Posts by Golden BC Museum
KID PRICE
Charles Percival Price was one of thirteen children raised in Colorado City. Times were hard, and it was necessary for the children to leave home as soon as possible. Price…
Read MoreFirst Airplane over the Canadian Rockies Crashes in Golden, BC
Ernest Hoy was born in Dauphin, Manitoba but during his childhood, his family moved to BC. Where he lived in Kelowna and Vancouver. He enlisted during the First World War…
Read MoreLove in Golden, BC
“George Love has been a resident of Golden since 1889 when his father came out to this province. They lived on the farm now owned by Tommy King (present day…
Read MoreWorst Flood Since Eighty-Four
In the next few days, it appears that Golden can expect some spring rainfall and with that, the rivers rise and people start to worry about flooding. The following is…
Read MoreFirst People of the Columbia Valley
First People of the Columbia Valley Everything you can see, every community you visiting the Columbia Valley, is located in the territory of the Ktunaxa people. Ktunaxa (pronounced tun-a-ha’) is…
Read MoreCPR Swiss Guides
In the year 1899, my father Edward Feuz, Sr., and Christian Haesler, Sr., came to Canada, engaged as Mountain Guides by the C.P.R. Co. They were accompanied by Charles Clark,…
Read MoreMoberly Tourist Resort
Moberly, BC, site of Walter Moberly’s camp became famous locally because of a resident that would come later. Stephan “Steve” Petriuk was born in Mamiesti Bukowine, a province of Romania…
Read MoreCPR SWISS GUIDES
In the year 1899, my father Edward Feuz, Sr., and Christian Haesler, Sr., came to Canada, engaged as Mountain Guides by the C.P.R. Co. They were accompanied by Charles Clark,…
Read MoreWixon House
The Wixon House, built in 1893, is a very special property located directly across the street from the hospital on a corner lot. Most local residents can pick it out…
Read MorePhantom Lake
In 1911 work began on the Kootenay Central Railway that ran from the Canadian Pacific Railway in Golden, BC, south towards Cranbrook, BC. The railway would open on this section…
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