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Vancouver history

UBC Library acquires the first item ever printed in Vancouver.

UBC Library acquires the first item ever printed in Vancouver.

By michelle blackwell on January 4, 2018

The first edition of the Vancouver Weekly Herald and North Pacific News was printed January 15, 1886.

Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with acquisitions, BC Historical Newspapers Program, Chung Collection, collections, Heritage Vancouver, Rare Books and Special Collections, Vancouver history

Special Collections help Vancouver Transit Police constable uncover 102-year-old murder.

Special Collections help Vancouver Transit Police constable uncover 102-year-old murder.

By michelle blackwell on March 20, 2017

Constable Graham Walker’s deep dive into our Special Collections has culminated in a provincial memorial for Charles Painter, a special constable for the BC Electric Railway who was killed in 1915.

Posted in General | Tagged with BC Electric Fonds, community engagement, Metro Vancouver Transit Police, Rare Books and Special Collections, special collections, Vancouver history

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