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Every family has a unique and special story. At the Royal BC Museum we have lots of stories—and histories—about British Columbia families. Come and explore! (Grades K-3)
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The world of filmmaking has changed dramatically over the years. Recording devices are now digital and they’re available to amateurs just about everywhere. Explore archival audio and film from the BC Archives to learn about home movies and amateur filmmaking through the career of Stanley Fox.
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How do we reconcile past wrongs? Look at documents and objects from the Royal BC Museum’s ethnology collection and archives to learn about the effects of Indian residential schools and think about how we can reach reconciliation.
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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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Look into documents and artifacts from the Royal BC Museum and Archives to uncover how the Chinese Canadian community was treated in BC’s past.
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Did you know that there has been a connection between China and BC for over 225 years? Explore the Royal BC Museum and Archives and use our collections to find out more about early Chinese Canadian history.
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It’s been more than 100 years since the beginning of the First World War. How can we now use artifacts, documents, and other primary sources to understand what life was like for people during this part of BC’s past?
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Jack Webster was a well-known British Columbian journalist. BCTV donated all of the Webster! episodes to the Royal BC Museum. What will you discover about BC's recent past from the Jack Webster collection?
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Explore the rich history of the people who learned and taught in St. Ann's Schoolhouse.
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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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Emily Carr is British Columbia’s most famous artist, but she was also a colourful woman who lived a life full of adventure. Learn about Emily’s love of animals and explore her life through some of the museum’s vast Emily Carr collection.
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Did you know BC is a language hotspot? Over 34 distinct indigenous languages are spoken here. Explore sounds, images, words and video about First Nations languages.
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Canada’s oldest Chinatown is in Victoria, BC. The Royal BC Museum exhibition Tradition in Felicities used video, photographs and the written word to celebrate the community of this national landmark. Teachers look for lesson plans in Watch!
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Documentary film and photographic images held in the BC Archives help us to remember the First World War. Watch video, see photographs and read about the war sometimes called The Great War.
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American botanist Mary Gibson Henry collected plants in northeastern BC in 1931. Her pioneering journey was recorded on film. Lucky for us, BC Archives has a copy.
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The role of the British Crown in Canada is mainly ceremonial, but the lieutenant-governor still plays a key part in the governing of British Columbia.
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Information Implicite ou Explicite
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Face Value vs. Inference
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Have We Got a Story to Tell!
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Punjabi Canadian Legacy
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Kitty White
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WWI Nurses
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Joe Shires
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WWI Christmas Cards
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OSBC Families Primary Module
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Little Pete and the Dollar Bill and Other Stories
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Warbrick Deans Final
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Warbrick Deans Letter
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Journal open to show entries for The Ox-Bow Incident and The Red Shoes
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Cover of a journal belonging to filmmaker Stanley Fox
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Excerpt from The Suetonius Version, 1952.
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Suite Two excerpt, 1947
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Stanley Fox on his first 16mm film footage
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This Week in History – Filmmaker Stanley Fox
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This Week in History Season 4 Episode 14 Mary Gibson Henry
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Stan Fox Story
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Island of Voices by RoyalBCMuseum
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Dance
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Mr. Coyote and Mrs. Coyote and their Magic Ladder.
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The Call Went Out
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Bean Sauce and Drums
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David Lai at the Immigration Building
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Gold Rush Photographer
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Thinking like a Historian: Reading Historical Photographs
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First Nations at Lytton
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Heron Claim Miners
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Men on Flume
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Stagecoach
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Barkerville Street
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Barkerville Street Scene
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Shaft Entrance
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Looking Closely: Photo Analysis Worksheet
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Tips for Teachers – Teaching: Using Historical Photographs in the Classroom
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Tips for Teachers: Using Historical Photographs in the Classroom
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EDITED_READBecoming an Oral Historian
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Roman
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George Lutz and Jack Vetlson
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Imbert Orchard
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Kelvyn
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Vlad
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Michal
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Nur Sabrina
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Joyness
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Ha
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Kohtaro
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Working&Quitting
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A Note on Sources
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Canadian Women at War
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Poem by Ellanore Parker
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Bantam Recruitment Notice
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Back of postcard from Murney Pugh
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Postcard from Murney Pugh
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Frank Swannell Diary
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Letter from King George to Ellanore Parker, 1918
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Onboard the Missanabie
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Frank Swannell
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BC Bantams Vancouver
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The Great War
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Frank Swannell Diaries
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A Request for Wages Not Paid to Chinese Workers (1865)
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A Chinese Coin to Raise Canadian Dollars
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Chinese Head-Tax Certificate, 1911.
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Chinese New Year
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SusanTreadwayHerbarium
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Ember Lundgren on Drex Live
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Arrival Re-enactment 1
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Sisters of St. Ann Route Map
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Prospectus
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TeacherGuide_ACenturyAgo
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St. Ann’s Schoolhouse and Helmcken House Re-Opened and Celebrated
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Sisters of St Ann Archives Goes to the Royal BC Museum
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Henry Nathan Jr
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Moose-hide Jacket
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Neversweat Tunnel
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Gold Rush Music Collection 3
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Shirley Chan
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Emily in “The Elephant”
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Rock Bay Bridge
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WooMonkeyTalesReadPDF-
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What About Woo?
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Art of Emily with Kathryn Bridge
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Emily Carr in Ottawa
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Emily Carr’s Birthday
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Storytellers and Language Keepers
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Language Champion: Renee Sampson
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Our Living Languages
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Sisters of St. Ann’s Archive Goes To RBCM – Shaw TV Victoria
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How Did I Become an Archaeologist
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Lesson plan for TiF video secondary
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Lesson plan for Tif video elementary
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Historic Romantic Elopement
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About Grace Bell
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Jolly Good Luck to Johnny Canuck (BC Remembers: The Great War) – Royal BC Museum
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This Week In History – Josephine Hart
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Mary Gibson Henry in BC
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Jon Joe (Chow) and Charlayne Thornton-Joe
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Bonita Mar and Lena Lee
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Reta Der, Corinne Wong and Gerald Quan
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Tradition in Felicities: Celebrating the History of Canada’s Oldest Chinatown
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Soldiers of the King (BC Remembers: The Great War) Royal BC Museum
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Tropical Valley Expedition
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Hornaday Letter Page Two
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Hornaday Letter Page One
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Uniform Label
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