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NBCA Document and Ephemera Collection Barkerville, BC
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Barkerville ephemera
2001.1.002 · Dossier · 1961-1983
Fait partie de NBCA Document and Ephemera Collection

File consists of:

  • Barkerville Historical Park pamphlet (1961?)
  • Postcard of St. Saviour's Church, Barkerville, "one of BC's oldest churches" (2 Aug. 1964)
  • An informational booklet about St. Saviour's Church, Barkerville (2 Aug. 1964)
  • Theatre Royal, Barkerville playbill (2 Nov. 1966)
  • Theatre Royal, "The Legend of Fanny Bendixon" playbill (1983)
  • Barkerville Schedule of Events (1983)
John McCormick Cariboo Letter January 31, 1869
John McCormick Cariboo Letter January 31, 1869
2001.1.1.2 · Pièce · 31 Jan. 1869
Fait partie de NBCA Document and Ephemera Collection

Item consists of a letter written by John McCormick to a person named James; it is not made clear if James is a friend or relative. In both his letter to James, John McCormick makes several references to Victoria. His familiarity with Victoria suggests that he may have travelled from Victoria to Barkerville to mine for gold. In his letters to James, John McCormick describes having no money and living under poor conditions. He mentions the great fire that swept through Barkerville and that he lost nothing due to its distance from his house. McCormick also mentions that the Indians are dying quickly of Small Pox in Victoria.
Programme of Ceremony at Unveiling of Cairn at Barkerville
2001.1.042 · Pièce · 10 Aug. 1929
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Item reads "Programme of Ceremony at Unveiling of Cairn at Barkerville under the auspices of Cariboo Lodge No. 4, A.F. & A.M., to mark completion of the historic Cariboo Road in 1865". Includes an order of ceremony, the committee in charge, information about children's sports at the event, and a listing of pioneers and "old-timers" present in the platform party at the event.