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2000.23.2.03 · File · 1989
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of photographs from Audrey L'Heureux's manuscript for publication entitled "Trail to Rail: Settlement Begins, 1905-1914". The following photographs are reproductions from the BC Provincial Archives:

  • BC Provincial Archives, "Hudson's Bay Co. Post at Fort St. James (Stuart Lake)", [191?] (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, "Fort St. James, Hudson Bay Boat at Fort St. James area", 1909 (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, "Grading Prince George Railway Yards Marion Steam Shovel and Mules", 1913 (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, "Hudson's Bay Co Building Fort George B.C", 1911 (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, "Prince George, B.C. from the foot of Victoria St., looking Southeast", April 12, 1914 (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, "Northern Hotel at South Fort George Note the water on the street", [191?] (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, "Another town mile 129 BC", 1913 (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, "H.B. Co. Post at Fort Fraser (Fraser Lake) with barley field in the foreground", [191?] (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, "Fort Fraser, B.C.", 1914 (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, "Mr. Olds as he entered British Columbia to locate 100 miles ahead of steel at Endako", February, 1913 (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, "S.S Chileatin and the S.S. at Stuart lake", 1913 (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, "Showing Track layer Arriving from the east making the last connection G.T.P.P Ft. Fraser", 1914 (photograph reproduction)
2000.23.2.04 · File · 1978
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

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)
Genealogy
2000.23.1.049 · File · 1978-1981
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of collected research materials regarding genealogy. Materials include pamphlets, newsletters, and newspaper clippings. Highlights include:

  • The British Columbia Genealogical Society Newsletter, 1979-1981
  • The British Columbia Genealogical Society, "Information", [198-?] (pamphlet)
  • The Genealogical Society of the Church of Jesus Christ, "In a Granite Mountain", 1973 (pamphlet)
  • BC Provincial Archives of Alberta, "Sources of Genealogical Information at the BC Provincial Archives of Alberta 1978", No. 8, 1978 (information leaflet)
  • The British Columbia Genealogical Society, "Tracing Ancestors In British Columbia", 1986 (pamphlet)
  • The British Columbia Genealogy Quarterly, 1979-1980
  • John J. Newman, "Cemetery Transcribing: preparations and procedures", 1971 (leaflet)
  • Logan Utah, "The New Year Brings New and Exciting Things!", 1979 (booklet)
George Mercer Dawson
2000.23.1.033 · File · 1976
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of material regarding George Mercer Dawson who in 1875 joined the Geological Survey of Canada. His survey of BC strongly influenced government decisions on the proposed route of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Dawson was a charter Royal Society of Canada member (1882) and by 1883 was the assistant director of the Geological Survey of Canada. Includes reproductions of reports written by Dawson, articles, and research materials.

George Williams
2000.23.1.103 · File · 1970-1990
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of material relating to George Williams, a Prince George pioneer and author. File includes reproductions of records and journal articles.

2000.23.1.006 · File · 1960-1993
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of information gathered on Gerald (Gerry) Smedley Andrews, Surveyor General of the Province of British Columbia and Director of Mapping and Provincial Boundaries Commissioner. File contains greeting cards, correspondence, articles written by both Audrey L'Heureux and Gerry Andrews, a booklet on land surveying, and reproductions from the G. Smedley Andrews collection at BC Archives. Correspondence includes letters to and from L'Heureux and her publisher Northern B.C. Book Publishing as well as letters between L'Heureux and Gerry Andrews. Highlights include:

  • Reproduction of G.S. Andrews' article "Surveys and Mapping in British Columbia Resources Development", 1954 (article)
  • G.S. Andrews, "The Land Surveying Profession in British Columbia", 1955 (booklet)
  • Reproduction of article by Gerry Andrews in The Victoria Naturalist 46 (3) entitled "My Bear", 1989 (article)
  • G. Smedley Andrews, "Metis Outpost", 1985 (promotional pamphlet)
  • Reproduction of paper by G. Smedley Andrews entitled "The Makings of a Surveyor General", 1989 (document)
  • Dave Robinson and Mike Hocking, "The Monkman Pass and Trail: A Brief History", 1982 (book)
  • G.S. Andrews, "Professional Land Surveyors of British Columbia: Cumulative Nominal Roll, 4th Edition", 1978 (booklet).
    File also includes a photograph reprint of "Trout Lake Johnny" from the collection of the uncle of G.S. Andrews.
2000.23.1.050 · File · 1981-1989
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of material relating to the Giscome Portage and Huble Farm. Research materials include newspaper clippings, histories, booklets, a development proposal, pamphlets, a newsletter, and newspapers. Highlights include:

  • Regional District of Fraser-Fort George and the Giscome Portage Historical Society, "Giscome Portage-Huble Farm Regional Park: A Development Proposal", 1984 (booklet)
  • Regional District of Fraser-fort George, "Regional Parks", [198-?] (pamphlet)
  • Regional District of Fraser-Fort Newsletter, Vol. 3 No. 2, 1989
  • Giscome Portage Historical Society, "A Pioneer Homestead on the Banks of the Fraser River", 1989 (pamphlet)
2000.23.1.051 · File · 1982-1999
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of material relating to gold mining in British Columbia. Materials include articles, a magazine, and newspaper clippings. Highlights include:

  • Envex Investments Inc., "The Gold Guide: The Buy & Sell in The Mining Industry", Vol. 1 No. 2, 1982
  • "First Gold in British Columbia: The Pend-d'Oreille", BC Historical News, Summer 1980
Grand Trunk Pacific
2000.23.1.053 · File · 1968-1985
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of collected research materials regarding the Grand Truck Pacific Railway. Materials include brochures, newspaper clippings, a CN supplement, a bibliography, pamphlets, correspondence, photographs, and reproductions of articles. Highlights include:

  • Fraser Fort George Museum, "Grand Truck Pacific: The Transcontinental Line", 1983 (exhibit brochure)
  • CN Mountain Region Supplement 1 employee time table for June 21, 1978
  • CN Headquarters Library, "A Selected Bibliography on Canadian Railways", Special Series No. 25 6th edition, 1968
  • Greater Victoria Public Library, "Railroads & Railroading in Canada: A selected booklist", 1988 (pamphlet)
  • Stephen Ruttan, "Transportation in British Columbia", 1985 (pamphlet)
  • Fort George Regional Museum, "Fort George Railway, Prince George B.C.", [198-?] (pamphlet)
  • Bulkley Valley Historical and Museum Society, "Smithers Grand Trunk Pacific Freight and Passenger Division Headquarters", 1978 (booklet)
  • Prince George Railway Museum, "On Track" newsletter, Vol. 9 No. 6-7 July, 1991 (newsletter)
  • Central British Columbia Railroad Preservation and Museum Society, "On Track" newsletter, Vol.3 No.5 1985 (newsletter)
  • BC Provincial Archives of British Columbia Aural History Programme, "The Grand Trunk Pacific", Interviewed by Imbert Orchard, People in Landscape Educational Series, 1969 (booklet)
  • Reproduction of BC Archives photograph depicting the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway entitled "Camp near Burns Lake", Aug 1912
  • Reproduction of BC Archives photograph depicting the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway entitled "G.T.P. Steel bridge across the Shuswap River, Mile 79, 12 miles east of McBride", [191-?]
  • Reproduction of BC Archives photograph depicting the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway entitled "Prairie Creek Bridge nearly completed, 5 miles west of Hilton", [191-?]
  • Reproduction of BC Archives photograph depicting the "McKenzie & Blais store", [191-?]
  • Reproduction of BC Archives photograph depicting the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway entitled "Linking up of Steel on G.T.P. Transcontinental, Fort Fraser", 1914
Groundhog coalfield
2000.23.1.025 · File · 1978
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of research collected regarding the Groundhog coalfield, 150 miles north of Hazelton and 95 miles northeast of Stewart. Materials include newspaper clippings, as well as reproductions of maps, mine reports, and an article. Highlights include:

  • Fleet Robertson, "The New Coalfield at The Headwaters of the Skeena River: North of Groundhog Mountain", 1912 (reproduction)
  • George Hanson, "The Groundhog Coalfield: British Columbia", 1949 (article reproduction)
Guy Lawrence
2000.23.1.067 · File · 1961-1962
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of material relating to Guy Lawrence who wrote the autobiographical "Forty Years on the Yukon Telegraph", which details his arrival in Canada in 1898 from England to prospect in the Klondike Gold Fields. While en route, a gold strike was made at Atlin, B.C. that was closer and changed his plans. Spending two years working in various mining camps in Atlin, Lawrence joined the Yukon Telegraph Line, which was just being completed. This line ran 1900 miles from Vancouver, B.C. through Ashcroft to Hazleton, Whitehorse and Dawson City. Up to World War I, Lawrence worked from isolated wilderness cabins, relaying messages and repairing lines. After serving overseas in the war, he ran the telegraph office in Stewart, which ran a branch line along the Portland Canal to the company town of Anyox. He remained in Stewart for 26 years, retiring in 1946. By this time, due to the wireless, most of the line had been abandoned. Materials include reproductions of articles, and a transcribed oral history from Guy Lawrence, copied from the BC Provincial Archives.

Haida Gwaii
2000.23.1.088 · File · 1970-1990
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of material relating to Haida Gwaii, formerly named the Queen Charlotte Islands. Materials include a book, pamphlets, a booklets, postcards, and a magazine. Highlights include:

  • Fern Henderson, "Queen Charlotte Islands, Trail Hikes and Beach Walks", 1978 (book)
  • Emily Carr College of Art and Design, "The Art and Nature of the Queen Charlotte Islands", [198-?] (pamphlet)
  • Queen Charlotte Islands Chamber of Commerce, "A Brief Guide to the Queen Charlotte Islands", [198-?] (pamphlet)
  • Province of British Columbia Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing, "Naikoon Provincial Park", 1982 (pamphlet)
  • British Columbia Ferry Corporation, "Northern Inside Passage", 1980 (pamphlet)
  • Tlell, Queen Charlotte Islands, "A Love Story Between Horse and Beach" [198-?] (pamphlet)
  • Queen Charlotte Islands Chamber of Commerce, "Home of the Haida, Canada's Western Isles", [198-?] (pamphlet)
  • Queen Charlotte Islands Islands Observer magazine, [1983?]
Hazelton
2000.23.1.058 · File · 1975-1984
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of collected research materials regarding the re-branding of Hazelton into a historic town. Materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, pamphlets, reproductions of articles, photographs, and a map. Highlights include:

  • BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Mule Train at Hazelton, B.C.", [191-?] (photograph)
  • BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Hazelton, B.C. Believed to be a Hudson Bay Pack Train", [191-?] (photograph)
  • BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Resembles terrain encountered in the Skeena area", 1865 (photograph)
  • Kasan, "An Authentic Indian Village Hazelton, British Columbia", [197-??] (pamphlet)
  • Hazelton, "Discover the Hazeltons - your Entrance to a New and Exciting Northern Frontier", [197-?] (pamphlet)
  • Parks Canada, "Kitwanga Fort National Historic Site", 1984 (pamphlet)
  • Hazelton, "Hand of History, Tour of the Hazelton Area Highway 16", [198-?] (pamphlet)
Henry J. Cambie
2000.23.1.014 · File · 1978
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of reproductions of reports, articles, newspapers, and documents containing information about Henry J. Cambie who was employed by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway as a land surveyor in 1867.

2000.23.1.060 · File · 1973-1982
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of material relating to various historical sites in British Columbia. Materials include pamphlets and newspaper clippings. Highlights include:

  • Yellowhead Western Canada Scenic Route, "Explore The Great New Yellowhead Highway", [197-?] (pamphlet)
  • Dawson City Museum, "Dawson Museum and Historical Society", [197-?] (pamphlet)
  • The Government of the Province of British Columbia, "Historic Barkerville Gold Rush Capital of British Columbia", [198-?] (pamphlet)
  • Kitimat Centennial Museum, "A Short History of Kitimat", [197-?] (pamphlet)
  • B.C. Provincial Parks Branch, "Let's Take A Walk!", 1974 (pamphlet)
  • Heritage Advisory Committee, "Heritage Conservation in your Community", [197-?] (pamphlet)
  • Cariboo Tourist Association, "The Nugget Route Scenic Circle Tour", [197-?] (pamphlet)
  • Lillooet and District Chamber of Commerce, "The Place Where Three Rivers Meet or Pap-Shil-Qua-Ka-Meen", 1973 (pamphlet)
  • Burnaby Village Museum, "The Living Village", [197-?] (pamphlet)
  • The Hallmark Society, "Richard Carr House', 1973 (pamphlet)
  • Historic Sites Advisory Board, "Historic Fort Steele", [197-?] (pamphlet)
  • The Museums Advisory Service Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature, "Museums in Manitoba 1982", 1982 (pamphlet)
Houston, BC
2000.23.1.063 · File · 1971-1979
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of material relating to the town of Houston, British Columbia and its namesake John Houston. John Houston (November 1850-March 8, 1910) was a newspaper publisher and politician in British Columbia. Materials include a postcard, a newspaper, and reproductions of articles.

2000.23.1.064 · File · 1972-1990
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of material collected relating to Indigenous Peoples of British Columbia, predominantly the Gitksan-Carrier people. Consists of information on traplines and land claims. Materials include newspaper clippings, pamphlets, a map, a reproduction of a thesis, a poster, and photocopied articles. Highlights include:

  • "The Indian Heritage Series" collectable coins, 1977 (pamphlet)
  • Robin Fisher, "Indian Warfare and Two Frontiers: A Comparison of Washington Territory during the Early Years of Settlement", 1980 (photocopied journal article)
  • Douglas Ridley Hudson, Masters Thesis, "The Historical Determinants of Carrier Social Organization: A Study of Northwest Athabascan Matriliny", 1972 (reproduction)
  • Map of "Band/Reserve Locations in Northern B.C."
  • "Northern Times Magazine", Vol. 6, No. 150 (Sept. 1, 181) and Vol. 7, No. 160 (May 23, 1982)
  • Jo-Anne Fiske Thesis, "And Then We Prayed Again: Carrier Women, Colonialism and Mission Schools", 1981 (reproduction)
  • Yinka Dene Language Institute, "Lest We Forget", [198-?] (poster)
Jean Jacques Caux "Cataline"
2000.23.1.020 · File · 1971-1993
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of research material regarding Jean Jacques Caux, known as "Cataline", who was a famous mule packer for the Hudson Bay Company. Materials include a newspaper clipping, notes, and reproductions. Includes Imbert Orchard's 1971 oral history work, "People in Landscape: Track 1 - Stories about the legendary packer Jean Caux (Cataline)".

Kitimat
2000.23.1.065 · File · 1972-1989
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of material relating to Kitimat and its recognizable features like trails, mines, and industries like Alcan. Materials include newspaper clippings, pamphlets, booklets, newsletters, and a magazine. Highlights include:

  • District of Kitimat, "Kitimat British Columbia Canada", [197-?] (pamphlet)
  • Alcan Smelters and Chemicals, "Hike Kitimat: An explorers' guide for the whole family", [197-?] (booklet)
  • Alcan Smelters and Chemicals, "Kitimat/ Kemano the first 25 years August 3, 1954-1979", 1979 (booklet)
  • "Kitimat through Eurocan's Eyes" , [after 1972] (promotional booklet)
  • Royal Canadian Legion, "The Bugle", 1980 (newsletter)
  • Kitimat Chamber of Commerce, "Visitors' Guide to Kitimat", [197-?] (pamphlet)
  • Alcan Smelters and Chemicals, "Alcan Smelter Tours 1978", 1978 (pamphlet)
  • Alcan Smelters and Chemicals, "Alcan in British Columbia", 1977 (booklet)
  • Kitimat Chamber of Commerce, "Fishing in Kitimat B.C.", [198-?] (pamphlet)
  • Alcan Smelters and Chemicals, "Alcan in British Columbia", 1972 (pamphlet)
  • Outwest Magazine, "Kitimat British Columbia", Vol.1 No. 1, 1975 (magazine)
2000.23.1.096 · File · 1970-1993
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of material relating to provincial lands surveys. Materials include newspaper clippings, a pamphlet, a booklet, a reproduction of the land survey act, and reproductions of articles. Highlights include:

  • Province of British Columbia, "Protecting Land Survey Monuments", [198-?] (pamphlet)
  • Nominal Roll, "The Land Surveying Profession in British Columbia", 1970 (booklet)
Lejac Residential School
2000.23.1.069 · File · 1969-1994
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of collected newspaper clippings regarding Lejac Residential School, a residential school near Fraser Lake, BC that operated from 1922 to 1976 by the Roman Catholic Church under contract with the Government of Canada.

Les Cox
2000.23.1.028 · File · 1977-1980
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of entirely of newspaper clippings collected regarding Les Cox who served in World War II under the first Special Service Force designed by Churchill and Roosevelt. Cox is also known for his position as a BC conservation officer for 32 years.

Louis LeBourdais
2000.23.1.068 · File · 1970-1980
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of material relating to Louis Adelbert LeBourdais (June 26, 1888 - September 27, 1947) was a telegraph operator, life insurance agent and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cariboo in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1937 to 1947 as a Liberal. LeBourdais had mining interests in the Barkerville area. He was also an amateur historian. From 1941 to 1948, he was a member of a Liberal-Conservative coalition in the provincial assembly. LeBourdais died in office in 1947. Materials include reproductions of articles, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.

Maps
2000.23.1.070 · File · 1967-1989
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of maps and pamphlets for British Columbia historic trails, waterways, historic towns, and geological features. Materials include newspaper clippings, placemats, pamphlets, and maps. Highlights include:

  • Parks Canada, "Fort Langley National Historic Park British Columbia", [198-?] (pamphlet)
  • North Pacific Cannery Village & Museum, "Discover British Columbia's Oldest Surviving Salmon Cannery Only 20 minutes from Prince Rupert", [198-?] (pamphlet)
  • Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing, "Barkerville Provincial Historic Park", 1986 (pamphlet)
  • Map, "Yellowhead Highway 16 West Gateway to Alaska", [197-?]
  • Columbia River Projects, "Mica Dam", [197-?] (pamphlet)
  • Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing, "Crooked River Provincial Park", 1980 (pamphlet)
  • Parks Canada, "Fort St. James National Historic Park", 1981 (pamphlet)
  • "Centennial Map of Canadian History and Achievements 1867-1967"
  • B.C. Hydro, "W.A.C Bennett Dam Peace River", 1971 (pamphlet)
  • Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing, "Tweedsmuir Provincial Park (south)', 1984 (pamphlet)
  • McKenzies M7 Trails West, "Explore the Canadian Rockies", [198-?] (pamphlet)
  • Department of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources, "Coastal Systems", 1968 (map)
Mining
2000.23.1.071 · File · 1960-1984
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of collected research materials regarding mines in British Columbia. Materials consist of a book review on "Rough Road to the North", compiled information written by Audrey L'Heureux on Thibert Creek mining, and reproductions of journal articles.

New Caledonia
2000.23.1.075 · File · 1975-1985
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of material relating to New Caledonia. Materials include a reproduced project report, a booklet, and a placemat. Highlights include:

  • Rod Fowler, "The New Caledonia Mission, An Historical Sketch of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in North Central British Columbia", 1975 (reproduced report)
  • Heritage Society of British Columbia, "New Caledonia, The Frontier Yesterday and Today", 1985 (reproduced booklet)
2000.23.2.24 · File · 1974-1980
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

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)
Olive Fredrickson
2000.23.1.048 · File · 1976-1984
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of collected research materials regarding Olive Fredrickson who was an author known for her novel "The Silence of the North". Materials include correspondence between Fredrickson and L'Heureux, a photograph, newspaper clippings, postcards, and reproductions of articles. Photograph depicts Olive Fredrickson in Prince George in the fall of 1977.

2000.23.1.077 · File · 1978-1989
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of research material relating to the Omineca Gold Rush which was a gold rush in British Columbia in the Omineca region of the Northern Interior of the province. Gold was first discovered there in 1861, but the rush didn't begin until late in 1869 with the discovery at Vital Creek. There were several routes to the goldfields: two were from Fort St. James, one of which was a water route through the Stuart and Tachie Rivers to Trembleur Lake to Takla Lake and the other was overland, called the Baldy Mountain route. A third route came in overland from Hazelton on the Skeena River and a fourth route used the Fraser River and crossed over the Giscome Portage to Summit Lake, through McLeod Lake, and up the Finlay River to the Omineca River. Materials include one large photograph from the BC Provincial Archives of Machanry of the SS Enterprise at Tremblay Lake in June 7th, 1913. Other materials include newspaper clippings and two photographic negatives of the machinery of the SS Enterprise.

2000.23.1.082 · File · 1977-1984
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of material relating to the Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company. Chartered as a private company in 1912 as the Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE), the company was acquired by the BC provincial government in 1918. In 1972 it was renamed as the British Columbia Railway and in 1984 it took on its present name of BC Rail. Materials include newspaper clippings, a report, correspondence, maps, a brief, reproductions of articles, a booklet, and a proposal. Highlights include:

  • Hi-Ballers Railroad Club, "The Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company", Vol. 3 No. 1 1960 (reproduction from magazine)
  • Province of British Columbia Department of Railways, "Pacific Great Eastern Railway also Proposed Extensions and Potential Resources of Central Interior and Northern British Columbia, 1949" (reproduction)
  • Province of British Columbia, "Royal Commission on British Columbia Railway, Interim Report on the Future of the Fort Nelson Extension", 1977 (booklet)
  • Ministry of Mines and Petroleum Resources, "Mineral Deposit-Land use Map - Figure 1", 1977 (map)
  • Ministry of Mines and Petroleum Resources, "Mineral Deposit-Land use Map - Figure 2", 1977 (map)
  • Ministry of Mines and Petroleum Resources, "Mineral Deposit-Land use Map - Figure 4", 1977 (map)
  • Ministry of Mines and Petroleum Resources, "A Brief Submitted to the Royal Commission on the British Columbia Railway", 1977 (booklet)
Pat Allan Morrow
2000.23.1.073 · File · 1980-1985
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of material relating to Patrick Allan Morrow who was a Canadian photographer and mountain climber. In 1986 Morrow was the first person to climb the Seven Summits in the Carstensz-Version. Materials include magazine clippings, newspaper clippings, and correspondence between Morrow and L'Heureux.

Peace River
2000.23.1.080 · File · 1982-1983
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of material relating to the Peace River. Materials include a newspaper, magazines, a booklet, pamphlet, and reproductions of correspondence. Highlights include:

  • Community West, "Dawson Creek the place to live", Vol 2. No. 7 1980 (magazine)
  • Grande Prairie Chamber of Commerce, "Welcome to Grande Prairie, A Visitors Guide", [197-?] (booklet)
  • District of Chetwynd, "Chetwynd Resource Centre of B.C.", 1982 (booklet)
  • B.C. Hydro, "W.A.C. Bennett Dam Peace River", [197-?] (pamphlet)
2000.23.1.107 · File · 1970-1990
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter A, including: Jim Adams, Joseph Manson Adams, Muriel Adams Rosenblatt, Richard Adkins, Dr. Terry Agnew, Dr. Agnew, Neil Brearley, Bob Algar, Henry Robert Anderson, Eva Allen, Helen Anderson, Charles John Anderson, and Tommy Hershel Armstrong.

2000.23.1.108 · File · 1970-1990
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter B, including: Herb Badey, Georgina Ball, Balmain, Joe Banyay, Marius Barbeau, Billy Barker, Fred Barr, Charlie Barret, Violet Baxter, Alfred Bayne, Joseph Beaudoin, Lulu Beaver, Sir Matthew Begbie, Alexander Begg, George Beirnes, Bill Bellos, Arthur and William Bellos, Irving Bell, Clarence Benson, Clear and John Berg, Edwin Berry, Pierre Berton, Leo and Juliette Bilodeau, Samuel Black, Edgar Blackwell, Guy Blanchet, Elinar Blix, Nan Bourgon, Gordon Bowes, Marc Boyer, Albert Bradley, Jim Briggs, Hugh Brody, Mardy Brown, and Eric Burr.

2000.23.1.109 · File · 1970-1990
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

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.

2000.23.1.110 · File · 1970-1990
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter D, including: Carl Davidson, Arnold Jean Davis, Foot Davis, Chiyo Deguchi, Walter Derrick, Martin Dettweiler, H.W. Detwiller, Capt. Doderich, Claude Dohler, Hunt Marion Doig, Chief Dornbierer, Capt. Douglas, David Douglas, William Duff, Wilson Duff, William Red Duncan, William Duncan, Bill Dungate, and Julie Durban.

2000.23.1.111 · File · 1970-1990
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter E, including: Vina Eby, Johnathon Edgar, Alfred N. Edmonds, Bill E.B. Edwards, Berger Eichen, Frieda Eichler, Gwen Ellis, Albert J. Elliott, Gwen Ellis, Lincoln Ellsworth, Vic Engstrom, Nick Eugenio, Gerry Evans, and Ruth Everson.