Posts by Golden BC Museum

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…

Nattrass and Vaughan Family from 2000 Golden Memories Frank Nattrass and Bessie Woodley were Married in Ontario in 1890. Responded to the call of the West and in 1891 traveled…

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…