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Burnaby Village Museum celebrates 50 years in May

Burnaby Village Museum celebrates 50 years in May

The museum opened to the public for its first full year in 1972.
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Inside the Vancouver Archives: Before the Rogers Building, this downtown corner had one of the city's top restaurants

Inside the Vancouver Archives: Before the Rogers Building, this downtown corner had one of the city's top restaurants

Vancouver chocolate giant Purdy's also used to have a shop at this busy downtown intersection
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Vancouver's wildest urban legends: Sarah the Sea Hag

Vancouver's wildest urban legends: Sarah the Sea Hag

Cryptids, rumours, and unexplained phenomena abound.
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Maps: Check out these 6 funky old (and sometimes problematic) tourism maps of Vancouver

Maps: Check out these 6 funky old (and sometimes problematic) tourism maps of Vancouver

Maps have sure changed over the years.
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'One of the most significant texts' on local history to be republished more than 60 years after original run

'One of the most significant texts' on local history to be republished more than 60 years after original run

It's an essential book for Vancouver history nerds
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'From the cow crossing': Meet the small Dutch town that gave Vancouver its name

'From the cow crossing': Meet the small Dutch town that gave Vancouver its name

A replica of the town's castle was built for Expo 86
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Massive repository of Vancouver history made available to anyone in B.C. with an internet connection

Massive repository of Vancouver history made available to anyone in B.C. with an internet connection

Millions of pages worth of B.C.'s history are now available to anyone living in B.C. or the Yukon with an internet connection.
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Photos: Here's what Easter used to look like in Vancouver

Photos: Here's what Easter used to look like in Vancouver

"Easter Week is Ham Week"
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What is 'Indian status' in Canada and what does it mean for people and businesses?

What is 'Indian status' in Canada and what does it mean for people and businesses?

First Nations people in Canada must pay the same taxes as everyone else, unless they have Indian status.
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How a box of dusty bottles led to a discovery of Port Coquitlam's early Chinese settlers

How a box of dusty bottles led to a discovery of Port Coquitlam's early Chinese settlers

Translating Chinese characters from 100-year-old bottles used for food, drink and medicine helped shed light on the small community of Chinese labourers who made the city their home early in the 20th century.
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