Vancouver Elections: New Video Wall Show
With the 2018 civic election set for October 20, and advance polls October 10-17, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity …
Tea, Talk and Treats: An Exclusive Summer Evening in Vancouver’s Chinese Garden
The City of Vancouver Archives is the repository for the early records of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden Society and …
On the hunt for 2116 Maple Street: A house history expedition – Part 3: City Directories
The final part of hunting for information about 2116 Maple Street, after looking at fire insurance maps, water records, building …
Food and Drink: New Video Wall Show
Over the past several years, five video wall shows centering on various themes have been created at the Archives. Titles …
On the hunt for 2116 Maple Street–A house history expedition – Part 2: Photographs
The second phase of hunting for information on 2116 Maple Street, after locating it on fire insurance maps, getting the …
Winter Wander in Vanier Park – 2018
This past Saturday, February 3, the sky was its typical overcast winter self, perfect for the seventh annual edition of …
On the house history hunt for 2116 Maple Street – Part 1: Fire Insurance Maps, Water Service Records and Building Permit Registers
House history research is one of the most common reasons people find their way to the Archives. As such, we …
Hugh Pickett Gala
The Friends of the Vancouver City Archives with the support of Famous Artists, is hosting the Hugh Pickett Gala, Monday, …
The 2016 Vancity Theatre Screening is now on YouTube
Last month we had another successful run at Vancity Theatre of some of our newly digitized film and video. For …
The Archives is back at Vancity Theatre for Vancouver: Exponential Change
Vancouver: Exponential Change is coming to Vancity Theatre on November 20th and 27th at 3:30 pm. It is the seventh …