Gerry Andrews (1903-2005) had many adventures in his 102 years. He was a rural school teacher, a ...

In his third book on the adventures of Frank Swannell, historian Jay Sherwood continues his accou...

In 1917 Canada commemorated its 50th anniversary against the backdrop of World War I. Although th...

In 1913, the BC government hired G.B. Milligan and E.B. Hart to each lead a small expedition that...

In this highly visual and authoritative work, award-winning author and historian Jay Sherwood ret...

From the 1920s to 1952, George and Else Seel lived about sixty kilometres south of Burns Lake nea...

Ruth Bowers had a dream of becoming a professional violinist. In 1910, when traditional careers f...

Surveying Northern British Columbia sets out to recognize--and celebrate--Frank Swannell as Briti...

Jay Sherwood's fourth and final book about prominent BC surveyor Frank Swannell, covers the ...

In 1934, in the middle of the Great Depression, millionaire Charles Bedaux spent $250,000 in an a...

Frank Swannell contributed greatly to the shape of British Columbia by surveying and mapping larg...

At the age of sixteen, Ernest Lamarque travelled from England to North America, to begin a life a...