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Project summary: "The overall goal of this project is to create 13 websites, each an archives of primary historical documents about a different unsolved mystery in Canadian history.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

Produced by the City of Victoria in cooperation with the Downtown Victoria Business Association, Tourism Victoria and the Provincial Capital Commission, you can explore Victoria's built heritage throu...

http://www.victoria.ca/visitors/wlkngt.shtml

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Kwagiulth Museum and Cultural Centre

The Kwagiulth Museum and Cultural Centre on Quadra Island opposite Campbell River, Vancouver Island, was opened in 1979 to preserve some of the returned 'Potlatch Collection' of ceremonial objects con...

http://www.crcn.net/arts/museum/kwaguilt/index.htm

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Ladysmith & District Historical Society

According to the About page, "The Ladysmith and District Historical Society was incorporated as a 'not for profit society' in 1999. Its purpose is to preserve the heritage of the town of Ladysmith....

http://www.ladysmithhistoricalsociety.ca/

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Metchosin School Museum

Museum located in Metchosin's first schoolhouse built in 1872. According to the site "Metchosin School was the first new school building to be opened in British Columbia after Confederation. The scho...

http://www.islandnet.com/~bchap/museum.html

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Metchosin's History, from Shipwrecks to Schooldays

The Metchosin School Museum Society created this site with the assistance of the BC Heritage Trust to describe the history and heritage of Metchosin, along with its heritage structure, the Metchosin S...

http://www.metchosinmuseum.org/

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Museum at Campbell River. Archives.

"The Archives Research Centre holds a wealth of information relating to the ethnography, settlement and industrial history of the northern Vancouver Island area. Collections include an extensive photo...

http://www.crmuseum.ca/archives/

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Mystery Quests

Utilizing documentary information presented in the various Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canada History Web sites, Mystery Quests provides another approach to utilizing the wealth of historical resource...

http://www.mysteryquests.ca

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Oak Bay Community Heritage Commission

The Oak Bay Community Heritage Commission develops and provides advice to Oak Bay Council on the community's built heritage. The Web site provides access to designated heritage properties, as well as ...

http://www.district.oak-bay.bc.ca/heritage/obchc.htm

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Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria

Informally organized in 1983, the Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria is a registered non-profit society whose members are "interested in the preservation of Victoria's beautiful and historic cemeterie...

http://www.oldcem.bc.ca

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