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North Van sub dives deep for 113-year-old Russian treasure ship

North Van sub dives deep for 113-year-old Russian treasure ship

After being sunk for 113 years, a North Van's Nuytco DeepWorker team located the Russian ship in two days.
Vancouver's best haunted house has been assessed at $1,120,400

Vancouver's best haunted house has been assessed at $1,120,400

Photo Bob Kronbauer Recently assessed at $1.12 million, the creepy old rundown house at 3395 Charles Street has an odd draw to it. Boasting some serious Boo Radley charm, it's the best "haunted" house in the city if you ask me.
Long lost BC Tel commercials show "fashionable" phones from the 1960s

Long lost BC Tel commercials show "fashionable" phones from the 1960s

A Youtube channel with a local history bent, Vanalogue , recently dug up two sweet TV commercials that BC Tel put out in the 1960s.
750,000-piece LGBTQ+ history collection donated to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives

750,000-piece LGBTQ+ history collection donated to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives

The stories of Vancouver’s LGBTQ2+ community are now a permanent part of the city’s archives.
The first cross-country passenger train arrived in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­131 years ago

The first cross-country passenger train arrived in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­131 years ago

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives: Item: Can P6 On May 23, 1887, C.P.R. Engine 374 became the first transcontinental passenger train to arrive to Vancouver. According to Chuck Davis History of Metro Vancouver, the train was built by the C.P.R.
This historian is hosting a lecture about the heroic life of a pioneer nurse

This historian is hosting a lecture about the heroic life of a pioneer nurse

On Thursday May 24 , the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Historical Society will host a lecture by Lisa Anne Smith on "Emily Patterson: The Heroic Life of a Milltown Nurse". The talk is at 7:30pm at the Museum of Vancouver. All are welcome and entrance is by donation.
Revisiting B.C. History: The smallpox epidemic of 1862 (VIDEO)

Revisiting B.C. History: The smallpox epidemic of 1862 (VIDEO)

Sam Sullivan is publishing short video blogs that address B.C.’s most pressing issues. If you like this video please share. To see more Kumtuks Video Blogs visit Kumtuks.ca
Here's what the Hudson's Bay Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­flagship store looked like inside in 1931 (PHOTOS)

Here's what the Hudson's Bay Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­flagship store looked like inside in 1931 (PHOTOS)

You may not have been inside Vancouver's Hudson's Bay flagship store in years, but chances are you weren't in there in 1931, when these photos found the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives were taken.
The story of Billy Steeves, the stagecoach driver crushed by a tree on Granville Street

The story of Billy Steeves, the stagecoach driver crushed by a tree on Granville Street

Part of Richmond's pioneering Steeves family, Walter Herbert "Billy" Steeves drove a stagecoach between Richmond and Vancouver. He was just 27 years old when he was fatally crushed by a tree on what's now Granville Street.
V.I.A.'s B.C. history show has been nominated for two 2018 Leo awards!

V.I.A.'s B.C. history show has been nominated for two 2018 Leo awards!

The nominees of this year's Leo Awards were announced today and our BC Was Awesome history show is being recognized in two categories! The nominations are for Season Two of our series where we tour British Columbia digging up offbeat stories from its