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!
Echoes of Kamloops: rail expansion and early papers
The passage traces Kamloops social life, the impact of the approaching C P R, and notable visits by Marquis of Lorne and Marquis of Lansdowne. It details the Inland Sentinel’s 1884 emergence, its precursor advances from Emory to Yale, and a historic printing press later used for Cariboo era papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Leighton
British Columbia Express Company
Donald McLean
Savona
Kamloops
Marquis of Lorne
Marquis of Lansdowne
Demers
France
Mexico
California
Victoria
Amor de Cosmos
Cariboo
Hagan
G. Byrnes