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!
History of Queen Charlotte Islands and Haidas Legends
The narrative traces early visits by Boston captains Ingraham and Gray in 1791, Marchand on the Solide, Caamano in 1792 naming Langara Isle, and Vancouver 1792 1794 charting harbors. It notes first British discoveries, 1852 gold boom at Port Kuper, and subsequent mining and copper finds, with H. M. S. Thetis Virago Virago Sound and Massett trading posts by Hudson's Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Joseph Ingraham
Magee
Canton
Massett
Virago Sound
Hancocks River
Etienne Marchand
Cloak Bay
Parry Passage
North Island
Graham Island
Barclay Sound
Aranasu
Satil
Mexicana
San Blas
Jacinto Caamano
Queen Charlotte Islands
Isle de Langara
Estrada
Mazaredo
Uttewas
Megahassett
Chatham
Vancouver
Point North
Point Frederick
Frederick Island
Englefield Bay
Cape Henry
Point Buck
Cartwright Sound
Point Hunter
Royal Navy
Hudsons Bay Company
Una
Mitchell
Skidegate
Port Kuper
British Columbia
Hudson Bay Company
Gold Harbor
Victoria
H. M. S. Thetis
G. Moore
Moresby
Burnaby Islands
Queen Charlotte
Queen Charlotte Mining Company
H. M. S. Virago
G. H. Inskip
Massett Inlet
H. M.S. Alert
Rose Spit