Posts by Golden BC Museum

From 2000 Golden Memories Submitted by a member of the RCMP The first duty that the force performed in British Columbia was that of protecting Canadian Pacific Railway property and…

This story came directly from the book 2000 Golden Memories published by the Golden Museum in 2000 using stories that had been submitted. William Arthur and Sarah Deakin who passed…

Written by Arvid Johnson for 2000 Golden Memories in the year 2000. Albert was born in Golden on December 8t,h 1898, in a small log house which was the home…

By Jean King, granddaughter From 2000 Golden Memories Very little is known about Granddad Gables background prior to his immigration to Canada. He never spoke to his children about his…

From 2000 Golden Memories  James Norman Taylor By Thomas King This grand gentleman was born in Ottawa in 1871, of Scottish parents. In his youth he was a grand athlete,…

A Look At Logging by Manny Martin – from the Golden Star – June 20, 1963 It’s hard thing to describe a typical logging operator. Of the dozens of loggers…

From The Golden Star – February 9, 1956 Golden: Let’s Look At It The following unsolicited article was submitted for publication by one of our local readers. It is the…

From the Golden News, January 26, 2000 Yesterday’s News – Museum Memoirs by Colleen Palumbo This article came originally from the newspaper called the Golden Era and was written for…

The following is an article about Golden, from “The Golden Era” newspaper, December 7, 1895. “Distance, like time, frequently exalts the insignificant into importance and reduces the important to insignificance. For all interested, or whom it is desirable to interest, this sketch is intended. In an article…