For Further Research or Reading
We are a member of the BC Historical Federation
Many of our 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 – Culture and History
Japanese-Canadian Research:
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- Landscapes of Injustice – WW2 and Japanese Internment
- Landscapes of Injustice Research Database – documents
- New Canadian Newspaper – first operated in Vancouver and moved to Kaslo during WW2
Internment:
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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 FilmFreeplay, you can follow one man’s experience with internment. Story by Chad Townsend.
Library & Archives Canada – WW1 Military records are available for free download
Royal BC Museum – for BC Vital Records
The Village of Slocan has some pictures and stories on their website worth checking out
THE KÜTNE READER – Greg Nesteroff’s blog