Posts by Golden BC Museum

By Ken Clippingdale for Golden Memories 2000 One year the baseball team acquired a player as a pitcher who was Aboriginal. Mose was very good on the mound, having a…

From the Golden Star – Oct 31, 1984 Dr. Taylor Retires Finishing 30 years of service to the community, Dr Jim Taylor looks like he just is ready to start.…

Nostalgia – Oct 5, 1977 A regular feature of the Golden Star by Lila Spencer Audrey and Gottnar Hedberg live today not far from their childhood homes in the Blaeberry…

This story was written by Nora Toots Holt Reid in 1978 and included in Golden Memories 1982 and in Golden Memories 2000. The Holt family arrived in Golden from Minnesota…

From Golden Memories 2000 Golden Volunteer Fire Department The mountain community of Golden has one of the oldest organized Fire Protection Brigades in British Columbia. A community meeting was held…

Described as “the master outlaw of the American west,”16-year-old Bill Miner was leading his own gang when he robbed a Wells Fargo stage in California in 1863. This was just the beginning of a long career that…

From The Province, Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, November 27, 1927 How Shuswap Indians Came to Kootenays 100 Years Ago By B.R. Atkins To anyone casually familiar with, or interested in…

Ted Jacobson has a rich and fascinating history in Golden, BC! His life story, filled with personal memories and historical anecdotes, paints a vivid picture of the town’s past. From…

The Story of Boat Encampment By L.G. Temple – Reprint from the Mica Murmur – Golden Star, Mar 3, 1966 “Boat Encampment” is an odd name to be given a…

Early Schools In Golden, BC The early history of schools in Golden, BC, is quite fascinating! The first recorded school dates back to 1895, with 40 pupils enrolled in a…