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The photograph depicts Penny train station next to the train tracks. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "Penny formerly at Lindup." Annotation on 35 mm slide states, "Penny."

The photograph depicts Penny train station next to the train tracks. Annotation on slide states, "0117 Penny."

The photograph depicts Dunster train station next to twinned train tracks. Annotation on slide states, "Dunster."

The photograph depicts a newspaper article discussing the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway being built at Stuart River. Annotation on slide states, "Stuart River advert."

The photograph depicts a newspaper map of the business center in Stuart River, South of the Nechako River. Annotation on slide states, "Stuart R. townsite plan"

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Vanderhoof and area.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the original Pacific Great Eastern Railway line. Also includes photographs depicting various dirt roads (2001-2010).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Central Fort George Elementary School. Also includes photographs depicting the Central Fort George School prior to its demolition (2004).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Prince George school dormitories. Includes: "Old Dormitory Property - Senior Citizens Development" typescript letter from the Secretary-Treasurer of School District #57 to Mr. Jefferies, City Manager (20 June 1979).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Willow River Elementary School.

File consists of notes relating to the Shady Valley School. Also includes photographs depicting the Shady Valley Elementary School, Hart Highway Elementary School, and West Lake Elementary School (2001?).

File consists of notes relating to the Salmon Valley Elementary School. Also includes photographs depicting the old weathered wooden Salmon Valley school building [2001?].

File consists of notes relating to Buckhorn Elementary School. Also includes photographs depicting the old Buckhorn School building and the Prince George Snowmobile club building from the exterior (between 2001 and 2005).

File consists of a note and photographs depicting children from the Bonnet Hill Elementary School in a frame hung in the Bonnet Hill Pub (Between 2001 and 2005).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to research of the Upper Fraser as part of the UNBC Upper Fraser Historical Geography Project. Includes photographs depicting students and professors researching in the Upper Fraser region (Dec. 1999).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Upper Fraser Historical Geography Project done on the East Line and Upper Fraser in collaboration with the University of Northern British Columbia researchers. Includes a CD titled "Kent's Upper Fraser Files" containing Kent's research files for the Upper Fraser project (7 Jan. 2004) and a computer diskette titled "Oral Histories" containing an oral history interview with a woman (2004).

The item is a CD-R depicting photographs depicting the East Line. The CD-R contains approximately 528 photographs in .psd format. Annotations on attached note states, "EAST LINE SLIDES - Copyright J. Kent Sedgwick - Please do not copy disk."

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to an event for writers on the East Line at the Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum. Includes photographs depicting people visiting Giscome, a community on the East Line (2009).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the community of Willow River.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Sinclair Mills, a community along the East Line. Includes material regarding the development of a sawmill in Sinclair Mills and life in the community. Includes "Interview with Louisa Mueller" typed transcript of an interview with Louisa Mueller regarding her life at Sinclair Mills (29 Oct. 1999). File also includes photographs depicting various Sinclair Mills buildings, including of the silo and bunkhouse (2009-2010).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Longworth, a community along the East Line. The community post office opened in 1915 and Longworth was dependent on the sawmill which closed in 1929. File also includes photographs depicting various buildings in Longworth, including the post office, railway tracks, and a log building (2010).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Mcbride and Dunster. Includes photographs depicting the Croyden cemetery and the Dunster ferry site (2005).

File consists of a duotang containing a typed document entitled "John Giscome's Country" by Bruce Ramsey originally from 1964, but retyped by the Prince George Citizen newspaper.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to recreation in the Crooked River area, including Crooked River Provincial Park. Includes: "Mackenzie Community Arts Council" postcard from the Mackenzie Community Arts Council (2001).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Ferguson Lake and Chief Lake.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Stone Creek and Red Rock.

Subseries contains material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research on various areas in British Columbia and Alberta. Includes written notes by Kent Sedgwick, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings relating to towns and settlements. These areas include Quesnel, Likely, the Yukon Telegraph Trail, Barkerville, Wells, the Cariboo region, Fort Alexandria, Soda Creek, the Chilcotin region, Jasper, the Rocky Mountains, Mackenzie, Tumbler Ridge, the Peace River region, Fort St. James, the Omineca region, Kitimat, Lethbridge, the Bulkley Valley, and Fort Mcleod. These files cover a variety of topics including Chinese people in British Columbia, land settlement, tourism, and historic information on the regions.

The item is a photograph depicting a campground at Likely, BC. There are three camping trailers and Quesnel River can be seen in the background.

The item is a photograph depicting a woman and dog sitting on a log cabin porch. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "Morehead Cabins 2010."

The item is a photograph depicting a person walking around two abandoned log cabins at Quesnel Forks.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Yukon Telegraph Trail, which runs through British Columbia from Ashcroft in the south to Atlin in the North. The telegraph line was constructed by the Dominion Government Telegraph Service from 1898 to 1901. The groundwork for this telegraph line was laid by the Collins Overland Telegraph and the Western Union Telegraph (Russian-American Telegraph). File also includes photographs depicting a cabin at Bobtail Lake along the telegraph trail (1977).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Quesnel, Barkerville, and Wells. Includes: "An Historic Walk of Carson Avenue, Quesnel, B.C". pamphlet prepared by the Quesnel Branch Cariboo Historical Society (1990); "Wells, B.C". pamphlet by the Wells Historical Society (1980); "Cottonwood House Provincial Historic Park" pamphlet by the Province of British Columbia (1980); and vol. 1 of the Cariboo Gazette newspaper (2002). Also includes a map depicting Bowron Lake Park in British Columbia (1968).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Fort Alexandria (later renamed Alexandria). Fort Alexandria was an HBC trading post, ferry site, and steamboat landing in the North Cariboo, 45 km south of Quesnel. File contains photographs depicting Fort Chilcotin, the landscape and buildings (Sept. 1983 and Aug. 2006).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Soda Creek, BC. Also includes photographs depicting Soda Creek (2006).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to a field trip to Jasper.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to history of the Rocky Mountains. Includes: "Cave & Basin Hot Springs" pamphlet prepared by Parks Canada (1985); "Canadian Rockies Heritage" pamphlet by The Whyte Foundation (1985); "The Alpine Club of Canada" pamphlet by the Alpine Club of Canada (1990); and "Snow War: a guide to the history of Rogers Pass" pamphlet by Parks Canada (1978).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to a field trip in May 1979 for the College of New Caledonia to the Peace River Region, including the Pine Pass lookout; Dawson's Creek; Chetwynd; Hudson's Hope; and the W.A.C. Bennett Dam. Includes: "Peace River" duotang with resources compiled by Kent Sedgwick (1979) and "Bird's eye view of Fort St. John" postcard from Fort St. John (1980).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Skeena, Nass, and Omineca regions of British Columbia. Includes "Kitwanga Fort National Historic Site" pamphlet published by the Minister of the Environment Minister of Supply and Services Canada (1984).

File consists of notes, reproductions, and typed documents relating to Kitimat.

File consists of a clipped article "The Backwoods Baronet and the Golden Spruce" by Dennis Bell from BC Motorist magazine and a map depicting Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii). The map includes annotations in pen by Kent Sedgwick and the backside has a recreational directory for the area.

The item is a map depicting the Queen Charlotte Islands, now Haida Gwaii. It includes a key with abandoned Indian villages and settlements. It also includes annotations in pen by Kent Sedgwick. The reverse side of the map has a recreational directory for the area.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to southern British Columbia. Includes: "Aloha: From Hawaii, B.C". clipped article from Canada Journal magazine (Aug. 1995); "Heritage Nelson B.C". pamphlet from the City of Nelson (198-); and "'Silvery Slocan' Circle Drive from Kokanee Creek Provincial Park" pamphlet from the Province of British Columbia (1980).

File consists of photographs depicting Kitimat, British Columbia in a bound flip book.

File consists of a pamphlet titled "The Quesnel-Lillooet Bulletin Area" prepared by the Department of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources from the Province of British Columbia. The pamphlet is a revised 2nd edition published in 1973, the original was published in 1968.

The item is a map depicting the area surrounding the Cottonwood River in the Cariboo Land District. Various annotations are mad in pen on the map.

The item is a map depicting the area surrounding the Hixon area in the Cariboo District. There are various annotations in pen and highlighted boundaries.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to mentions of the Duke of Sutherland in newspapers in British Columbia. File primarily consists of Kent Sedgwick's handwritten notes regarding mentions of the Duke of Sutherland in newspapers and printed articles from newspapers mentioning the Duke of Sutherland.

File consists of typescript documents, notes, and reproductions relating to papers about the 4th Duke of Sutherland in Brooks, Alberta. File contains material regarding the 4th Duke of Sutherland conducting a settlement scheme, through the purchasing and sale of land in Brooks, Alberta. Includes: "The Contribution of the Fourth Duke of Sutherland to the Brooks Community" typescript document by the Brooks Museum (1981).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the 4th Duke of Sutherland and Clyde, Alberta. Also includes photographs depicting Clyde, Alberta (June 2009).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Canadian Pacific Railway, colonization and immigration, and the 4th Duke of Sutherland.