Shaping the city: more records of Vancouver’s Planning Department now available
We are pleased to announce that we are now able to make available a significant volume of records from the …
Association of Canadian Archivists Conference 2016
I had the privilege earlier this year to present at the Association of Canadian Archivists annual conference, which was held …
American Institute for Conservation and Canadian Association for Conservation joint conference
In May, I attended the annual conferences of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) and Canadian Association for Conservation (CAC), …
Kuo Kong Silk Company fonds
Researchers often point to the Sam Kee Company fonds or the Yip Sang family fonds as important records in our …
Early City heritage program records now available
We are pleased to announce the availability of additional records relating to the history of Vancouver’s built heritage. Records of …
Green & Huckvale Advertising Ltd. fonds
Ever wonder about Vancouver’s advertising past? One piece of the city’s advertising history is the Green & Huckvale Advertising Ltd. …
More digitized maps are available in TIF format
This post is of special interest to the mapping community and may be too technical for some researchers. This is …
Our Expo 86 holdings
Thirty years ago on May 2, 1986, Vancouver’s World’s Fair, Expo 86, was officially opened by TRH Charles, Prince of …
Happy Birthday, City of Vancouver
Today is Incorporation Day, marking 130 years since the City was officially incorporated. The City of Vancouver is 130 years …
Over 2100 more maps are now online
Thanks to funding from the British Columbia History Digitization Program, we’ve recently completed a project to digitize over 2100 maps …