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    Don't forget to use Port Moody or Coquitlam's One Search tool to look at the Encyclopedia of British Columbia.

    British Columbia Archives
    Visit the Amazing Time Machine for information about the Cariboo Goldrush, BC  Indians, and the history of the railway. Even more information can be found through in the Visual or Textual Records held by the Archives.

    British Columbia History Internet/Web Site
    This searchable site provides extensive links to information sources in many areas of BC history. Scroll down the left-hand window to choose specific History Disciplines (eg, the fur trade, or the Gold Rush) or to select images, periodicals, exhibits, historical associations, etc. This site has been updated by the BC History Portal.

    Order of British Columbia
    Information on the recipients and the award, established in 1989 to recognize British Columbians of distinction.

    West Beyond the West
    Via a single search engine, search for a range of sources from the collections of museums, libraries, heritage groups and historical societies. Search for digital images, text, audio and video materials.

    Women in BC History

    Coquitlam

    Rediscovering Maillardville
    Online collection of Coquitlam historical photographs and brief audio clips of interviews with Coquitlam pioneers.

    Slide Presentation on Heritage in Coquitlam
    Visit the City of Coquitlam's web page and look for the Slideshow under Heritage. The Coquitlam Heritage Advisory Committee has created a slide show of black and white photos from Coquitlam's early history (the 1900s to the late 1930s), covering pioneer buildings, the Fraser Mills, early Coquitlam street views and famous residents.

     

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