Posts by Golden BC Museum

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…

The Province – Feb 3, 1945 They Routed the Rockies Railway Pathfinders Forged Steel Links from East With West By B.A. McKelvie Canada does not yet appreciate the immensity of…

Told by Frances Dunn to Baeda Feuz for Golden Memories 1958 James Dunne – of Irish descent was born in Timaru, New Zealand. He came to the Columbia Valley in…

William John McRae was the last of eight children of the marriage of Alex McRae and Jane Dey to migrate to British Columbia from the family farm in Glengarry County,…

Valley View Point by Chris Schiesser – May 6, 1970 Not many residents realize that Golden did possess both a band and a bandstand in its early prosperous days from…