Browsing Nanaimo History Project: 1976-2011 by Title
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History at Malaspina University-College
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 1997-11-13)Audio recording of Dr. Patrick Dunae's November 1997 presentation to the Nanaimo Historical Society about the history department at Malaspina University-College. Dunae gives an overview of the department including: the ... -
History of Ladysmith
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 1977-10)Audio recording of Ray Knight's October 1977 presentation to the Nanaimo Historical Society about the history of Ladysmith, BC. -
History of Newcastle Island
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 1997-10-09)Audio recording of Bill Merilees' October 1997 presentation to the Nanaimo Historical Society about the history of Newcastle Island. Merilees explains how the island was depicted on early maps of the area, and he also ... -
History of Port Alberni
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2001-02-08)Audio recording of Jan Peterson's February 2001 presentation to the Nanaimo Historical Society about the history of Port Alberni. Peterson, an author of multiple books about the Alberni Valley, focuses her talk on the ... -
History of the Newcastle townsite
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 1998-04-09)Audio recording of Christine Meutzner's April 1998 presentation to the Nanaimo Historical Society about the history of the Newcastle townsite, just north of Nanaimo's city centre. Meutzner, of the Nanaimo Community Archives, ... -
Honouring air crash sites
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2004-11-04)Audio recording of Paul Rankin's November 2004 presentation to the Nanaimo Historical Society about military air crashes on Vancouver Island during the Second World War. Rankin describes a project he has been working on ... -
John Muir
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2006-05-17)Audio recording of Daryl Ashby's May 2006 presentation to the Nanaimo Historical Society about John Muir. -
The Judge's wife
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2004-02-12)Audio recording of Louise Wilson's February 2004 presentation to the Nanaimo Historical Society about Eunice Harrison, who was Judge Eli Harrison's wife. -
Letters from the war
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2002-02-14)Audio recording of Dr. Stephen Davies' February 2002 presentation to the Nanaimo Historical Society about the Canadian Letters and Images Project. Davies, a history professor and director of the project at Malaspina ... -
Life in the Gulf Islands in the 1930s
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2005-11-10)Audio recording of Cy Porter's November 2005 presentation to the Nanaimo Historical Society based on his 2004 book, "Between the Isles: Life in the Canadian Gulf Islands." Porter shares several anecdotes about living in ... -
Life in Tofino in the 1920s
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2001-09-13)Audio recording of Tony Guppy's September 2001 presentation to the Nanaimo Historical Society about his childhood in Tofino, BC, in the 1920s. -
Making of a coal town: Nanaimo, 1852-1858
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2005-05-19)Audio recording of Dr. Richard Mackie's May 2005 presentation to the Nanaimo Historical Society about the early history of Nanaimo. Mackie's talk focuses on the period of 1852 to 1858, during which the Hudson's Bay Company ... -
Malaspina University-College: Past, present, and future
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2007-10-11)Audio recording of Dr. Patrick Ross' October 2007 presentation to the Nanaimo Historical Society about Malaspina University-College. Ross, Malaspina University-College's Vice-President, Student Services, outlines a history ... -
Melvin Swartout: west coast missionary
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2003-11-13)Audio recording of Jim Manley's November 2003 presentation to the Nanaimo Historical Society about Melvin Swartout, a missionary who worked on Vancouver Island, BC. -
Memories of bookstores and authors
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2003-05-15)Audio recording of Thora Howell's May 2003 presentation to the Nanaimo Historical Society about a bookstore she owned in Nanaimo BC, and the authors she encountered. -
Nanaimo 1875
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 1992-01-09)Audio recording of Anne Royle's presentation in 1992 to the Nanaimo Historical Society in which she reads excerpts from the city's newspaper, The Nanaimo Free Press, from the year 1875. Royle highlights several frequently ... -
Nanaimo 1900: The Boer War captures our citizens' imagination
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 1993-03-11)Audio recording of Anne Royle's presentation in 1993 to the Nanaimo Historical Society in which she reads excerpts from the city's newspaper, The Nanaimo Free Press, from the year 1900. The Boer War in South Africa is ... -
Nanaimo community heritage register update
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2001-03-08)Audio recording of Christine Meutzner's March 2001 presentation to the Nanaimo Historical Society about recent nominations to the Nanaimo community heritage register. Meutzner discusses approximately 12 nominations to the ... -
Nanaimo heritage
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2008-09-11)Audio recording of Chris Sholberg's presentation in 2008 to the Nanaimo Historical Society in which he talks about the City of Nanaimo's Heritage Conservation Program and about the Nanaimo Neighbourhood Network. Sholberg, ... -
Nanaimo mining history
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2001-10-11)Audio recording of T.W. Paterson's presentation in 2001 to the Nanaimo Historical Society in which he talks about the current state of coal mines in the Nanaimo area. Having explored former mining sites all over Vancouver ...
