Free online access to the Abbotsford Sumas and Matsqui News from 1922-1946. The UFV Library Heritage Collection houses print copies of the newspaper from 1922-1983.
The Abbotsford Sumas and Matsqui News documents the history of the Abbotsford and Fraser Valley area from 1922 to 1946. Local history events related to education, health, weather, religion, agriculture and daily life and customs are recorded. The local impact of significant events such as WWII or the Komagata Maru incident are also documented.
Images Canada
This centralized database allows visitors to search across the image collections of Canadian cultural institutions such as the Nova Scotia Museum, the Simon Fraser University Library, the Toronto Public Library and the Canada Aviation Museum. This is a great place to find images about Canadian history, people and events. Images found in this collection can be used for non-commercial purposes, but cannot be manipulated or modified. Proper credit to the image source must be given. See the “Copyright” page for more details.
"Government documents and records; private historical manuscripts and papers; maps, charts and architectural plans; photographs; paintings, drawings and prints; audio and video tapes; film; newspapers; and an extensive library of publications with a strong emphasis on the social and political history of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest."
The BCHF encourages interest in the history of British Columbia through research, presentation, and support. Access to the Federation's publications is available from this website.
Holds a variety of research materials including photographs, sound recordings, maps, books and written materials from families, individuals, churches, businesses, governments and community organizations.
"an interactive exhibit showing the home addresses of people from Chilliwack who died in the Great War and in the Second World War. The maps show the addresses of the men, or their families, before they left for Europe. "
Online collaboration between the City of Burnaby's Community Heritage Commission and a civic partnership representing the Heritage Planning Program, the City Archives, Burnaby Village Museum and Burnaby Public Library. The site provides access to all of the City's community heritage assets, heritage services and historic collections.
Collections include family histories, individual histories, historical photographs, oral histories, Mennonite Church and bible school files as well as other genealogical holdings
"Serves as a repository for all community records that document the social, economic, and political development of the District of Mission and the Fraser Valley Regional District Electoral Areas: I (Dewdney-Hatzic Island), J (Nicomen Island-Deroche), K (Lake Errock), and L (McConnel Creek-Hatzic Prairie)."
Archival holdings related to the history of Abbotsford, including maps, microform copies of the ASM/Abbotsford News December (1922 to present), and print copies of the Abbotsford Post (1910 – 1924). A Photo Archives database of local historical images is searchable by place, year, topic, and subject.
Records of the City of Richmond's Municipal government. Virtual exhibits include the history of Richmond's schools, a recent conservation project, the history of Richmond seen through the eyes of a high school student in 1923, an early account of the history of Lulu Island written by Thomas Kidd, and the Barker Letterbooks, outgoing correspondence (1905-1919) of the General Manager of British Columbia Packers Limited.
Holdings include: City of Vancouver government records (public records), records of non-government organizations, businesses and individuals (private records), visual records including historic photographs, maps, etc.
