This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Barkerville and the Cariboo Gold Rush Era
In 1858 fifty pounds of raw gold arrived in San Francisco from Hudsons Bay Company interests in what is now British Columbia. Miners from many nations rushed up the Fraser River to seek fortune, founding Barkerville and a growing Cariboo region. The BC government preserves Barkerville as a historical site to show visitors the boom and bust days of a century ago.
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