Community Life

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  • Municipalities, towns, villages, neighbourhoods, religious and cultural groups, camps, schools, etc.
  • Community activities and events
  • Groups working for the development or maintenance of events, services and facilities for the community and its promotion
  • Community support and charitable organizations
  • Community booster and event promotion agencies
  • Fraternal organizations
  • SEE ALSO: Family and Personal Life; Events and Celebrations

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          Newspapers and Periodicals
          2012.13.2.12 · Subseries · 1958-2006
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Subseries consists of newspapers collected by Kent Sedgwick and documents regarding the newspaper history of Prince George and region. Includes newspaper clippings relating to the history of newspapers in Prince George; issues of "The Spruce Needle" Prince George community newspaper; issues of the "Prince George Echo" newspaper; special editions of the Prince George Citizen Newspaper; and issues of "The Islander" magazine from Victoria.

          Vanderhoof
          2000.23.1.102 · File · 1958-1998
          Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

          File consists of material relating to the town of Vanderhoof. Materials include newspaper clippings, pamphlets, booklets, correspondence, a manual, postcards, and reproductions of articles. Highlights include:

          • Vanderhoof District Chamber of Commerce, "Vanderhoof", [198-?] (welcome par-folio)
          • District of Vanderhoof, "Resource Manual", 1988 (booklet)
          • District of Vanderhoof, "Vanderhoof and area", [198-?] (pamphlet)
          • CO-OP, "50 Proud Years with Vanderhoof co-operative Association", 1994 (newsletter)
          • Alcan Smelters and Chemicals, "Happy Birthday Vanderhoof", 1976 (newsletter)
          • Yellowhead Highway 16, "Gateway to Alaska", [198-?] (pamphlet)
          • District of Vanderhoof, "1st Memorial Church", [198-?] (booklet)
          • Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce, "In the Geographic Centre of Beautiful British Columbia", [198-?] (pamphlet)
          • Nechako Neyenkut. Neyenkut Newsletter, [198-?]
          • NorthWest Interior Region, "Enterprise North West British Columbia", 1986 (fact sheet)
          2012.13.2.12.18 · File · 1958
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of two issues of "The Islander" magazine insert to the "Daily Colonist" newspaper from Victoria, British Columbia (Feb. 1958). They include feature stories relating to the BC gold rush and other anecdotes relating to Victoria and BC history in general.

          Jack Carbutt Collection
          2000.21 · Fonds · 1959-1979, 2001, - predominant 1959 - 1964.

          The fonds consists of audio reels and dubbed audio cassettes of a radio programs hosted by Jack Carbutt at CKPG Radio in Prince George, and includes transcriptions in electronic and textual format. This collection has been divided into the following three series: "Audio Recordings" (2000.21.1); "Transcriptions" (2000.21.2); and "Miscellaneous Materials" (2000.21.3).

          Carbutt, Jack
          Bea Dezell Correspondence
          2014.6.1.06 · File · 1959-2004
          Part of Rustad & Dezell Family fonds

          File consists of several notes and letters addressed to Bea Dezell or Mr. and Mrs. G. Dezell. Most of the letters are short thank you notes but two letters concern her support for the creation and expansion of UNBC.

          2009.6.02 · Series · 1959, 1971-1974
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Series consists of correspondence, itineraries, newspaper clippings, reports, theatre and event programs, ephemera, contact lists, prop lists, scripts, rehearsal and performance schedules, set lists, minutes, agreements, cheques, receipts, and background material all pertaining to Iona Campagnolo's involvement with the planning of the Royal Visit to Prince Rupert in honour of British Columbia Centennial Celebrations, May 10, 1971; North Pacific Player theatre productions of Man of La Mancha (1971), Mary Stuart (1972), Tom Jones (1973), and Fiddler on the Roof (1974); planning and development of Prince Rupert’s first Folkfest '74; and initial planning for Prince Rupert Homecoming event, October 1973.

          Prince George
          2000.23.1.086 · File · 1960-1994
          Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

          File consists of material relating to Prince George, British Columbia. Materials include a newspaper, calendars, newspaper, pamphlet, map, newsletters, booklet, postcards, photograph reproductions, and articles. Highlights include:

          • The Citizen, "Prince George Official Guide", [198-?] (magazine)
          • Brian Gardiner, M.P. Prince George-Bulkley Valley, "Calendar", 1993
          • The Citizen, "Happy Birthday Prince George 70 years: Look at us now!", March 6, 1985 (newspaper)
          • Prince George Town Centre Business Association, "Your Guide to Downtown Prince George", [198-?] (pamphlet)
          • Fraser Fort George Museum, "A Millar Addition Heritage Tour, Prince George, B.C.", [197-?] (pamphlet)
          • Prince George Railway Museum, "Self-Guided Tour", [199-?] (pamphlet)
          • Prince George Railway Museum, "On Track", 1983 (newsletter)
          • Boston Pizza, "The Official Prince George Tourist Street Map", [198-?] (map)
          • Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, "Conserving A Proud Heritage", 1983 (reproduction booklet)
          • Fort George Regional Museum, "Museum Mirror", Vol. 3 No. 2, 1987 (newsletter)
          • Fort George Regional Museum, "Museum Mirror", Vol. 3 No. 1, 1986 (newsletter)
          • Fort George Regional Museum, "Museum Mirror", Vol. 1 No. 1, 1985 (newsletter)
          • Fort George Regional Museum, "Fort George Railway", [198-?] (pamphlet)
          • QM Industries LTD, "People Producing Ideas and Equipment For Industry", [198-?] (booklet)
          • Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, "Prince George, B.C. 1978", [198-?] (booklet)
          • Greater Prince George Visitors and Convention Bureau, "Prince George British Columbia Canada", [197-?] (pamphlet)
          • Fort George Museum, "The Arrival of the Steel 70th Anniversary", 1984 (calendar)
          • Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, "Historic Huble Homestead, Prince George British Columbia", [199-?] (pamphlet)
          • Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, "Regional Parks", [198-?] (pamphlet)
          • Prince George Region Development Corporation, "Circle Tours in Prince George Area", 1996 (pamphlet)
          • The Citizen, "70 years: look at us now!", March 6, 1985 (newspaper)
          • Northern Hardware, "75 Years of Service in the Prince George Area", 1994 (magazine)
          • The Citizen, "Centennial 1871-1971", July 20, 1971 (newspaper)
          • Marie Nagel, "The 1984 Historical Calendar of Prince George", 1983 (calendar)
          • Prince George Public Library, "Local History of Prince George" 1984 (booklet)
          • Prince George Chamber of Commerce, "Prince George British Columbia", [198-?] (pamphlet)
          • Regional Development Commission, "Prince George B.C", 1975 (booklet)
          • Jessie Bond Sugden, "In the Shadow of the Cutbanks", 1985 (book)
          • Prince George Public Library, "Local History of Prince George", 1983 (pamphlet)
          • BC Provincial Archives, "Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, Bridge Construction Crossing Fraser River from East entering Prince George", [190?] (photograph reproduction)
          • BC Provincial Archives, "Construction Days G.T.P. Railway", [190?] (photograph reproduction)
          • BC Provincial Archives, "Construction work G.T.P railway bridge into Prince George", [between 1910 and 1914] (photograph reproduction)
          • BC Provincial Archives, "The court room at South Fort George, B.C", [190?] (photograph reproduction)
          • BC Provincial Archives, "B.C. Provincial Police - South Fort George, B.C, Showing the Constable's sitting-room", [190?] (photograph reproduction)
          • BC Provincial Archives, "Interior of the CNR Station", [192-?] (photograph reproduction)
          • BC Provincial Archives, "Prince George from G.T.P. Railway Yard", April 12, 1914 (photograph reproduction)
          • BC Provincial Archives, "Railroad Construction at Prince George, B.C", 1914 (photograph reproduction)
          • BC Provincial Archives, "George Street Prince George", 1915 (photograph reproduction)
          • BC Provincial Archives, "Indian Village at Fort George, B.C", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
          • BC Provincial Archives, "Arrival of the semi-weekly stage at Fort George, Mr. Al Young is the driver", 1912 (photograph reproduction)
          • BC Provincial Archives, "Sports South Fort George", 1912 (photograph reproduction)
          2007.17.4.30 · Item · [ca. 1960]
          Part of James Joseph Claxton Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts two men in a row boat, one rowing and one holding a peugh (J.J. Claxton) and watching the catch being reeled in on the fishing pole of another man wearing a hospital gown. A small boy on the deck watches. Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso reads: “JJC x”

          Audio Recordings
          2000.21.1 · Series · 1960 - 2001.
          Part of Jack Carbutt Collection

          Series consists of original audio reels of CKPG radio programming broadcasts recorded in Prince George from 1960 to 1979, as well as, dubbed audio cassette copies made by the Prince George Oral History Group.

          2012.13.2.06.10 · File · 1960-2005
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to the Simon Fraser Days event in Prince George. Includes various photocopied articles from the Prince George Citizen newspaper and "Prince George Simon Fraser days" booklet (June 1960).

          2006.25.1.63 · Item · [between 1961 - 1967]
          Part of Al Elsey Moving Images Collection

          Footage includes salmon jumping in a river, men filleting fish in fishing boat in tide water, a beaver in the water, and a bird, probably a heron, flying.

          Recordings from the boat on a river, some loons on a lake, either Anahim or Fenton lake, and a panoramic view of the lake with mountains in background.

          Also some footage of men fishing from the shore of a river, children catching fish, children swimming, some river rapids, footage of an eagle, a pelican on the lake, a group of birds, probably sand pipers, in water.

          There are two young girls playing on a boat near shore, a view of white and brown house, and an older boy pulling a young girl in a wagon.

          Include is footage of a backyard BBQ picnic, two young girls fishing, a cabin at a lake, and general scenery of birch trees, a boat house, and a dock at lake.

          There is also a sign that reads "Breezy Cove," people relaxing on porch in front of cabin, and footage of a woman believed to be Mrs. Elsey and a friend walking on a forest path.

          The film ends with footage of more fishing off a motor boat and unloading the motor boat at a dock.

          Possible locations of the filming include the Bella Coola River, the Bella Coola Valley, the Bulkley Valley, the Hagensborg area, and Nimpo Lake.

          2006.25.1.59 · Item · [between 1961 - 1967]
          Part of Al Elsey Moving Images Collection

          Footage of thee men in dugout canoe bringing in ooligan nets full of ooligan fish on what is believed to be the Bella Coola river. Two of the men bring in the net while the third bails water. The men then bring in the canoe to shore using long poles. Women then join and help transport the fish to shore and then place the fish in large "stink box" where they are stirred with a stick.

          2006.25 · Collection · 1961 - 2000, predominant 1961-1967

          Fonds consists of original, silent 16mm reels that portray the natural, social and land use history of the Bella Coola and Chilcotin regions named the "Natural and Guiding History of the Bella Coola and Chilcotin Regions".

          Possible locations that Al Elsey filmed include: Bella Coola, Bella Bella, Anahim Lake, Alert Bay, Nimpo Lake, Bulkey Valley, the Rainbow Mountains, Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, Dean River, Bella Coola River, Tchaha Lake, the Chilcotin region, the Ulkatcho Mountains, Lassard Lake, Fenton Lake, Atnarko River, Wells Gray Park, and Holt Homestead.

          2006.25.1.61 · Item · Apr. 1962
          Part of Al Elsey Moving Images Collection

          Footage of a "stink box" used in Ooligan grease production in what is assumed to be Bella Coola. Also there is footage of some men fly-fishing on a river shore, either the Bella Coola River or the Dean River. There is a close-up clip of them baiting a hook, and then a shot of the men using gaff and hook to haul fish to shore. The men display their catch for the camera and there is a panoramic view of the mountains behind them. Included are some clips of Robson's deer, and a white robin.

          Possible other locations in this film include the Atnarko region, Rainbow Mountains, Ulgoatcho Mountains and Chilcotin area.

          2000.1.1.4.4.1 · Item · 1963
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photograph depicts three young women wearing "PRINCESS SILVER STAR" banners, standing to left of "CASSIAR ASBESTOS CORPORATION LTD" display table. Table features photos, rock samples possibly containing asbestos, and objects presumably made from asbestos fibre. Large snowflake symbol visible on wall in background. Photo speculated to have been taken at an event in Vernon, B.C. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1963".

          2000.1.1.4.4.2 · Item · 1963
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photograph depicts group of young boys observing "CASSIAR ASBESTOS CORPORATION LTD" display table. Table features photos existing in this archival collection (see items 2000.1.1.3.19.10 and 2000.1.1.3.19.11). Photo speculated to have been taken at an event in Vernon, B.C. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1963".

          Anahim Lake Stampede
          2006.25.1.77 · Item · Jul. 1964
          Part of Al Elsey Moving Images Collection

          Footage of the Anahim Stampede. The film includes recordings of the people at the stampede, bronco and bull riding, the area surrounding the arena, wild cow milking, children games such as sack races, horse racing around the arena, the concession stand and wild cow riding.