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History In The News
Brad MacLeod, "B.C.'s
Oldest Colonial-Era Cemetery Is Now An Unassuming Park In Downtown Victoria,"
Chek News, February 22, 2025.
Brad MacLeod, "Victoria's
Trolley Era: Revisiting When Streetcars Crisscrossed The Capital Region,"
Chek News, December 28, 2024.
Sidney Coles, "How
A Pair Of Shoes Kickstarted Black History In Victoria,"
Capital Daily, December 10, 2023.
Tom Hawthorn, "The
Englishness Of Victoria Is Tourist Hokum,"
The Tyee, May 22, 2023.
Emily Vance, "How
Canada's Pacific Fleet Shaped Greater Victoria Over Two Centuries,"
Capital Daily, May 1, 2021.
Ann Edelstein, "Blackouts
And Gas Attack Scares: Victoria During The Second World War,"
Capital Daily, May 8, 2020.
Roxanne Egan-Elliott, "Of
Cultures And Communities: A Chance To Discover Who We Are,"
Times Colonist, November 24, 2019.
Nina Grossman, "Victoria
Landmarks Provide Journey Through Culture And History Of First Nations,"
Victoria News, June 14, 2019.
"Plaque
Honouring Black Pioneer Mifflin Wistar Gibbs Unveiled In Victoria Park,"
Times Colonist, May 4, 2019.
John Lutz et al., "Island
Voices: Teahouse Plan Offers A Vision For Esquimalt,"
Times Colonist, April 14, 2019.
Hans Tammemagi, "Walking
The Crossroads Of Central Saanich History,"
Quesnel Cariboo Observer, December 4, 2018.
Mike Graeme, "A
'Deeper Rooted History,'"
Martlet, October 18, 2018.
"Unreserved
Visits Victoria: Can A City Rooted In Colonial History Be A Progressive Site
For Reconciliation?,"
Unreserved, CBC, May 17, 2018.
John Mackie, "This Week In History: 1894 -- The Province Makes Its Debut As A Weekly In Victoria," Vancouver Sun, March 2, 2018.
Deborah Wilson, "Citizens'
Efforts Reveal Historic Roots In Suburbs West Of Victoria,"
CBC News, February 23, 2018.
Bill Cleverley, "Peek
Into Victoria's History Gets Easier With Searchable Online Archive,"
Times Colonist, February 9, 2018.
Michaela Ludwig, "Victoria's
Big Snow Of 1916,"
British Columbia Magazine (November 2, 2016).
Mohammed Marwen Meddah, "This Week In History: Victoria Shaken Up By Murder In 1923," Vancouver Sun, March 4, 2016.
Doreen Marion Gee, "A Rich History Beneath Our Feet!," James Bay Beacon, June 3, 2015.
Dirk Meissner, "Victoria's Chinatown, A Walk Through History And Even The Bricks Mean Long Life," Times Colonist, February 16, 2015.
T. W. Paterson, "What Stories Victoria's Old Burial Ground Tells," Cowichan Valley Citizen, January 29, 2015.
"John A. MacDonald's Victoria Connection," All Points West, CBC, January 11, 2015.
Doreen Marion Gee, "Racism And The Pox," James Bay Beacon, December 5, 2013.
Richard Watts, "The
Woman Behind Ross Bay,"
Victoria Times Colonist, June 20, 2013.
Doreen Marion Gee, "Ross Bay Cemetery's Early Days," James Bay Beacon, September 6, 2011.
Stephen Harrison, "Discovering B.C. History In Ross Bay Cemetery," James Bay Beacon, June 2, 2011.
"First Nation Members Bury Ancestors' Remains," CTV News, June 13, 2008.
"B.C. Band Repatriates Ancestral Remains From Museum," CTV News, June 12, 2008.
"Bones Of Coast Salish Back On Vancouver Island," CTV News, June 12, 2008.
Web-Sites
A City Goes To War,
1914-1918:
Chinese In Victoria During World War I:
Fort Victoria Journal, 1846-1850:
Salish And Other First Nations Markers And Places In Victoria, B.C.:
Victoria's
Chinatown -- A Gateway To The Past And Present Of Chinese Canadians:
Virtual
Victoria 1891 -- View From The Steeple:
Video And Audio Sources
"From
Harling Point," NFB
(2003, 40 mins.): The history of Victoria's Chinese cemetery.
"Secret
Victoria: Rush To Freedom,"
Storyhive, September 3, 2019 (17 mins.):
"Is Victoria Home To North America's Oldest Chinatown?," Secret Life Of Canada, CBC Podcast, May 28, 2019.
"Wilkinson Road Jail," Episode 4, Season 2, This Week In History, Royal B.C. Museum, October 5, 2013.
NIC Database History In The News
Richard Watts, "Remembering A Gold Rush Pioneer, Again; The Town Bearing His Name Is Gone, But Peter Leech Made His Mark," Victoria Times-Colonist, July 13, 2014.
John Bryant, "Songhees Treasure Long History," Victoria Times-Colonist, October 19, 2013.
"Names Reflect Culture, History," Victoria Times-Colonist, May 18, 2013.
Katherine Dedyna, "Esquimalt Road One For The Ages," Victoria Times-Colonist, December 2, 2012.
Graham Brazier and John Lutz, "Victoria's Early History Bursts From The Archive; Fort Victoria Journal Offers A Snapshot Of Life In The Colony Between 1846 And 1850," Victoria Times-Colonist, July 15, 2012.
Randy Boswell, "Historic West Coast Sketch My Fetch $50,000; Depiction Of 'Friendly Indians' By Artist On Capt. Vancouver's Ship Is One Of First Images Of Area," Vancouver Sun, May 5, 2012.
Dave Obee, "An Engaging History Of View Royal's Earliest Days," Victoria Times-Colonist, February 19, 2012.
Stephen Hume, "Cutting Away At B.C.'s Anglican Roots; The Faith's Oldest B.C. Church, Founded In 1862, Is Facing Its Demise," Vancouver Sun, April 5, 2010.
Andrei Bondoreff, "CPR Wanted 1900s Victoria To Be The New Calgary," Victoria Times-Colonist, July 12, 2009.
Adrian Chamberlain, "We Can Learn A Lot From The History Buried In Our Land," Victoria Times-Colonist, October 12, 2008.
Dave Obee, "Our Place, On Patrol Since 1858; Victoria Force Marks 150 Years This Week, Making It The Oldest In Western Canada," Victoria Times-Colonist, July 6, 2008.
Dave Obee, "City's Cemeteries Tell The Tale Of The Early Days Of Victoria," Victoria Times-Colonist, April 6, 2008.
Dave Obee, "One Man's Gift To Future Historians; Robert Taylor Williams Is To Be Thanked For His History Column And Directories," Victoria Times-Colonist, January 27, 2008.
Dave Obee, "Empress Hotel Helped Lay Foundation For City's Future," Victoria Times-Colonist, January 20, 2008.
Matthew Gauk, "Beacon Hill Park Turns 125," Victoria Times-Colonist, June 17, 2007.
Dave Obee, "History Makes A Case Against The Murals," Victoria Times-Colonist, May 1, 2007.
Stephen Hume, "The Murals Are What They Are," Vancouver Sun, March 21, 2007.
Rob Shaw, "Legislature Land Dispute Settled At Last," Victoria Times-Colonist, November 19, 2006.
Jim Hume, "Work Point, Wark Street Named After Same Man," Victoria Times-Colonist, April 23, 2006.
Lindsay Kines, "10 Things You Didn't Know About The Legislature Buildings," Victoria Times-Colonist, July 24, 2005.
Janis Ringuette, "Ancient Burials On Beacon Hill," Victoria Times-Colonist, April 3, 2005.
Janis Ringuette, "'Ideal Society' Touted Here: Series -- History Of Beacon Hill Park," Victoria Times-Colonist, February 20, 2005.
Dave Obee, "Portraying The Past," Victoria Times-Colonist, April 11, 2004.
Stephen Hume, "The Story Of The Songhees Is Our Story, Too," Vancouver Sun, March 20, 2004.
Lynne Bowen, "A Man Of Contradictions," Victoria Times-Colonist, September 28, 2003.
"Papers Mirrored Victoria's History," Victoria Times-Colonist, August 26, 2003.
David Colterjohn, "New Evidence Surfaces About Sir Francis Drake," Montreal Gazette, July 26, 2003.
Danda Humphreys, "City Hall Is Born," Victoria Times-Colonist, June 30, 2002.
Danda Humphreys, "The Pride Of The Province: Building Victoria Looks At The Legislative Buildings," Victoria Times-Colonist, May 26, 2002.
Danda Humphreys, "Two For The Show," Victoria Times-Colonist, March 17, 2002.
Stephen Hume, "Legislature Is On Our Land," Vancouver Sun, August 25, 2001.
John Bryant, "She Still Reigns Over Us," Victoria Times-Colonist, May 20, 2001.
Dave Obee, "The Changing Face Of History," Victoria Times-Colonist, April 15, 2001.
Danda Humphreys, "From Blight To Bloom," Victoria Times-Colonist, March 25, 2001.
John Bryant, "Legislative 'Musings,'" Victoria Times-Colonist, March 11, 2001.
Danda Humphreys, "A City Of Bridges," Victoria Times-Colonist, March 4, 2001.
Danda Humphreys, "There's A Story To That Point," Victoria Times-Colonist, January 7, 2001.
Joel Freedman and John Lutz, "Take A Tourist View Of Our History: Victoria's Image Based On Selective Version Of The Past," Victoria Times-Colonist, October 1, 2000.
"Drake Reportedly Visited B.C.," Edmonton Journal, August 5, 2000.
Valerie Green, "The Oldest House In Saanich," Victoria Times-Colonist, February 20,2000.
Betty Brightwell, "Esquimalt Road -- First Route On B.C.'s Map," Victoria Times-Colonist, November 28, 1999.
Danda Humphreys, "Canny Scot Makes Good," Victoria Times-Colonist, April 18, 1999.
Judith Isabella, "Walk With The Dead," Victoria Times-Colonist, December 13, 1998.
Patrick Murphy, "Paper Was Established With One Goal," Victoria Times-Colonist, September 1, 1998.
Danda Humphreys, "Street Where You Live -- Tolmie," Victoria Times-Colonist, May 3, 1998.
"Fort Victoria," Victoria Times-Colonist, January 5, 1997.
Betty Brightwell, "Her First Christmas Was Not A Joyful One," Victoria Times-Colonist, December 3, 1995.
Maureen Funk, "Colquitz -- A Watershed Of History," Victoria Times-Colonist, May 15, 1995.Claire Heffernan, "Songhees Legacy," Victoria Times-Colonist, September 4, 1994.
John Adams, "Crossroads Of The Empire," Victoria Times-Colonist, August 14, 1994.
Charles Lillard, "Victoria Calvacade," Victoria Times-Colonist, December 23, 1993.
Articles
Larry McCann, "John Olmsted's Uplands: 'Victoria's Celebrated Residential Park,'" BC Studies (Spring 2014): 11-37.
Patrick A. Dunae, "Making The Inscrutable, Scrutable: Race And Space In Victoria's Chinatown, 1891," BC Studies (Spring 2011): 51-80.
Miscellaneous
Victoria Newspapers, 1858-1936:
Kempling, James S. "A City Goes To War: Victoria In The Great War 1914-1918." Ph.D. Dissertation (History): University Of Victoria, 2019.
Richards, Arthur Tylor. "(Re-)Imagining Germanness: Victoria's And The 1915 Lusitania Riot." M.A. Thesis (History): University Of Victoria, 2012.