British Columbia History Portal

Chronologies and Datelines -- North America -- Canada -- British Columbia

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BC150 Applied Arts Project, 1858-2008

A sesquicentennial project to celebrate the applied arts in BC between 1858 and 2008, this site includes a virtual museum depicting the history of "craft, design, architecture, graphic design, industr...

http://bc150.eciad.ca/

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BC150 Years

Note: The BC2008 Secretariat changed its name around mid-August 2007 to the BC150 Secretariat, but the URL remains bc2008.gov.bc.ca. The description as of 2007-08-30 reflects this name change. ...

http://www.bc2008.gov.bc.ca/

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Beyond the Map: The Explorers of the Pacific Northwest

Produced with the Maritime Museum of British Columbia for the Virtual Museum of Canada, this Web site examines the European colonization of the Pacific Northwest, the effects which it had on the First...

http://www.beyondthemap.ca

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Canadian Pacific Railway Archives

The Canadian Pacific Railway Archives in Montreal, Quebec, includes a gallery of historical photographs, artwork, a history of the CPR, and a CPR timeline.

http://www.cprheritage.com

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Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia

According to the front page (viewed 2008-03-30), "This site is about the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia between 1871 and 1885. There are 3 phases to this project. There is overlap in tim...

http://canyon.alanmacek.com/index.php/Canadian_Pacific_Railw...

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Chilliwack History

A presentation about the history of the Chilliwack area. Includes a timeline and image gallery.

http://chilliwack.museum.bc.ca/history/index.htm

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Elections BC

From its front page: "A non-partisan, independent Office of the Legislature, Elections BC is responsible for administering the electoral process in B.C. This includes provincial general elections and...

http://www.elections.bc.ca/

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Graveyard of the Pacific: The Shipwrecks of Vancouver Island

A Virtual Museum of Canada Web site jointly produced by the Maritime Museum of British Columbia, the Museum at Campbell River, the Vancouver Maritime Museum and the Underwater Archaeological Society o...

http://www.pacificshipwrecks.ca

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Mission Community Archives

Acquires, preserves and makes available historic records of Mission City. Site includes a brief narrative history and timeline of Mission.

http://www.missionarchives.com/

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Moodyville, A Lost Community

A Macromedia Flash-enabled presentation on the history of Moodyville, the earliest White settlement on the north shore of Burrard Inlet where the City of North Vancouver now exists. The site includes ...

http://www.cnv.org/moodyville

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