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This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter C, including: Robert Cunningham, Henry J. Cambie, Nick Cachia, Guy Chipman Canning, Les Capewell, Emily Carr, Sperry Cline, Jack Clotworthy, Elizabeth Cloarec, Bill Olive Collison, William Cooke, Dick Corless, Mary Corless, Les Cox, Author Mike Crammond, Paddy Cram, Donald Creighton, and Thomas Crosby.

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This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter V, including: Elizabeth Anderson Varley, Jim Somer Van, Rhyn B. J. Van, William Cornelius Van Horne, and Vaart Ralph Vander.

Audrey Smedley L'Heureux writing, and journalism career spanned her editorship of the Nechako Chronicle (1964-1971), the Smithers Interior News (1974-1975), and the Alcan Ingot (1976-1977). Through her journalism experience, Audrey L’Heureux gained an interest in British Columbia history and began compiling her research into books.

This series consists of records relating to L'Heureux's writing, including book manuscripts, book reviews, and correspondence about publications. L'Heureux's "From Trail to Rail" book series was her most widely available publication. This series includes:

• "From Trail to Rail: Surveys & Gold, 1862 to 1904" published in 1987;
• "From Trail to Rail: Settlement Begins, 1905-1914" published in 1989; and,
• a third 1983 manuscript tentatively titled "From Trail to Rail: [Out of the Heart of British Columbia]" that was never published.
  Draft manuscripts for all three of these publications are included in this series, in both digital and print format. The series also includes research materials for Audrey L'Heureux's first book "Northern B.C. in Retrospect" which was published in 1979.

This photographic reproduction from the BC Provincial Archives is captioned: "#10800 - H.B. Co. post at Fort Fraser - (Fraser Lake) - with barley field in the foreground."

This photographic reproduction from the BC Provincial Archives is captioned: "#51779 - Hudson's Bay Co buildings - Fort George, B.C. 1911".

This photographic reproduction from the BC Provincial Archives is captioned: "#70002 - Hudson Bay Boat at Fort St. James - circa 1909."

File consists of photographs from Audrey L'Heureux's manuscript for publication entitled "Trail to Rail: Surveys and Gold, 1862-1904". The following photographs are reproductions from the BC Provincial Archives:

• BC Provincial Archives, "Stoney Creek Charlie", [191?] (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Terraces near Blackwater Bridge", [191?] (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Kenton daughter Bessie, Egra Evans, Charlie McKinnon with whiskers", 1882 (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Old Rupert Town", [191?] (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "J.C. white during Western Union Telegraph Expedition", 1865 (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Unknown", [191?] (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Raft", [191?] (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Unknown Cottage", [191?] (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Fredrick Whymber", 1864 (photograph reproduction)
• National Archives of Canada, "Unknown" [190?] (photograph reproduction)
• National Archives of Canada, "Unknown" [190?] (photograph reproduction)
• National Archives of Canada, "Unknown" [190?] (photograph reproduction)
• National Archives of Canada, "Unknown" [190?] (photograph reproduction)
• National Archives of Canada, "Unknown" [190?] (photograph reproduction)
• National Archives of Canada, "Unknown" [190?] (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Mary Quaw, Mile Six Mary Fraser River", [191?] (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Mary Quaw, Mile Six Mary Fraser River", [191?] (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "S.C White During western telegraph expedition", 1865 (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "S.C White During western telegraph expedition", 1865 (photograph reproduction)

File consists of a floppy disk with digital manuscript chapters from Audrey L'Heureux's book "Trail to Rail: Settlement Begins".

File consists of a floppy disk with digital manuscript chapters from Audrey L'Heureux's book "Trail to Rail: Settlement Begins".

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File consists of research for "Northern BC in Retrospect" written by Audrey L'Heureux. Materials include correspondence, a magazine, a rough draft, newspaper clippings, and a pamphlet.

• Audrey L'Heureux, "Northern B.C. in Retrospect", Vol. 1, 1979 (book)
• Information Canada, "The Mackenzie Canada's Largest River Basin Looks to the Future", 1974 (pamphlet)

"The Story of My Life" is a DVD that was made for Audrey Ruth Smedley L'Heureux's 80th birthday. The video starts with Audrey's parents, Marion Lucy Auld Spencer Graham (mother) and (father) Bert Spencer. The beginning of the video detailed pre-war life in Vanderhoof and the struggles that Audrey's parents had while raising their three children Audrey, Pat, and Jim Spencer. Audrey later goes on to marry Jack Smedley and moves to the Smedley farm for a short time; the Smedley farm is sold in 1957 and later becomes the Vanderhoof Products & Timber Ltd. headquarters. Before leaving the farm, Jack and Audrey had three children together: Albert Smedley, Georgina Becker, and Teddy Smedley. Jack and Audrey divorced on August 26, 1969. Audrey describes her divorce as a freeing experience that allowed her to start her journey in journalism. For a brief time Audrey owned the Nechako Chronicle but sold it in 1971. After a short stint as a photojournalist at the Langley Advance, Audrey became an editor of the Interior News for a year then moved to the Ingot (Alcan) in Kitimat to become their editor. Audrey's industry experience allowed her to expand her field of research leading her to move to Smithers and Prince George. Audrey and Edmond Joseph L'Heureux married in August 12, 1971. Edmond and Audrey welcomed in seven grandchildren. Edmond L'Heureux died in 2001. The video ends with the awards and accomplishments given to Audrey L'Heureux, including her 1998 Community Booster of the Year award from the Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce and her 1997 appointment to the Seniors Advisory Council of British Columbia.

This fonds encompasses the journalism, writing, and research of Audrey Ruth Smedley L'Heureux. L'Heureux's research interests focussed on northern and central British Columbia, beginning with pioneer settlement through to community life in the 2000s. L'Heureux's research also covered transitional phases of British Columbia history such as natural resource extraction, the impact of the railways, industrialization, and interactions with Indigenous communities. Predominantly organized in subject files, the L'Heureux's fonds provides collected research material on many topics relevant to the history of northern and central British Columbia. L'Heureux also collected numerous oral histories from pioneers in various northern and central British Columbia communities which informed her journalism and published works.

The Audrey Ruth Smedley L'Heureux fonds consists of three series. The first series consists of L'Heureux's research and subject files, a collection spanning her career as a journalist and author from 1970 to 2005. The second series consists of records relating to L'Heureux's writing, including manuscripts from her "From Trail to Rail" book series. The third series contains a small selection of L'Heureux's personal records, including a video that recounts L'Heureux's life story and accomplishments.