Posts by Golden BC Museum
David Thompson’s Travels
The information in the following article come primarily from the great geographer, astronomer and mapmaker David Thompson’s daily journals (1784 to 1812) and his later interpretation of these journals into…
Read MoreHistory of the United Church in Golden, BC
On June 25, 1942 the Golden Star ran the following article, submitted by the Rev. A.C. Pound, outlining the early history of Golden and of the United Church. The article had been prepared for the 46th anniversary service of the church held on June 21, 1942. The first…
Read MoreHistorians and Old-Timers Talk of Rogers Pass
From The Province – 30th November 1935, Saturday Historians and Old-timer Talk of Rogers Pass Sir, – H. H. Cleugh took exception to a statement which he says was made…
Read MoreThe Duchess
The Golden Star – 11 Aug 1968 – Page 4 Steamboat Mail Service Recalled The delivery service set up in various parts of Canada during the postal strike, brought to…
Read MoreClaus Nikolson Family
Claus Nicholson by Beda Blain From 2000 Golden Memories Klaus Victor Niklasson (Clause Victor Niksolson) was born September 3, 1886, the fourth child of Nils Daniel Niklasson and Charlotte Marie…
Read MoreFirst Sikh Temple in North America
The great famine of 1899-1900 was responsible for the deaths of millions of people in India. Initially brought on by a heavy drought and crop failures, living conditions were exasperated…
Read MoreWelcome CPR
February 9 – 1983 – The Golden Star WELCOME CPR CP confirmed last week that golden will be the site for a $40 million coal car repair depot. The announcement…
Read MoreThe Crandall Family
Nostalgia – September 5, 1979 A REGULAR FEATURE IN THE GOLDEN STAR Bill Crandall story as told to Mike Redfern. It’s seldom you’ll find a man these days who’s still…
Read MoreKeith King
Keith King was running for a position on town council and had the following writeup in an ad that appeared in the Golden Star. Less than a year later the…
Read MoreSid Webber
Memories of Sid Webber Told by Fred Jacobs to Colleen Palumbo in an interview in the winter of January 2000. For context Fred Jacobs was a well-known trapper and hunter…
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