Exploration, Discovery and Travel

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  • Travel or exploration for personal, geographical, scientific or mapping reasons
  • Expeditions, exploration, adventure, prospecting, guiding
  • Individuals and groups involved in exploration or travel (eg. explorers, adventurers, prospectors, guides, outfitters)
  • Expedition planning, reports and accounts
  • Personal travels for discovery and education (eg. travel diaries)
  • Early contact with First Nations
  • SEE ALSO: Land, Settlement and Immigration

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          2023.8.07 · Item · 1946-1947
          Part of Willard Freer Diary Digital Collection

          Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, April 1, 1946 to September 30, 1947:

          • March 27-April 15, 1946: Fort St. James, working with Hendry Kinniburgh
          • April 15-May 3, 1946: Took the Greyhound bus from Prince George to southern BC to visit family (Keremeos, Penticton, Cawston)
          • May 3-5, 1946: Travelled with family to Wenatchee, Washington to see a flower show
          • May 6-11, 1946: Returned with family to Cawston, BC
          • May 12-14, 1946: Return trip north to Fort St. James on the Greyhound bus via Keremeos, Ashcroft, Quesnel, and Prince George
          • May 15-28, 1946: Preparing for summer work in Fort St. James
          • May 28-September 4, 1946: Departed from Fort St. James for employment with Emil Bronlund and the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co., packing through the Omineca District up to Thutade Lake
          • September 9-October 25, 1946: Return trip to Diamond J Ranch
          • October 26, 1946-May 27, 1947: Diamond J Ranch
          • May 27-June 17, 1947: Travel to the British Columbia-Yukon Boundary Survey and preparations for work
          • June 18-October 11, 1947: Head packer for the British Columbia-Yukon Boundary Survey
          2023.8.01 · Item · 1942
          Part of Willard Freer Diary Digital Collection

          Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, April 1, 1942 to October 20, 1942:

          • April 1-May 30, 1942: Trapping cabin along the Ingenika River
          • May 30-June 16, 1942: In the Finlay River area, Freer sold furs to the HBC at Fort Grahame and helped portage supplied through Deserters Canyon for Del Miller and priest
          • June 17-October 13, 1942: Employed with the United States Army in Northern BC, packing and outfitting for the survey crews of the Alaska Highway in the areas of Deserters Canyon, Fort Ware, Sifton Pass, and Fox Pass
          • October 13-20, 1942: Journey to Skook Davidson's Diamond J Ranch
          David Thompson
          2012.13.2.13.07 · File · 1998, 2004-2011
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to David Thompson, surveyor, cartographer, and fur trader with the Hudson's Bay Company and North West Company.

          2009.6.1.454 · Item · 1980
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

          2009.6.1.442 · Item · 1980
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

          2009.6.1.441 · Item · 1980
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          The group appears to be reading comic books.

          Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

          2009.6.1.446 · Item · 1980
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Woman stands in front of clothing shelves, holding a shirt up to a young boy while another boy looks on.

          Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

          2009.6.1.445 · Item · 1980
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Woman stands in front of clothing shelves, holding a shirt up to a young boy while another boy looks on.

          Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

          2009.6.1.457 · Item · 1980
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Unidentified blond woman reads to group of men, women, and children gathered around books on floor.

          Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.456.

          2009.6.1.448 · Item · 1980
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Second woman is partially visible on far right.

          Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

          2009.6.1.452 · Item · 1980
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

          2009.6.1.449 · Item · 1980
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          The group sits on mats in crowded room.

          Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

          2009.6.1.453 · Item · 1980
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Second woman helps by holding tray with unknown materials.

          Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

          2009.6.1.447 · Item · 1980
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Hammock hangs in front of wall between two poles. Boxes, buckets, and miscellaneous items sit on ground below.

          Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

          2009.6.1.450 · Item · 1980
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Unidentified blond woman speaks to group of men, women, and small children gathered around books and pencils on floor.

          Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

          2009.6.1.456 · Item · 1980
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

          2009.6.1.455 · Item · 1980
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

          2009.6.1.451 · Item · 1980
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Blond woman stands between the children, helping the young boy.

          Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

          2009.6.1.440 · Item · 1980
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Handwritten annotations on verso read: “Thai Border with Cambodia, 1980,” and “CUSO years”.

          Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.441 - 2009.6.1.457.

          2009.6.1.444 · Item · 1980
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

          2009.6.1.497 · Item · November 1987
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Children visible in background. Handwritten annotations on verso read: “Waku Kungo, Angola - Nov/87,” and “MPLA Fighters”.

          Photograph was taken during Iona Campagnolo's mission trip with the Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO). See also items 2009.6.1.490 - 2009.6.1.499 for more images featuring Angola.

          2009.6.1.492 · Item · November 1987
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Photograph is one of seven images orginally included within a diary dated 12-22 November 1987. Photos depict a day to day account of Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) mission to establish whether or not a Canadian presence is justified in the fight against Apartheid and for the liberation of Namibia within a Soviet Sphere Socialist State. See also items 2009.6.1.490 - 2009.6.1.496.

          2009.6.1.494 · Item · November 1987
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          The group sits in front of a large pink building.

          Photograph is one of seven images orginally included within a diary dated 12-22 November 1987. Photos depict a day to day account of Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) mission to establish whether or not a Canadian presence is justified in the fight against Apartheid and for the liberation of Namibia within a Soviet Sphere Socialist State. See also items 2009.6.1.490 - 2009.6.1.496.

          2009.6.1.493 · Item · November 1987
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Photograph is one of seven images orginally included within a diary dated 12-22 November 1987. Photos depict a day to day account of Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) mission to establish whether or not a Canadian presence is justified in the fight against Apartheid and for the liberation of Namibia within a Soviet Sphere Socialist State. See also items 2009.6.1.490 - 2009.6.1.496.

          2009.6.1.491 · Item · November 1987
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Photograph is one of seven images orginally included within a diary dated 12-22 November 1987. Photos depict a day to day account of Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) mission to establish whether or not a Canadian presence is justified in the fight against Apartheid and for the liberation of Namibia within a Soviet Sphere Socialist State. See also items 2009.6.1.490 - 2009.6.1.496.

          2009.6.1.490 · Item · November 1987
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Most children in the group are seated on ground in front of pink building, some stand clapping.

          Photograph is one of seven images orginally included within a diary dated 12-22 November 1987. Photos depict a day to day account of Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) mission to establish whether or not a Canadian presence is justified in the fight against Apartheid and for the liberation of Namibia within a Soviet Sphere Socialist State. See also items 2009.6.1.491 - 2009.6.1.496.

          2009.6.1.496 · Item · November 1987
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Photograph is one of seven images orginally included within a diary dated 12-22 November 1987. Photos depict a day to day account of Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) mission to establish whether or not a Canadian presence is justified in the fight against Apartheid and for the liberation of Namibia within a Soviet Sphere Socialist State. See also items 2009.6.1.490 - 2009.6.1.495.

          2009.6.1.495 · Item · November 1987
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Photograph is one of seven images orginally included within a diary dated 12-22 November 1987. Photos depict a day to day account of Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) mission to establish whether or not a Canadian presence is justified in the fight against Apartheid and for the liberation of Namibia within a Soviet Sphere Socialist State. See also items 2009.6.1.490 - 2009.6.1.496.

          2000.19.2.26 · Item · 29 Aug. 1927-26 Sept. 1927
          Part of Prentiss Gray Collection

          Photograph depicts a crew of eight men packing boxes for a trek at Hudson's Hope. In the background of the image a small log cabin in visible in front of a forested environment.