Forum: Nanaimo History Forum

From the 1960's, Nanaimo has had a fine selection of home grown bands. For teenagers of the late Fifties & Sixties in 1960 the hottest ticket in town was "The Pacers". So where are the ex-band members today. Other bands would follow such as The Invaders, The Chancellers, The Beanhaulers and...

His death is reported in the Nanaimo Daily News of May 22. Many happy memories. There is nothing more I can say--except "Rock on, Jerry" and to extend sympathy to his family and many friends.

Does anyone have more info on these carvings? I tried to find them using LAT: 49° 4'45.53"N LON: 123°53'29.80"W with my GPS and could not find them.

The first Sunday in May is traditionally done as "South Wellington day", a day that I've never attended in the past, but want to do so this year. Included this year is the launch of a South Wellington history book. I plan to get a copy for me, my sister, and for my parents. As you know,...

My husband and I are in the process of looking for a house. We are newbies at this venture, and there are so many things to consider in choosing a home. Since most of Nanaimo seems to be built over mines, my question is how concerned do we need to be about buying a home that is built over mine...

Hi all, While doing a little research on the web about one of my favourite topics (Extension BC) I came across the following site: http://www.ladysmithhistoricalsociety.org/image%20search/search%20page%201.html It's a database of images from the Ladysmith historical Society, and...

I was glad to receive one in change today, a commemorative quarter. The blood of Canadian soldiers, spilled on Vimy Ridge, helped to sprout the seeds of this country. After all these years, the sacrifices of those long-gone are again remembered.

I saw that this information was taken from a website that had information about Clifford Olson. The only problem is that the information is wrong. After a series of murders from Nov 17, 1980 til July 30, 1981, Clifford Olson picked up two girls hitch-hiking and was traveling to the west coast...

We've had a few topics regarding plane crashes in this forum and I wanted to start a thread regarding the water bombers out at Sprout Lake because I know it will be an interesting one. I won't say much at this point, I'll insert a couple of links to start things off and see where it goes. ...

"History Beneath Our Feet" by Brian Vivian Where: Nanaimo Musuem When: April 8 at 7pm The East Village Project and the History Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology in Down Town Calgary East Village is the name of an urban renewal project for that portion of downtown Calgary which lies east of City...

Hey everyone! Bunky was telling me about a man named stark whose body was found in a crevice (dead mans) along extension ridge! He said i might be able to find an old thread where this came up. I tried some keyword searches..No dice! If anyone can help me find out about this legend i would...

Born in Austria and coming to Canada in 1962, he worked in Edmonon and Fort St. John before settling in Nanaimo where he worked as a watchmaker for Grassick's Jewellers. In 1973 he opened his own business, Manfred Mayer's Jewllers and operated that until 2007. That location on Victoria...

The cemetery at St. Peter's catholic church in Nanaimo is at 351 Machleary Street, or simply at corner of Fitzwilliam and Pine Street, with a view to Mount Benson. I visited it on Friday March 5, 2010. Here is the shot from a distance: catholic cemetery, Nanaimo BC The access is...

Hi Everyone, Please join the Archaeological Society of BC - Nanaimo Branch on Saturday March 6th at 10am. We are hosting a fieldtrip to Petroglyph Park guided by archaeologist, Jim Pike. ASBC-NB members are free, non members are $5. The fieldtrip is planned to meet at the parking lot at 10am...

I will have to look in my dads old photos to see if he has any of the cartetakers house. In the thirties that dam was the drinking water supply for Nanaimo, and swimming was not allowed. He tells me of hot summer nights, going up there, sneaking in and swimming around the dam once to cool off. ...

being interested in the history of Nanaimo is something I've been for a long time, we might not think about it very much but long before white mans inhabitance of the area, this place was home to the native people for thousands of years and there are still alot of evidence of their civilization,...

Found a reference to Gerald H. Cross owning the Nanaimo Review in the 1896 Henderson BC Directory. I am unfamiliar with this publication. Can anyone elaborate on its history and/or its publisher?

Hi....I'm new to town and have been enjoying exploring the parks....I was wondering what the square cement foundation was originally for at one corner of Buttertubs Marsh walkway?....It's got approx. 3ft. high walls on 3 sides with a door/entrance way facing the trail and inside it's got a lot of...

I just finished reading a book called Newcastle A place of discovery. It confirms the leper colony is on D'arcy island. I learned so much about newcastle island, the most relevant: Being used as a small pox quarantine. At least One body was buried there due to a small pox outbreak. Not to be...

MOD Edit: This post was moved from another, unrelated thread. I was involved with a little monument a long time ago, and that cairn is at McGregor Park. It better still be there. Anyone got a photo of it? It commemorates the arrival of Scottish folk way back when.