Holt Family Story

This story of the Holt family was prepared by Nora Holt, and tells the story of several of Golden’s early settlers, and includes the Underhill, and Peters’ families as well…

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The History of Glacier House

The History of Glacier House John Marsh authored this in April 1970 for the Golden & District Historical Society The completion of the Trans-Canada Highway through the Selkirk Mountains, via…

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The Seward Family

The Seward Family – For Golden Memories 1982 One of the first families to homestead in the Blaeberry area was the Sewards. William Grant Seward was born in Farmington, near…

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RV vs Hughes

The Golden Era – November 3, 1899 “NOT GUILTY” The Verdict in the Tete Jaune Cache Murder Trail – The Jury Deliberated About One Hour and Returned in Favor of…

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The Holt Family

This story was written by Nora (Toots) Holt Reed in 1978. Nora passed away in December of 1981. The story of the Holt family as prepared by Nora Holt, tells…

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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…

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History 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…

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The 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…

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