The item is a photograph depicting a roadbed in a forest. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "roadbed."
Subseries consists of material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research relating to community life in Prince George. The files primarily consist of notes and newspaper clippings discussing life in Prince George during the 20th century. Subseries contains material on public services and infrastructure including fire protection, electricity, water towers, policing and jails, and medicine; the history of businesses including Northern Hardware; public events; and recreational activities including hockey, baseball, curling, skiing, tennis, soccer, lacrosse, boxing, horse racing, golfing, and art.
Photograph depicts a section of railway trackage with a pile of locks stacked beside the rail line, presumed to be located within or nearby Sinclair Mills, BC.
Photograph depicts the Sinclair Mills community hall, it includes a sign in front of the building reading "Welcome to Sinclair Mills, Community Hall".
Photograph depicts an open field and a dirt road surrounded by trees in an unknown location.
Photograph depicting a campground with log cabins and an open field surrounded by trees, presumably in Quesnelle Forks.
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).
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 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, clippings, and reproductions relating to Catholic churches in Prince George. File consists of material on the Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 887 Patricia Boulevard in Prince George; St. Fredricks Catholic Church in Giscome; and St. Joseph's Chapel at 1088 Gillett Street in Prince George. File predominantly includes printed photographs from The Exploration Place Museum database depicting various catholic churches in Prince George; and "St Joseph's Church" printed email from the Prince George Diocese Archives to Kent Sedgwick (17 Mar. 2010). Also includes photographs depicting a house at the address 1705 Fir Street in Prince George (2006).
The item is a photograph depicting a dip between two hills of Woodpecker Landing Road. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "cut at powerline Woodpecker Ldg. Rd."
The item is a photograph depicting a dirt road in Ten Mile Park, BC. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "in 10 ml park."
The item is a photograph depicting a roadbed in a forest along a barbwire fence. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "roadbed to road."
The item is a photograph depicting a roadbed in a forest. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "roadbed to road."
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Kent Sedgwick's research on Giscome. Includes: "Joe Rositano" typed transcript of an oral interview with Joe Rositano conducted by Dan Watt (14 Apr. 2000). Also includes photographs depicting various buildings in Giscome (2009), and a CD containing photographs depicting the Giscome town plans (2009).
Photograph depicts railway tracks, surrounded by trees on both sides.
Photograph depicting a residential building surrounded by trees in an unknown location.
Photograph depicting a camp ground, with fifth wheel's and vehicles parked in front of a lake, presumably taken at Quesnelle Forks campground.
Photograph depicting a log cabin with a woman sitting on the front porch, presumably Sue Sedgwick. The photograph is presumably taken in Quesnelle Forks.
Photograph depicting a campground and open field surrounded by trees, presumably in Quesnelle Forks.
Photograph depicting a campground with log cabins and an open field surrounded by trees, presumably in Quesnelle Forks.
Photograph depicting a river with rocks lining the shore and trees in the background, presumably at the campground in Quesnelle forks.
Subseries consists of material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research regarding transportation. Includes notes and research on airplanes, specifically Prince George aviation and the Junkers aircraft named "The City of Prince George"; highway transportation; the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway; ferry boat service including the Fraser River Fort George ferry, the Isle Pierre ferry, and the Miworth ferry; the Pacific Great Eastern Railway line; the British Columbia Railway; and the Canadian National Railway. Also includes essays and typed documents on railway history in Prince George.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Grand Trunk Pacific Railway stations. Includes 2001 and 2009 photographs depicting various Grand Trunk Pacific stations and areas along the railway.
The photograph depicts train tracks near Finmoore, B.C. in the summer. The front half of a dark coloured truck is seen on the right side of the photograph.
The photograph depicts twin train tracks near Finmoore, B.C. in the summer.
The photograph depicts Barry McKinnon standing on train tracks near Finmoore, B.C. in the summer.
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Penny station. Also includes photographs depicting the Penny train station (1980?).
File consists notes and reproductions relating to the Dunster station and Mcbride station. Includes: "Re: Dunster Station - Grants, etc". typescript letter from Derek Trimmer, Heritage Advisory Committee, to Karen Craigue, Dunster Community Association (21 Apr. 1988) and "Proposal for the Acquisition, Restoration and use of the Dunster C.N.R. Station" typescript document prepared by Heritage Committee of Dunster Community Association (Feb. 1986). Also includes a photograph depicting the Dunster station (1980?).
The photograph is of a painting of the Goat River railway station, painted by Vivian Antoniw. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "Vivian Antoniw painting donated to Railway Mues. AM 2009."
The photograph depicts the Goat River railway station next to twinned rails. The station is abandoned with missing doors and windows. The number 4 is written on the photograph in marker and circled. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "Photo Credit J. K. Sedgwick Goat River, c. 1978."
File consists of notes and typed transcripts of various oral interviews relating to a Japanese internment camp between Giscome and Willow River during World War II.
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Japanese internment and work at Sinclair Mills during World War II. File also includes photographs depicting the pit and field site for the old North Road camp for Sinclair Mills, where Japanese internment workers worked (2010).
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the gold rush in Quesnel and Likely, British Columbia. Includes: "Guide to the Goldfields: Cariboo Country" newspaper edition (1998); "Cariboo, Chilcotin Coast, Likely" brochure published by Likely & District Chamber of Commerce [199-]; "The UNBC Quesnel Rover Research Centre" pamphlet published by the University of Northern British Columbia (2002); "New Nugget Restaurant" paper placemat (1972); and "Likely" brochure from the Likely Chamber of Commerce [198-]. Also includes photographs depicting a camping trip in Likely, British Columbia (2010).
The item is a photograph depicting two cabins at Quesnel Forks. A sign states, "Rooson St." Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "Quesnel Forks 2010."
The item is a photograph depicting a cabin at Quesnel Forks. There is a sign on the cabin that states, "Happy 150th Anniversary Cariboo Gold Rush 1859 - 2009."
File consists of clippings related to the Peace River region. Also includes photographs taken by Kent Sedgwick depicting Mackenzie, BC and the Peace River region (2003).
Subseries consists of material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research regarding Indigenous Peoples within British Columbia. These files primarily consist of audio recordings and transcripts of personal oral interviews, documents regarding perceptions of Indigenous peoples, research on historical interactions, Dakelh (Carrier) language, and treaty information including the Nisga'a treaty and Treaty 8. Includes materials on the Carrier Sekani First Nations whose traditional territory includes north central British Columbia and includes the Ts'il Kaz Koh First Nation, Nadleh Whut'en, Saik'uz First Nation, Stellat'en First Nation, Takla Lake First Nation, and Wet'suwet'en First Nations.
Subseries consists of materials collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research on prominent individuals within Prince George and northern/central British Columbia. These individuals include various photographers, John Warren Meyer, Fannie Kinney, Father Adrien Morice, Henry Spencer Palmer, and Bridget Moran. The files also contain various other obituaries and materials regarding prominent individuals in Prince George.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to flooding in Prince George. Includes: "RE: Ice Jams in Nechako River at Prince George" typescript letter from Peter Campbell to Graham Farstad (30 May 1984) and "Floods" typed document by Kent Sedgwick (1 Feb. 1996). Also includes photographs depicting low water and flooding in Prince George (1937 and 2006).
During the 1980s, Agriculture Canada pedologists Scott Smith (retired from Summerland Research Station, formerly based in Whitehorse) and Charles Tarnocai (retired from Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa) had a large field program which addressed the trends in soil development in the central Yukon. Across this region, particularly between Whitehorse and Dawson City, the land surfaces and surficial deposits vary greatly in age due to the differing extents of glaciations over the past ~2 million years.
This work built on a pioneering study from the previous decade:
Foscolos, A.E., N.W. Rutter, and O.L. Hughes. 1977. The use of pedological studies in interpreting the Quaternary history of central Yukon Territory. Bulletin 271. Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa. 48 p. https://doi.org/10.4095/103066
Tarnocai and Smith presented their results in two publications:
C. A. S. Smith, C. Tarnocai, and O. L. Hughes. 1986. Pedological investigations of Pleistocene glacial drift surfaces in the central Yukon. Géographie physique et Quaternaire, 40 (1): 29–37. https://doi.org/10.7202/032620ar
Tarnocai, C. and C. A. S. Smith. 1989. Micromorphology and development of some central Yukon paleosols, Canada. Geoderma 45 (2): 145-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7061(89)90047-5
Tarnocai and Smith shared the unpublished data and soil samples from this work with Dr. Paul Sanborn, and this resulted in a student project published as:
Daviel, E., P. Sanborn, C. Tarnocai, and C.A.A. Smith. 2011.Clay mineralogy and chemical properties of argillic horizons in central Yukon paleosols. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 91: 83-93. https://doi.org/10.4141/cjss10067
The item is a photograph depicting a dirt road in Ten Mile Park, BC. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "in 10 ml park."
The item is a photograph depicting Clanston Road. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "Clanston Rd."
The item is a photograph depicting a roadbed in a forest. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "roadbed mn road."
The item is a photograph depicting a hiking trail West of Osprey Rd. in BC. Annotation on the reverse side of the photograph states, "W. of Osprey Rd."
The item is a photograph depicting a pit along the North Road camp for Sinclair Mills. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "N Road pit."
The item is a photograph depicting North Road camp for Sinclair Mills looking South. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "North Rd camp 2010, looking S."
File consists of a letter opener gifted from Wenzhou University in China.