Gold Rush
Pathways
![Reading Photographs](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/header_a-03786-480x360.jpg)
9In 9 playlists
Every picture tells a story, but whose story? How can a single picture tell us a story about what happened long ago? To answer these questions historians have developed some thoughtful ways to read photographs.
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6In 6 playlists
In 1858 word of gold rang out in the Fraser Canyon, setting off a dramatic migration of people and propelling this once remote region of western North American into the modern age. What can you discover about BC's gold rush?
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![Man in the Middle](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Man in the Middle
Read![Gold Panning Tools](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2014sl0203007p-480x360.jpg)
Gold Panning Tools
Look![Weighing](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2014sl0203002p-480x360.jpg)
Weighing
Look![Up Country Miners](https://img.youtube.com/vi/T1DZMSKW1Yk/hqdefault.jpg)
Up Country Miners
Watch![Guangzhou to British Columbia](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RnKQx0eERUE/hqdefault.jpg)
Guangzhou to British Columbia
Watch![Gold and Fossils](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fVm9tv5YyJ4/hqdefault.jpg)
Gold and Fossils
Watch![Chinese Legacy in BC](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Chinese Legacy in BC
Read![Our Roots Are Here](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Our Roots Are Here
Read![Richard Alexander: Away from Home](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
Richard Alexander: Away from Home
Listen![Mud Silk](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Mud Silk
Read![Mud Silk](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SSLK_rfDoAY/hqdefault.jpg)
Mud Silk
Watch![Gold Rush Photographer](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Gold Rush Photographer
Read![Thinking like a Historian: Reading Historical Photographs](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Thinking like a Historian: Reading Historical Photographs
Read![First Nations at Lytton](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web_g-04397-480x360.jpg)
First Nations at Lytton
Look![Heron Claim Miners](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web_f-08565-480x360.jpg)
Heron Claim Miners
Look![Men on Flume](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web_f-08564-480x360.jpg)
Men on Flume
Look![Stagecoach](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web_b-04252-Stage-coach-on-the-Cariboo-Road-in-the-Fraser-Canyon-ca.-1898-480x360.jpg)
Stagecoach
Look![Barkerville Street](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web_a-03786-480x360.jpg)
Barkerville Street
Look![Barkerville Street Scene](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web_a-02051-480x360.jpg)
Barkerville Street Scene
Look![Tips for Teachers – Teaching: Using Historical Photographs in the Classroom](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Tips for Teachers – Teaching: Using Historical Photographs in the Classroom
Read![Tips for Teachers: Using Historical Photographs in the Classroom](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Tips for Teachers: Using Historical Photographs in the Classroom
Read![](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/weights-480x360.jpg)
Look
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Look
![Nam Sing](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/g-03059-480x360.jpg)
Nam Sing
Look![](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/f-04551-480x360.jpg)
Look
![2015sl0121084p](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015sl0121084p-480x360.jpg)
2015sl0121084p
Look![2014sl1211007p](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2014sl1211007p-480x360.jpg)
2014sl1211007p
Look![2007c0914021p](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2007c0914021p-480x360.jpg)
2007c0914021p
Look![Olympia Oyster](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/IMG7_Ostrea-lurida-480x360.jpg)
Olympia Oyster
Look![Gold Rush! Educator Resource Guide](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Gold Rush! Educator Resource Guide
Read![pdp00014-1200×718](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pdp00014-1200x718-480x360.jpg)
pdp00014-1200×718
Look![Revolvers-top-to-bottom-Samuel-Colt-1851-Colt-.22-1871-Whitney-revolver-1860-Ornate-revolver-1200×1140](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Revolvers-top-to-bottom-Samuel-Colt-1851-Colt-.22-1871-Whitney-revolver-1860-Ornate-revolver-1200x1140-480x360.jpg)
Revolvers-top-to-bottom-Samuel-Colt-1851-Colt-.22-1871-Whitney-revolver-1860-Ornate-revolver-1200×1140
Look![Turnagain-Nugget-Largest-existing-gold-nugget-from-BC2-1200×1033](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Turnagain-Nugget-Largest-existing-gold-nugget-from-BC2-1200x1033-480x360.jpg)
Turnagain-Nugget-Largest-existing-gold-nugget-from-BC2-1200×1033
Look![010-00060-001alt3-1300×880-1200×812](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/010-00060-001alt3-1300x880-1200x812-480x360.jpg)
010-00060-001alt3-1300×880-1200×812
Look![Henry Nathan Jr](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2014sl0904013p-1200x1120-480x360.jpg)
Henry Nathan Jr
Look![2014sl0904076p-1200×666](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2014sl0904076p-1200x666-480x360.jpg)
2014sl0904076p-1200×666
Look![Moose-hide Jacket](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2014sl0904150p-1200x1513-480x360.jpg)
Moose-hide Jacket
Look![2014sl1118137-150fsp-1200×740](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2014sl1118137-150fsp-1200x740-480x360.jpg)
2014sl1118137-150fsp-1200×740
Look![2014sl1118167p-1200×1043](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2014sl1118167p-1200x1043-480x360.jpg)
2014sl1118167p-1200×1043
Look![Tunnel Cart](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2014sl1118172p-1200x1112-480x360.jpg)
Tunnel Cart
Look![Rules and Regulations](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2014sl1128003-012fsp-1200x729-480x360.jpg)
Rules and Regulations
Look![2014sl1215007-014fsp-1200×618](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2014sl1215007-014fsp-1200x618-480x360.jpg)
2014sl1215007-014fsp-1200×618
Look![Neversweat Tunnel](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/a-00937-Shaft-entrance-of-Neversweat-Tunnel-Co.-Claim-Williams-Creek-Frederick-Dally-ca-1200x1040-480x360.jpg)
Neversweat Tunnel
Look![B-01506-Cataline-Cariboo-packer-Jean-Caux-ca1-1200×1490](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/B-01506-Cataline-Cariboo-packer-Jean-Caux-ca1-1200x1490-480x360.jpg)
B-01506-Cataline-Cariboo-packer-Jean-Caux-ca1-1200×1490
Look![Prospector](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/c-01274-1200x808-480x360.jpg)
Prospector
Look![dress_watch_thumbnail-1200×1641](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dress_watch_thumbnail-1200x1641-480x360.jpg)
dress_watch_thumbnail-1200×1641
Look![Gold-Nugget-1200×651](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Gold-Nugget-1200x651-480x360.jpg)
Gold-Nugget-1200×651
Look![B-01506-Cataline-Cariboo-packer-Jean-Caux-ca1-242×300](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/B-01506-Cataline-Cariboo-packer-Jean-Caux-ca1-242x300.jpg)
B-01506-Cataline-Cariboo-packer-Jean-Caux-ca1-242×300
Look![Gold Rush Music Collection 2](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
Gold Rush Music Collection 2
Listen![Gold Rush Music Collection 1](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
Gold Rush Music Collection 1
Listen![Tom-Bown-Alex-Phillips](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Tom-Bown-Alex-Phillips
Read![Tom-Bown-Black-Glass-V2](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Tom-Bown-Black-Glass-V2
Read![A Chinese Coin to Raise Canadian Dollars](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
A Chinese Coin to Raise Canadian Dollars
Read![Shirley Chan](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zbSHRQwLuq0/hqdefault.jpg)
Shirley Chan
Watch![Gold Miner](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/b-02948-480x360.jpg)
Gold Miner
Look![Royal BC Museum Curator, Lorne Hammond talks about Lieutenant-Governor Barnard](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tbX17vHU0ys/hqdefault.jpg)