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2. British Columbia Archives - Wikipedia

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   The BC archives have been archiving significant artifacts, documents, and records since 1894, including private historical manuscripts, maps, and government records. There is also a research library in the archives. Of note, the BC Archives website contains research guides to assist those interested in the material they house. [1]

3. History of British Columbia - Wikipedia

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   The first European visitors to present-day British Columbia were Spanish sailors and other European sailors who sailed for the Spanish crown. There is some evidence that the Greek-born Juan de Fuca, who sailed for Spain and explored the West coast of North America in the 1590s, might have reached the passageway between Washington State and Vancouver Island – today known as the Strait of Juan ...

4. List of genealogy databases - Wikipedia

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   For-profit genealogy company. Databases include Find a Grave, RootsWeb, a free genealogy community, and Newspapers.com. Archives.gov: US National Archives and Records Administration. Free online repository with a section dedicated to genealogical research [1] BALSAC: Population database of Quebec, Canada Cyndi's List

5. List of premiers of British Columbia - Wikipedia

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   Longest-serving premier. Oversaw rapid expansion of the province's highway system and BC Rail, creation of BC Ferries, BC Hydro, and the Bank of British Columbia, hydro-electric dam-building projects on the Columbia and Peace Rivers and the creation of the University of Victoria and Simon Fraser University. 26: Dave Barrett (1930–2018) 15 ...

6. List of archives in Canada - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of archives in Canada.. These archives, for the purposes of this list, are entities in Canada that work to acquire, preserve, and make available material as documentary evidence about a person, community, business, government, municipality, etc., for future generations. [1]

7. Royal British Columbia Museum - Wikipedia

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   The Royal British Columbia Museum (or Royal BC Museum), founded in 1886, is a history museum in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.The "Royal" title was approved by Queen Elizabeth II and bestowed by Prince Philip in 1987, to coincide with a royal tour of that year. [2]

8. Irving K. Barber Learning Centre - Wikipedia

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   Rare Books and Special Collections; Climate-controlled vault for rare books and archives; The Wallace B. and Madeline H. Chung Collection; iSchool@UBC: School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (iSchool) Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) Gateway Programs – Arts One, Science One, Coordinated Arts and Coordinated Science

9. Kathryn Bridge - Wikipedia

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   Bridge was born and grew up in Victoria, B.C. She received her BA in Art History, an MA in History (1984) and her PhD (2012) from the University of Victoria (UVic). From 1978 to 1997, she served as Archivist at the British Columbia Archives (BC Archives), as Manager, BC Archives (now Royal British Columbia Museum (RCBM)) (1997-2012), and Manager, Access Initiatives, RCBM (2010-2012), as well ...