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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          1199 Archival description results for Exploration, Discovery and Travel

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          2009.6.1.513 · Item · 1990
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Vehicles and large cement building in background.

          Photograph is one of 11 images taken during a World Health Organization (WHO) trip, Human Rights of Women and Children, Peru, 1990. Possibly affiliated with World Council of Churches, International Ecumenical Delegation to Lima, Peru, 14-25 October 1990. See also items 2009.6.1.505 - 2009.6.1.515.

          2009.6.1.514 · Item · 1990
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Young girl stands among unidentified women and men seated around her. Man on far left holds tape recorder towards her.

          Photograph is one of 11 images taken during a World Health Organization (WHO) trip, Human Rights of Women and Children, Peru, 1990. Possibly affiliated with World Council of Churches, International Ecumenical Delegation to Lima, Peru, 14-25 October 1990. See also items 2009.6.1.505 - 2009.6.1.515.

          2009.6.1.515 · Item · 1990
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Young boy stands among unidentified women and men seated around him. Tape recorder is held towards him on far left.

          Photograph is one of 11 images taken during a World Health Organization (WHO) trip, Human Rights of Women and Children, Peru, 1990. Possibly affiliated with World Council of Churches, International Ecumenical Delegation to Lima, Peru, 14-25 October 1990. See also items 2009.6.1.505 - 2009.6.1.514.

          2009.6.1.506 · Item · 1990
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Unidentified individuals can be seen walking and sitting behind arches. One man lies on street in foreground.

          Photograph is one of 11 images taken during a World Health Organization (WHO) trip, Human Rights of Women and Children, Peru, 1990. Possibly affiliated with World Council of Churches, International Ecumenical Delegation to Lima, Peru, 14-25 October 1990. See also items 2009.6.1.505 - 2009.6.1.515.

          2009.6.1.509 · Item · 1990
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Man wearing suit and tie is partially visible in background.

          Photograph is one of 11 images taken during a World Health Organization (WHO) trip, Human Rights of Women and Children, Peru, 1990. Possibly affiliated with World Council of Churches, International Ecumenical Delegation to Lima, Peru, 14-25 October 1990. See also items 2009.6.1.505 - 2009.6.1.515.

          2009.6.1.510 · Item · 1990
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Unidentified man and woman sit in background.

          Photograph is one of 11 images taken during a World Health Organization (WHO) trip, Human Rights of Women and Children, Peru, 1990. Possibly affiliated with World Council of Churches, International Ecumenical Delegation to Lima, Peru, 14-25 October 1990. See also items 2009.6.1.505 - 2009.6.1.515.

          2009.6.1.512 · Item · 1990
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Rock pile, unknown building, and hills can be seen in background.

          Photograph is one of 11 images taken during a World Health Organization (WHO) trip, Human Rights of Women and Children, Peru, 1990. Possibly affiliated with World Council of Churches, International Ecumenical Delegation to Lima, Peru, 14-25 October 1990. See also items 2009.6.1.505 - 2009.6.1.515.

          2012.13.2.02.61 · File · 1989
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of notes and reproductions relating to land exploration and surveying in British Columbia by Alfred R.C. Selwyn, who was a British geologist and public servant, director of the Geological Survey of Victoria from 1852 to 1869, director of the Geological Survey of Canada from 1869 to 1894, and President of the Royal Society of Canada from 1895 to 1896. Includes: "Photography: Mirror of the Past" American History magazine special edition (Sept. 1989) and a photocopied article "Ninety Years Later" by F.C. Swannell from The Beaver magazine (1956). File also includes reproduced photographs depicting scenes from Selwyn's exploration around British Columbia (1989).

          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.

          2009.6.1.497 · 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.

          2009.6.1.490 · 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.

          2009.6.1.491 · 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.

          2009.6.1.496 · 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.

          2002.12.24 · Item · 1987
          Part of Bob Harkins fonds

          Item consists of transcript of interview with writer, film maker, and guide outfitter Andy Russell conducted by Bob Harkins at Prince George Radio Station, CJCI regarding Russell's experiences with guiding in Northern Rockies. Russell also discusses his new work The Life of a River and discusses the environmental impact of hydro-electric development on rivers

          Harkins, Bob
          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.

          2009.6.1.495 · 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.

          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.

          2012.13.2.14.07 · File · 1987-1989
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of notes, letters, and reproductions relating to the "Arrival of Steel" CN Railway plaque in Prince George. Includes: "Invitation" from the City of Prince George for the unveiling of the CN plaque (27 Jan. 1989) and correspondence letters between CN and the City of Prince George (1987-1989). Also includes photographs depicting the CN plaque and the unveiling ceremony (Jan. 1989).

          Jill Singleton Collection
          2020.09 · Collection · Aug. 1985

          Collection consists of a travel scrapbook created by Jill Singleton documenting a trip to Alaska, Yukon, Haida Gwaii, and northern BC. Includes photographs, ephemera, handwritten notes, pamphlets, issues of local newspapers, and maps.

          Alaska Trip, August 1985
          2020.09.01 · File · Aug. 1985
          Part of Jill Singleton Collection

          This travel scrapbook was created by Jill Singleton to document a trip to Alaska, Yukon, Haida Gwaii, and northern BC. Jill Singleton and Eric Stathers embarked on a 1985 car camping trip using the BC Ferries and Alaska Ferry systems. Includes postcards, ephemera, handwritten notes, pamphlets, issues of local newspapers, and maps. Also includes 37 photographs.

          Includes the following:

          • "Queen Charlotte Islands Observer" newspaper issue for August 8, 1985
          • "A Walking Tour and Business Directory for Queen Charlotte City", June 1985
          • "A Walking Tour and Business Directory for Tlell + Port Clements", June 1985
          • "A Walking Tour and Business Directory for Skidegate Landing, Skidegate and Sandspit", June 1985
          • "A Walking Tour and Business Directory for Masset", June 1985
          • "Explorations Q.C.I." pamphlet advertising guiding, outfitting, and touring
          • "Sandspit Inn, Queen Charlotte Islands" pamphlet
          • "Visit the Queen Charlottes" pamphlet
          • Queen Charlotte Islands map, circa 1985
          • BC Ferries pamphlet "New in 1985... Inside Passage Day Cruise"
          • BC Ferries pamphlet "Tickets and Boarding Information, Inside Passage"
          • "Alaska Marine Highway" pamphlet
          • "Discover Southeast Alaska, Ketchikan" pamphlet
          • "Alaska State Parks" pamphlet/map
          • "Tongass National Forest, Alaska" pamphlet/map
          • "Alaska Marine Highway Summer Schedule - May 1, 1985 through September 30, 1985" pamphlet
          • History leaflet for St. Michael's Cathedral, Sitka, AK
          • Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute leaflets, 1984
          • Anchorage 1984 Visitors Guide, Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau
          • "Skagway... some Steps on the Gold Rush Trail... walking Tour of the Historic District - Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park"
          • "Skaguay Alaskan" newspaper issue, Vol. VIII, No. 1880 (1985)
          • "Klondike Gold Rush" pamphlet for tourists
          • "Broadway, Skagway, Alaska" pamphlet
          • "S.S. Tutshi, Carcross" pamphlet
          • "Moon Watching" pamphlet by BC Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing (1980)
          • "Some Insects of Provincial Parks" pamphlet by BC Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing (1980)
          • "Stewart, British Columbia - Hyder, Alaska... Your Gateway to Alaska and the Yukon!" pamphlet
          • "Stewart-Cassiar Highway 37" map
          • "Prince Rupert City Map & Guide" pamphlet
          • "Explore Canada's Yellowhead, Western Canada's New Interprovincial Highway" pamphlet (1983)
          • "101 Things To Do in Yukon" booklet published by Tourism Yukon (1985)
          • "Your Guide to B.C. Ferries' Inside Passage" booklet by British Columbia Ferry Corporation (1985)
          • "Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada" booklet (1981)

          Trip itinerary:

          • Vancouver, BC
          • Nanaimo, BC
          • Port Hardy, BC
          • Prince Rupert, BC
          • Yakoun River, BC
          • Haida Gwaii, BC (formerly Queen Charlotte Islands)
          • Rennell Sound, BC
          • Graham Island, BC
          • Queen Charlotte City, BC
          • Sandspit, BC
          • Prince Rupert, BC
          • Ketchikan, AK
          • Sitka, AK
          • Tenakee Springs, AK
          • Juneau, AK
          • Skagway, BC
          • Carcross, YK
          • Atlin, BC
          • Telegraph Creek, BC
          • Kitwanga, BC
          • Prince Rupert, BC
          • Prince George, BC
          • Lillooet, BC
          • Vancouver, BC
          2009.6.1.484 · Item · [ca. 1985 - 1990]
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Handwritten annotation on slide casing reads: “behind hotel Costa do Sol”.

          Photograph is one of seven images believed to have been taken on a Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) mission in Mozambique; see also items 2009.6.1.483 - 2009.6.1.489.

          2012.13.2.14.06 · File · 1985-1993
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the new Alexander Mackenzie monument in Fort George Park (renamed Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park). Includes: "British Columbia Heritage Brigade Journey" pamphlet from Parks Canada and Canoe Sport B.C. (1985); "Alexander Mackenzie Trail Association" newsletter No. 9 (1987); "Alexander Mackenzie Voyageur Association" newsletter No. 36 (1994); and correspondence letters between John D. Adams, Supervisor of Interpretation and Heritage Site operations for the Province of British Columbia and Kent Sedgwick (Apr.- May 1986). Also includes photographs depicting the new Alexander Mackenzie monument and people at the unveiling (1985).

          2012.13.3.1.55 · File · 1985-1990, 2006
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Luther Collins Gunn and L.C. Gunn Park. Luther Colins Gunn was a survey engineer who had done work for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and the Pacific Great Eastern Railway when he arrived in Prince George. The L.C. Gunn trail follows the same route used by Gunn when surveying the rail routes in the Prince George area. Includes: "Gunn Point" typescript document by Ted Williams for the Heritage Advisory Committee (1985); "A Proposal - The L.C. Gunn Viewpoint" typescript letter to Mr. Mac Norris, president of the B.C.R. Company from Ted Williams and the Heritage Advisory Committee (27 Jan. 1987); and "Item of business, proposed use of District Lot # 486" typescript letter from the Heritage Advisory Committee to Beverley Pitman, Planning Assistant (31 May 1979). Also includes photographs depicting the Moffat farm (2005).

          2012.13.3.3.02 · File · 1985
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of bound documents, plans, and reproductions. Includes: "Public input summary" spiral bound book from Parks Canada (Dec. 1985) and "Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail" bound book published by Parks Canada (17 July 1985).

          2012.13.2.02.57 · File · 1984-2002
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of notes and reproductions of Frank Leonard's writings and research for his 1984 BC Studies article "Grand Trunk Pacific and the Establishment of the City of Prince George, 1911-1915". Includes: "Grand Trunk Pacific and the Establishment of Prince George 1911-1915" typescript document by Frank Leonard for his PhD dissertation (Feb. 1984) and "The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company and the Development of Northern British Columbia, 1902-1919" outline of dissertation chapters typescript document by Frank Leonard (1984).

          2012.13.2.02.62 · File · 1983-1986, 2001
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of notes and reproductions relating to George Dawson and the Geological Survey of Canada. Includes: "Museum Mirror" Fraser-Fort George Regional Museum newsletter vol. 1 no. 2 (June 1986). File also includes photographs depicting various sights around British Columbia from George Dawson's explorations (1983 reproduced).

          Cemetery
          2012.13.1.78.21 · Item · 1982
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts an individual crouching in an old cemetery located somewhere in the coastal forest on Haida Gwaii, B.C.

          Kent Sedgwick and a Slug
          2012.13.1.78.53 · Item · 1982
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts Kent Sedgwick crouching and holding a stick; the slug on the end is barely visible. Located somewhere on Haida Gwaii.

          Historic trails
          2012.13.2.13.03 · File · 1982-1986
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to historic trails in British Columbia. Includes material on The Okanagan Brigade Trail; the exploration trails of Jean Caux (better known as Cataline); and Hudson's Bay Company brigade trails. Includes: "The Okanagan Brigade Trail" pamphlet from the Okanagan Historical Society (1986); "The Okanagan Brigade Trail in the South Okanagan" pamphlet by Bob Harris, Harley Hatfield, and Peter Tassie (1989); and "Historic Routes '82" symposium program (1982).

          2000.10.5.2 · Item · [ca. 1982]
          Part of David G. Fish fonds

          Consists of 1 copy of article from National Geographic entitled "The Marvelous Maldive Islands : Sun-drenched Atolls in the Indian Ocean Hold a Seagirt Sultanate Where Phones Rarely Ring and Kites Fly from Office Windows," by Alan Villiers.

          Fort George Canyon
          2012.13.2.03.05 · File · 1982-2007
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Fort George Canyon. Includes: "City of Prince George" typescript letter from Kent Sedgwick to Mr. Ron Drane, Manager of Pine Centre (7 June 1984) and "Fort George Canyon Hiking Trail" pamphlet published by the Fraser-Fort George Regional Museum (July 1984). Also includes photographs depicting the Fort George Canyon and men hiking the trail (1985).

          2009.5.4.60 · Item · May 1981
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Julian Fry reminisces on his early life and acquaintances in Prince George during his work along the Blackwater Road in the early 1920's. Some notable references include: Blackwater Road, C.F.S. Baldy Hughes, Bill Comstock, Tom Cornell, Duncan MacKenzie, Ernest Levesque, [?] Hathaway, [?] Nelson, Ed and Julia Erickson, Blackwater Telegraph Station, Everett Vandenburg, and [?] Mackenzie.

          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.

          2009.6.1.444 · 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.

          2009.6.1.446 · 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.

          2009.6.1.451 · 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.

          2009.6.1.452 · 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.