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26 Above Bonanza

By Emily Witherow on November 15, 2024

This blog post is part of RBSC’s new series spotlighting items in the Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection and the Wallace B. and Madeline H. Chung Collection. When Phil Lind’s grandfather, John (Johnny) Grieve Lind, arrived in what was then part of the Northwest Territories in June 1894, he first traveled to a mining […]

Posted in Carousel, Chung Lind Gallery, Collections, Exhibitions, History, Klondike Gold Rush, Lind, mining, Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection, Research and learning | Read More | No Comments

Mining in British Columbia

By Lauren W on May 28, 2024

In this week’s blog post, we’ll take a brief look at the history of coal mining in British Columbia and its impact on the region’s industrial landscape. All the materials featured in this post can be found in our open collections. Please feel free to click the captions underneath the photos attached to this blog […]

Posted in BC historical newspapers, British Columbia History, Carousel, Digitizers' Blog, Labour union, mining | Read More | No Comments