Posts by Golden BC Museum

Peter Sebastian known to many as Golden’s first mayor, wasn’t elected by an overwhelming majority or appointed by counsel, but rather was the brunt of many bad jokes. In 1884,…

Kingsclere Ranch and Braisher Family History as written by Bob Braisher Alfred Braisher left Staines, Middlesex, England in 1906 and travelled to Peterborough, Ontario. He stayed with his aunt, Louis…

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…

Written by Colleen Palumbo, photo credit Golden Museum and Archives To truly understand the power of the press, one has to have read an editorial written by pioneer printer, John Houston. John Houston was…

Written by Colleen Palumbo for Turning Back the Pages in 2014 Elizabeth Thatcher was a women of character who came to the Columbia Valley in 1909, with her husband, the Rev. Ernest Thatcher,…

The Whiskey Trail From the Book Kinbasket Country published by the Golden & District Historical Society – 1972 During construction the whole of the north-west was “dry”, and in British…

This article was researched and written by Jim Sime for the Golden Rod and Gun Club. It was submitted for publication in 2000 Golden Memories. The first travel by non-natives…

The following article was written by Carl Moren and submitted to the collective history held at the Golden Museum. it was contributed in 2000. Carl died at age 94 in…

Elizabeth Thatcher came to the Columbia Valley in 1909, with her husband, the Rev. Ernest Thatcher, to minister to the congregation of St Paul’s Anglican in Golden. During their time…