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Historical Disciplines and Subjects -- Geography -- Regional-Community-Urban History -- British Columbia -- Kootenay (East and West) Region

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A Web of Understanding

Online exhibit based on the exhibit The Back Streets of Kootenay that opened at Fort Steele Heritage Town in the summer of 2001. "The exhibit examined the historic roots of prejudice and intolerance b...

http://www.fortsteele.ca/exhibits/understanding/intro.html

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Balance of Power: Hydroelectric Development in Southeastern British Columbia

A Virtual Museum of Canada site documenting the history of hydroelectric development in southeastern British Columbia through interactive maps, photographs and text.

http://virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Hydro/en/index.php

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Capturing History: Joseph Frederick Spalding: Photographer, Tourist, Visionary

Summary: "This website celebrates the early history of Fernie and the East Kootenay region of British Columbia as captured in the stunning photographs of Joseph Frederick Spalding. From dramatic scene...

http://www.maltwood.uvic.ca/spalding/

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Explosion on the Kettle Valley Line: The Death of Peter Verigin

This Web site explores the mystery of an explosion on a Canadian Pacific Railway train on October 29, 1924 that killed the Doukhobor leader Peter Verigin in British Columbia.

http://www.canadianmysteries.ca/sites/verigin/indexen.html

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Fernie and District Historical Society

Founded in 1964, the Fernie and District Historical Society operates the Fernie Museum, which opened in 1979.

http://www.ferniemuseum.com

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Forgotten Names, Forgotten Faces: In Memory of Cranbrook's Contribution to WWI

Online exhibit about Cranbrook's contributions to World War One.

http://www.fortsteele.ca/exhibits/wwi/main/index.asp

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Fort Steele Heritage Town

Fort Steele Heritage Town is operated by the provincial government as a heritage attraction. In addition to functioning as a living museum, Fort Steele maintains its own research archives. The Web sit...

http://www.fortsteele.ca

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Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History

Project summary: "The overall goal of this project is to create 13 websites, each an archives of primary historical documents about a different unsolved mystery in Canadian history. Each will be an a...

http://www.canadianmysteries.ca

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Historical Characters of Nelson, B.C.

Created by Patricia A. Rogers, this illustrated Web site presents information on some of the memorable individuals who inhabited and helped develop the city of Nelson.

http://www.historyofnelsonbc.ca

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Inonoaklin Virtual Museum

A Canada's Digital Collections site that recounts the history of Edgewood, B.C., and the Fire Valley, one of three communities in the Arrow Lakes region that flooded as a result of the construction of...

http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/Inonoaklin/defau...

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