Discovering the City’s Water Application Records
Archivists, when they hear researchers say that they have “discovered” records in the archives–sometimes described as the “dusty archives” to …
Something sweet in the Archives
First in a series about the B.C. Sugar records We are pleased to announce the donation of the B.C. Sugar …
Raising funds for Titanic survivors
In recent coverage of the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic there were, unsurprisingly, few Vancouver stories. Vancouver citizens …
Our New Online Search
The City of Vancouver Archives has a new online search! We’re excited about it for a number of reasons: It …
The Royal Cigarette Butt
Not officially part of our holdings—you won’t find it in our database—the Royal Cigarette Butt was acquired by the first …
Historypin update
We’ve written about our partnership with Historypin before, and the work of many of our volunteers to prepare images for …
Spotlight on volunteers – Racan Souiedan
Racan Souiedan volunteered with the Archives for several months in 2011. He left us to focus on writing his masters …
Spotlight on volunteers – Kira Baker
Kira Baker holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Simon Fraser University, where she completed a Joint Major in Arts …
Cocktails in Vancouver History
The Tales of the Cocktail tour is back in Vancouver for its second year. We found a few archival images …
Black History Month: What’s in the Archives?
People of African descent have been part of Vancouver history since before the City was established. It has been a …