Videos
Videos
The Unknown Sentinels of Nelson
Shayne Kasai has just completed a film about five forgotten civil defence sirens on utility poles of Nelson. Why are they there?...
Rain and Rugged Terrain: A History of Chapman Land Survey
For more than a century, Chapman Land Surveying Ltd. measured and mapped the terrain of our province. In this presentation for the...
The Naming and Renaming of Vancouver Schools 1872-2022
Lindsay Gibson speaks on his research into the historic school names of Vancouver's three founding municipalities in this presentation for the Vancouver...
Author Anne Wyness on Vancouver’s James Inglis Reid Ltd.
The story of James Inglis Reid Ltd. – which operated from 1908 to 1986 – is about community, family, perseverance, and evolution....
A history of Haney
Hear first-hand about the history of Haney (now the downtown core of Maple Ridge) from the grandson of its founder.
Black Pioneers in BC: Economic, Political, and Social Influences
A video of a presentation by Fran Morrison has now been posted by the Friends of the BC Archives. It tells the...
History, heritage buildings, and murder
In a presentation to the Vancouver Historical Society, author Eve Lazarus tells a number of her favourite stories, from bellyflop contests to...
In Still Water- Avante Garde Hippies & The Grateful Dead – Professor Gregory Betts
The Vancouver Historical Society presents Poet and English professor Dr. Gregory Betts who discusses the impact of the Grateful Dead and the...
Students produce tribute to Semiahmoo First Nation
Semiahmoo Secondary students have created a film to strengthen ties with the Semiahmoo First Nation. Mehak Dhaliwal, Dasnoor Kaur, Jasmine Mangat and...
1926 footage of Namgis First Nation discovered
Vernon historian/videographer Francois Arsenault has discovered footage of the Namgis First Nation filmed at Alert Bay nearly a century ago.
