Links For Further Research or Reading
We are a member of the BC Historical Federation, which supports, promotes, and communicates diverse practices of public history in British Columbia
Many Slocan Valley Historical Society digitized records can be found online at BC Regional Digitized History
UBC Historical Newspapers: The Slocan Drill is on here, along with several upper Slocan Valley papers such as The Ledge and the Silvertonian
Doukhobor Discovery Centre: Check here for insights into the culture and history of the Doukhobor community
Japanese-Canadian Research:
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- Landscapes of Injustice – information on WW2 and Japanese Internment
- Landscapes of Injustice Research Database – provides access to thousands of records related to Japanese Canadian history and the dispossession of their property in the 1940s
- New Canadian Newspaper – an independent Japanese Canadian newspaper first operated in Vancouver and moved to Kaslo during WW2
Internment Audio-Visuals:
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- Headwaters podcast #16 is a fascinating look at internment in the Columbia Basin in the last 100 years. This 25 minute podcast reflects on the internment camps, the effects on the people, and the commemoration of this history.
- On FilmFreeway, you can follow one man’s experience with internment. Story by Chad Townsend.
Library & Archives Canada – this link takes you to WW1 Military records, which are available for free download
Royal BC Museum – for access to searching BC Vital Records
The Village of Slocan has a variety of pictures and stories on their website worth checking out
THE KÜTNE READER – is a rich collection of stories from acclaimed local historian Greg Nesteroff