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ARTICLESHISTORY / ANTIQUESShowing 1 - 15 of 96 articles. 
The NickelBy Gipp Forster A nickel could go a long way in what my kids always refer to as the “Olden Days.” It could buy a small bag of candy or popcorn at a movie matinee or five black licorice whips or an ice-cream cone or a bottle of pop; soft drinks were a treasure if you had that coveted nickel. 
Seeking the PathfinderBy Judee Fong Nancy Marguerite Anderson’s first book, The Pathfinder, is a tribute to her great-grandfather Alexander Caulfield Anderson, one of British Columbia’s little-known early explorers, fur traders, map-makers, artists and writers. 
Real RomanceBy Dee Walmsley Valentine’s Day conjures up images of Hollywood-style romance. But when it came to the marriage proposals of these local seniors, asking the father’s permission, getting down-on-one-knee and saying those four little words “will you marry me?” were seldom the reality. 
Captivating KyivBy Irene Butler My great-great-grandmother was born in a village near Kyiv, and although ties to our family line in Ukraine have long been lost, I feel the tug of my ancestral roots as I step onto Kyiv soil. 
Growing Up With RadioBy John Bryan How could Guglielmo Marconi know in 1901 that his new radio system, developed for transmitting Morse code across the Atlantic, would transform the world? For any kid growing up in the 1940s and ‘50s, and certainly for those living in remote areas, radio was akin to a miracle. 
Telling it Like it WasBy Margaret Growcott Ask retired high school teacher Julia Turner what her favourite subject is and she will undoubtedly say “History.” This history, however, isn’t a high school subject but the recounting of her illustrious Irish family.
An Up and Down StoryBy Richard Bauman Getting dressed in the morning will likely mean encountering one of the most baffling devices ever invented and produced — the zipper.
Fashion Through the AgesBy Nadine Jones We have all seen dresses on dogs and chinos on chimps, but over the millennia, clothing has been a uniquely human adaptation, evolving from animal skins worn by hairy cave dwellers to... well, animal skins worn by hipster café dwellers.
Sun Myths - know the factsBy News Canada Think you're a sun safety expert? You'd be surprised at the myth busters we have here. 
A Town Lost in TimeBy W. Ruth Kozak Port Townsend is a town caught in a time warp. As I drive off the ferry from Whidbey Island, I feel as though I'm taking a giant step back into the past. 
Golden Getaway in the CaribooBy Elizabeth Godley We're visiting Scout Island, the nature sanctuary near the town of Williams Lake, a favourite haunt for many bird species, including hummingbirds, wood ducks, ospreys, yellow-headed blackbirds, flycatchers, woodpeckers, yellow warblers and blue herons. 
Old Town. Young Heart.By Chris Herbert Dirty Dan Harris founded Fairhaven, Washington with visions of the Great Northern Railway terminus dancing in his head.
I Remember the KahlokeBy Dave Baker On a sunny July day in 1953, playing on the sandy beach at Departure Bay, I saw an odd-shaped vessel out towards Brechin Point. It looked like a long-house trailer with a funnel on top. I thought it might be the Black Ball ferry that everybody had been talking about. It was to service the newly created run between Departure Bay and Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver. 
A Right Royal DoBy Michael Rice With all the fanfare of another royal event upon us, it got me thinking that many Canadians, especially those of us in the farthest outpost of the Empire, have accumulated much with a "royal" connection. |
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