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Image depicts a church in Wells, B.C.
Image depicts a church at an uncertain location.
Photograph depicts the exterior of an unidentified church with a steeple.
Photograph depicts the interior of an unidentified church decorated with tree boughs and a star.
Photograph depicts an unidentified priest and man standing in the doorway as a small house under construction.
Image depicts an old and abandoned, collapsing church at an uncertain location.
Image depicts the interior of an old, abandoned church at an uncertain location; possibly somewhere between Lillooet and Kamloops.
Image depicts the interior of an old, abandoned church at an uncertain location; possibly somewhere between Lillooet and Kamloops.
File consists of material relating to Adrien Gabriel Morice (27 August 1859 - 21 April 1939), a missionary priest belonging to the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. He served as a missionary in Canada and created a writing system for the Carrier language. Materials include a photocopied book written by Father Morice, newspaper clippings, and reproductions of journal articles.
Photograph depicts the interior of an unidentified church with a view of the central altar and pipe organ.
Photograph depicts a bride signing the register while a priest and her husband look on at an open air wedding at Surge Narrows. Handwritten annotation on verso states: "An open air wedding - at Surge Narrows" Stamped annotation on verso reads: “National Film Board Photograph (please credit)”
Photograph depicts three Anglican priests that served Nisga’a communities in the Nass Valley of British Columbia. They have been identified as (left to right): Father John Hannen (serving Gingolx, later Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Caledonia), Father John Blyth (serving Gitlaxt'aamiks), and Father David Retter (serving Laxgalts'ap).
Image depicts an Anglican Church at the Atlin Museum.
Photograph depicts families at Dedrickson’s Camp at Drury Inlet standing on a wharf on baptism day.
Image depicts an old Anglican Church in Barkerville, B.C.
Photograph depicts a church and unidentified building with a large fenced yard in the foreground. Annotation on verso of photograph states: "Bella Bella Church"
Photograph depicts the interior of a church decorated with white streamers. Annotation on verso states: "Canada, B.C., Indian(?) Bella Bella Church decorated for Christmas by Indian "decoration""
Image depicts a boarded up church in Shelley, B.C.
Image depicts a boarded up church in Shelley, B.C.
Image depicts a boarded up church in Shelley, B.C.
Image depicts a boarded up church in Shelley, B.C.
Image depicts a boarded up church in Shelley, B.C.
Image depicts a boarded up church in Shelley, B.C.
Image depicts a boarded up church in Shelley, B.C.
Image depicts a boarded up church in Shelley, B.C.
Item consists of transcript and tape summary of interview with Catholic Bishop Fergus O'Grady on his retirement as Bishop of the local Catholic Diocese of Prince George. Discusses also the Oblate Missionary Order and their history in Northern British Columbia. Also discusses the founding of the Prince George College.
Harkins, Bob
Image depicts a church and a row of houses in Bralorne, B.C.
Photograph depicts several houses and headstones built on a rocky shoreline with water in the foreground. Annotation on verso of photograph states: "Canada, B.C. Bella Bella - Indian Missions. Indian Grave houses and monuments"
Image depicts a church and several other buildings in Canoe Creek.
Image depicts a Catholic Church in Stewart, B.C.
Image depicts a Catholic church at an unknown location.
Image depicts the Catholic Church in Penny, B.C.
Image depicts a church, somewhere between Hazelton and Hagwilget, B.C.
Image depicts the interior of a church, most likely St. Mark's Anglican Church in Woodpecker, B.C.
Image depicts the interior of a church, possibly one in or near Barkerville, B.C.
Image depicts the interior of a church, likely in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts a church located near Mapes, B.C.
Image depicts a church located near Mapes, B.C.
Image depicts a church on a hill somewhere in Seton Portage, B.C.
Image depicts a church school in the community of Crescent Spur, B.C.
Image depicts a church in Deadman Creek, west of Kamloops, B.C.
Image depicts several children and numerous adults inside a church in Deadman Creek, near Kamloops, B.C.
Image depicts a Catholic Church in Dome Creek, B.C.
Photograph depicts a steeple on the side of a church. Annotation on recto of photograph states: "English Church, Port Essington, B.C."
Photograph depicts a group of nine men holding a flag and banner that states: "The Epworth League of The Methodist Church of Canada." Annotation on verso of photograph states: "Epworth League Officers Port Simpson This is a fair sample of the "shots" I made"
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Father Adrien Morice. Father Adrien Morice was a missionary and was ordained as a priest who came to British Columbia in 1880 to complete his ecclesiastical studies. After completing his schooling he was signed to the Williams Lake Mission where he worked closely with the Chilcotin peoples, learning their language and ministering. He continued to learn Chinook before moving to work at Stuart Lake with the Na'Kaztl'Tenneh Band in 1885, working with four divisions of the Carrier Tribes, the Alexandria, Quesnel, Blackwater, and Lhuskuz. Morice continued to use the Cree language and eventually published a monthly newspaper between 1881 and 1884 called "Tsettes Nahivelnik" (meaning "storyteller") using the Cree language. File primarily consists of handwritten notes by Kent Sedgwick regarding Father Adrien Morice and his work.
This file consists of photocopy reproductions of three oral history tape transcriptions of interviews with Father Pierre Poullet of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI). Poullet was active in missionary work in northern BC between 1937 and [1998?] ; these transcripts mention Lower Post, Telegraph Creek, Dease Lake, McDame, Fort Nelson, Muncho Lake, and the Alaska Highway. The transcripts are titled "Earlier tape", "Tape of Lower Post", and "Tape of Fort Nelson".
Photograph depicts an unmarked First Nations gravesite featuring two crosses at Moberly Lake.
Photograph depicts five First Nations children leaning over the deck on the M.S. Columbia. Stamped annotation on recto: “Oct – 64”. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “Mamalicula”
Image depicts a church in Fort St. James, B.C.