because It Took So Long

The Exploration Place Museum & Science Centre • Closed during COVID-19, open to collaboration and innovation

Remembering Paldi

Kwantlen Polytechnic University Archives

Behind the Scenes

A HUMBLE CHAIR Lun Yik Chinese Opera House

The Museums of Lytton Destroyed by wildfire June 30

HISTORY IN CONTEXT