The Edge of the World: BC's Early Years
Vancouver filmmaker Erik Paulsson chronicles the events, people and places that shaped British Columbia's early history from its beginnings until the turn of the 20th century.
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Vancouver filmmaker Erik Paulsson chronicles the events, people and places that shaped British Columbia's early history from its beginnings until the turn of the 20th century.
Vancouver filmmaker Erik Paulsson chronicles the events, people and places that shaped British Columbia's early history...
The Indigenous People of British Columbia have a long history of respect and connection with the Salmon People.
Spanish explorers reached British Columbia in the late 1700’s, leaving a legacy of Spanish-named islands up the Straight...
Simon Fraser set out on an epic journey in the 19th century from Montreal to British Columbia by canoe, travelling the...
A years-long territory struggle between the U.S. and Britain in the early 1840’s resulted in the establishment of Fort...
The discovery of gold along the Fraser river prompted not only a massive influx of fortune-seekers from California, but...
A narrative told from the perspective of gold-miners illustrates the tribulations that came with braving the untamed...
Tensions rose in the Fraser Canyon as 2000 warriors of the Nlaka’pamux Indigenous People were preparing to defend their...
The administration of law and order on the BC Frontier was carried out by a British man who earned the nickname “the...
The story of BC’s first elected black official has roots in the American Civil War, and the promise of freedom on...
When gold was struck in the Cariboo towards the end of the gold rush, the town of Barkerville became a commercial centre...
In the spring of 1862, the smallpox virus was brought to BC, causing catastrophic sickness and loss to the Indigenous...
The silent majority of those who built the Canadian Pacific Railway were absent in the iconic photo that represents the...
When a huge snow storm hit the mountains of Cassiar, one woman led a group of rescuers who set off on a 77-day mission...
A traditional Indigenous People’s celebration, commemorated with feasting, dancing, and song, was outlawed by the BC...
Loggers in the 1800’s faced many problems in felling the thousand-year-old trees covering British Columbia, but none...
The tragedy at Wellington Coal Mines in Nanaimo in 1887 resulted in the deaths of 140 coal miners and left many more...
The thriving capital of the Slocan Silver boom became known as the Monte Carlo of Canada, illuminated by the newly...
The dark history of D’arcy Island off the coast of Victoria was documented by a journalist who visited the seven people...
Hannah Maynard was British Columbia’s first female photographer and opened one of Victoria’s first portrait studios in...
Vancouver's first bar was built in 24 hours, foreshadowing the legacy of the now historic district of Gastown.