Revelstoke (B.C.)

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Jury lists

  • GR-2429
  • Series
  • 1926-1948

Jury lists from the Supreme and the County Court level.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Revelstoke)

Kootenay east

Travelogue. From Revelstoke to Golden over the Big Bend Highway, and south to the U.S. border and Creston, with views of Kootenay and Yoho National Parks and southeastern BC. Footage of interest includes: Revelstoke station and rail yards with locomotives; coal mines and miners at Fernie; coke ovens at Michel; farming in Creston area.

Kootenay west : Trail, Nelson, Kootenay Lake, Creston

The sub-series consists of oral history interviews recorded in the Kootenay Lake region and mainly dealing with the history of that region from the 1830s to the 1960s, as well as the history of some communities in the Arrow Lakes and East Kootenay regions.

Lance Porter interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-05-16 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Lance Porter originally came to Sandon to visit a friend's brother in 1895 and stayed to reside in the Burton area. This tape is filled with many recollections, reminiscences and anecdotes about the early community and people of the Burton area. Mr. Porter had a variety of experiences working in the mines and woods, and he relates stories about these experiences. He recalls Burton residents and settlers including MacDonald, Hudson, and Demers.

TRACK 2: The interview continues with Lance Porter's reminiscences, including mine stories that include Mineral City and New Glasgow. He worked for a time surveying timber in the Big Bend area, and Revelstoke. He speaks of his diary "The Gospel According To Moods", his relations with ministers of various congregations, religious discussions and his study for the ministry. There are many humorous recollections of people, events and wildlife included in this interview.

Lyda Graham interview

RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1977-03-21 SUMMARY: Family arrives in Farwell, 1895; early Revelstoke hotels and businesses, 1900s; early churches and their attitudes toward each other; activities; ministers; attitudes toward prostitutes, alcohol; father's business; school days; job as a telephone operator; fire brigade; white slavery; Chinese population; Chinese funeral.

Marjorie Parker interview

CALL NUMBER: T2628:0001 RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1977-01-25 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Family background; oriental population; characters up the Big Bend, ca. 1920; pack trains and prospecting up the Bend; early Revelstoke history; CPR; churches; business; red light district. TRACK 2: Prospectors in the 1920s; school in Revelstoke, A.E. Miller; entertainment; making of the film "Silent Barriers" [i.e., "The Great Barrier"]; first marriage and personal experiences up the Bend; work and interests outside the home; father's jobs; CPR strike 1902; ice cutting on the Columbia; south country communities.

CALL NUMBER: T2628:0002 RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), [date unknown] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: More on A.E. Miller; natural disasters; more on father's jobs -- surveying, cattle ranching, dairying, forest ranger; Indians; hobo jungle around 1915; family history; building of Connaught tunnel; snake rooms in old hotels; formation of the Revelstoke Art Club. [TRACK 2: blank?]

Minnie Irvin interview

CALL NUMBER: T0920:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-06-02 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Minnie Caldwell Irvin came to Arrowhead BC from Nova Scotia in 1911. She mentions her father Edward C. Smith. She discusses her marriage to Sam Irvin and her reasons for coming west. She offers her impressions upon arrival in Arrowhead, and some early memories of Arrowhead; boats on the Arrow Lakes; Halcyon Hot Springs; St. Leon; Revelstoke; Arrowhead and Arrowhead Hotels; a lands;lide at Whisky Point; recreation, such as skating. She discusses her husband's background, and then discusses the lumber industry; lake boats and Captain Cambourne; Rossland's red light district; Rossland in 1896; the decline of Arrowhead, and her move to Athalmer in the Columbia Valley in 1912. TRACK 2: Mrs. Irvin describes the Columbia Valley stage: Jim McKay; Sir Randolph Bruce; 'Whistling' Rufe Kempton; Mr. and 'Ma' Henderson. She discusses riverboats; Sir Randolph Bruce and the Columbia Valley orchards land scheme; the Athalmer area economy; railroad construction. She then compares Windermere; Invermere; Athalmer and Wilmer. She discusses Kootenay and Shuswap Indians and comments on Indian-White relations; recreation; more about 'Whistling' Rufe. She describes the Athalmer Hotel in 1912; the coronation of the hotel at Arrowhead; social life and recreation at Athalmer; cock fighting; Fairmont and Radium Hot Springs.

CALL NUMBER: T0920:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-06-02 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Irvin continues with the story of how she came to Rossland from Athalmer in 1915, and stayed until 1958, operating the Irvin Hotel. She describes the red light district of Rossland; the; trip to Rossland in 1915; facilities at the hotel and making lunches for the miners. She describes Rossland in the 1930s and stories about finding and mining minerals. She discusses transportation ;and compares Athalmer to Rossland. She then compares Rossland to other mining towns. TRACK 2: Mrs. Irvin describes the scenery near Rossland; recreation such as horseback riding, a first in the tow;n in the 1920s; Rossland's beginnings; the history of the Irvin Hotel; the explosion of 1905; hotels; and an incident with 'Calgary Red'.; CALL NUMBER: T0920:0003 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-06-02 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Irvin discusses 'Old Lady Jess'; Rossland buildings as they were before the fire in the 1920s. She describes the home of Ross Thompson, who Rossland was named after; Trail; Mary's Flats; at Trail; the Italian population at Trail; Mrs. Essling; an M.P.'s travel to Trail; the Sullivan Mine at Kimberly; and miscellaneous comments about the Rossland area. [TRACK 2: blank.];

Miscellaneous films

The item consists of six films made between 1953 and 1973:

  1. Revelstoke skiing stock shots, 1953, col si.
  2. Miss PNE, 1960, b&w si. pos.
  3. RJE Golf, b&w si. pos.
  4. Boeing Company 737 christening, 1967, b&w si. pos.
  5. Japanese oranges, 1973 col. si. pos.
  6. Endako Mines, 1973 col. si. pos.

Munro, Jacob Hart, 1887-. Vancouver, Emerson, Manitoba; Furrier, Game Guide.

Biographical material, correspondence, unpublished memoirs (1960) which give an account of Munro's life and include his experiences as a customs and revenue officer in Revelstoke, WW 1 Army officer in Russia and furrier and big game guide who, after 1929, was based in Vancouver until his retirement to Emerson, Manitoba in 1956. Photographs of Munro, big game and other subjects have been transferred to Visual Records accession, 98404-1.

Presented by Mr. Munro, Penticton, 1970.

Munro, Jacob Hart

M.W. Abbott interview

CALL NUMBER: T1404:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Historiy of Revelstoke's Secondary School RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1975-04-02 SUMMARY: Personal information; history of school buildings; curriculum; teaching aids; school board.;

CALL NUMBER: T1404:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Historiy of Revelstoke's Secondary School (continued) RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1975-04-02 SUMMARY: School board, continued; responsibilities of teachers to students; student/teacher relationships; extracurricular activities.;

CALL NUMBER: T1404:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Historiy of Revelstoke's Secondary School (continued) RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1975-04-17 SUMMARY: Hobbies; role of school in community; duties of principal.;

Naturalization case files

  • GR-2416
  • Series
  • 1890-1919

The series consists of Revelstoke County Court naturalization records from 1890 to 1919. They are arranged in folders by year and each folder has monthly slips dividing the files, with the names of those naturalized that month. Each person file contains the oath of residence and the oath of allegiance (form A) as well as a naturalization certificate (form B). In some cases, an individual file may also contain other documents such as letters of recommendation.

British Columbia. County Court (Revelstoke)

Naturalization indexes

  • GR-2183
  • Series
  • 1890-1944

Naturalization indexes. These are indexes to the case files in GR-2416. The first 6 pages of volume one are a bench book for Supreme Court criminal cases (no date).

British Columbia. County Court (Revelstoke)

Nelson Land Commissioner records

  • GR-4123
  • Series
  • 1892-1980

This series consists of records related to land use, management and alienation in the Nelson, Revelstoke and Kootenay land districts. The records date from 1892-1980. Records include certificates of purchase and various land registers.

There are two survey systems used in the land registers: the district lot system and the township section system. Registers may also be arranged by plan number. The registers record the alienation of land from the Crown by purchase, pre-emption, lease, mineral claims, timber use, etc. Information may include the name of the purchaser, dates and numbers of certificates issued (including Crown Grants), dates and amounts of payments, and reference numbers to correspondence files and field books.

The series also includes several paper subject files and correspondence files with settlers discussing the pre-emption, lease and purchase of specific parcels of land with Government Agents in Nelson, Kaslo and Revelstoke. Most of these files have "O" file numbers assigned to them.

British Columbia. Government Agent (Nelson)

Partnership declarations

  • GR-2433
  • Series
  • 1894-1966

Partnership declarations, 1894-1966. Volume 1 (1894-1936) has an index volume with both firm names and individuals names and also a firm index volume from 1894-1897. Volume 2 (1937-1966) is indexed by firm names and individual's names at the front of the volume.

British Columbia. County Court (Revelstoke)

People in landscape : The luck of La Chance

SUMMARY: This program was broadcast separately from the regular season's "People in Landscape" sub-series. The Rogers Pass snowslide of 1910, which killed 58 railroad workers, is recalled by Bill La Chance -- the sole survivor -- as well as Mr. and Mrs. Philip Parker, Andy Gray, Doug Abrahamson, and G.H. Williamson.

Percy Gorse interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1966-02-03 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Percy Gorse relates how he came from London to British Columbia after working for the foreign service to finalize the accounts of the British Colonies; a failed land deal with a man name;d Freeman; how he came to Fort Qu'apelle, and his first impressions of the area; then how he came to British Columbia, and landed at Revelstoke in 1904. He describes Revelstoke when he arrived and hi;s first job. He describes his first winter in BC living with his brother, Frank, on a bank of the Columbia River. He tells various anecdotes about his life, as well as jobs working for a butcher, picking and selling strawberries, including a discussion of salaries; and detailed accounts of fighting bush fires for a man named Charlie Lindmark. TRACK 2: Mr. Gorse continues with more on firefighting; work tracking out to Salmon Arm, and life on the land he and his brother bought near Salmon Arm. He gives his impressions of Salmon Arm and the surrounding area. He recalls characters in the are;a including Bob Fortune and Pat Owens; fruit growing; the lumber industry and dairying around Salmon Arm; building a house for his parents; and describes some characters who came from India.

Phillip and Eve Parker interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-11-10 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Eve Parker came from England to Donald, BC in 1892. She describes her childhood in Donald, and the social life and customs of the community. She traveled throughout the province employed as a school teacher working in Field, White Water (Retallack), Illecillewaet, Hope, Trail and Revelstoke.

TRACK 2: Mrs. Parker continues the tape with recollections of her mountaineering expeditions in the Revelstoke region. Eva Lake is named for her. She discusses briefly the Rogers Pass Slide of 1910. Her husband, Mr. Philip Parker, continues this tape. He came from England to Revelstoke in 1906 and worked for the CPR as a machinist. He contributes his recollections of the community of Revelstoke, the 1910 slide in Rogers Pass, and other accidents on the railway.

Photographs

The series consists of 63 black and white photographs or postcards created or acquired by Hutchings in the 1920s and 1930s which mainly document the 1936 Skeena flood and its impact on Anyox and Terrace. There are also snow slide photographs taken near Lillooet and Fernie in the 1930s. In addition there are some photographs of Smithers, postcards of the Revelstoke area and several other miscellaneous photographs.

The series also includes 27 black and white copy prints loaned by Hutchings for copying by the Provincial Archives in 1972. These prints show the town site of Anyox including the dam, the smelter and various fires.

Plaint and procedure books

  • GR-2424
  • Series
  • 1897-1951

Plaint and procedure books.

British Columbia. County Court (Revelstoke)

Princess in wonderland

Documentary. Princess Margaret's 1958 royal visit to mark BC's Centennial. Includes: numerous official welcomes and ceremonies; Royal Review of ships of the RCN, US Navy and Royal Navy; visit to natural gas development at Fort St. John; rodeo at Williams Lake; opening of Okanagan Lake Bridge and Fort Langley restoration; UBC convocation (and bestowal of honorary degree on Princess Margaret); aerial and travelling shots from planes and trains. Premier W.A.C. Bennett and Lieutenant-Governor Frank Ross appear throughout.

Proceedings at public hearings under the Water Act

  • GR-0563
  • Series
  • 1976

This series contains 28 volumes of proceedings at public hearings under the Water Act Into an application by British Columbia Hydro (BC Hydro) for a water licence to divert, use and store water out of the Columbia River at a point about 3 miles upstream from Revelstoke, B.C., near the lower end of the Little Dalles Canyon.

British Columbia. Water Rights Branch

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