Check out this thread from the Royal BC Museum on the Jewish history of Victoria - with images from the BC Archives collection! 📸: BC Archives A-05964 | BC Archives C-08950

Got the Monday blues? Here's a photo from a 'Cheer Up' concert in Beacon Hill Park from 1943 📸: BC Archives Item I-00864 - A "Cheer Up Concert" in Beacon Hill Park, Victoria

📢 Terry Reksten Memorial Fund DOUBLED! Applications for the TRMF are open! We are excited to announce that both grants have been raised to $2000 each. We encourage any and all BC community archives, historical associations, or museums to apply! friendsofbcarchives.wordpress.com/trmf/

It feels strange to be sharing this, but today is my last day BC Archives. It’s been quite the journey! If you are looking for me in a professional capacity, you can find me at the provincial Heritage Branch starting July 10.

Now retired, the Martin Mars water bombers are fondly remembered for their massive size and capacity to carry water. The bombers could carry over 27,000 litres of water to drop on wildfires, helping to suppress them. BC Archives reference codes: NA-19808, NA-19748 and NA-19803

Find more photos of the Martin Mars Water Bombers in the BC Archives Series GR-3426 "Forest Service photographs." All photographs from this series are digitized and online! Explore photos from BC Forest Services between 1911-1979.

This image, and more, in GR-3263! search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/forest-service…

The BC Archives are a treasure trove of information, including images of what the province looked like in years past. Can you spot the differences in these photos, taken 48 years apart? Explore the BC Archives online at search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca Image reference I-26417 BC Archives

We couldn't let #InternationalCatDay pass by without sharing some of our favourite kitty cats from the BC Archives collection🐈‍⬛ Some of you might recognize a fluffy Adolphus - one of the many adored pets of Emily Carr

The Summer 2023 AABC Newsletter is hot off the press! Visit aabc.ca/AABC-Newsletter and read about how archivists are working to fill gaps in the history of Annacis Island, 100 years of May Day in Port Coquitlam, archivist-author Sonia Nicholson's debut novel... and more!

📣 TODAY! Our week of #aawpastpresentfuture continues with this very special session on the Indigenous Naming Project from the BC Geographical Names Office, brought to us by Heritage Branch Manager of Programs & Services, Genevieve Weber! Register at aabc.ca/2023-Archives-…

New year, new update on newly described and discoverable government records! See what some of our archivists have been working on here: royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/blog/post/0104…

There's snow at the BC Archives, but we remain open! Bust out your snowshoes and head on down to the reference room. If you're staying home, we have a number of online search tools - access those here royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/bcarchives/sea… 📸i-08099 Griz Days Fernie. Snowshoe Race

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📢The BC Archives are continuing their dialogue sessions! Join the BC Archives for a discussion on the future of the archives and the new Collections and Research Building.Follow the link below to register for any of the dialogue sessions listed below royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/commun.../bc-a…

Haven't made it to a dialogue session yet? Now is your chance! Next dialogue session is this SUNDAY! Have your say, and join the discussion surrounding the future of the BC Archives! To register follow the link below👇

The BC Archives wants to hear from you! Your input on this survey will help inform the future of the provincial archives, which will be moving to the new PARC Campus (Provincial Archives, Research and Collections) in 2026. surveymonkey.com/r/surveyarchiv…

Do you want to contribute to the BC Archives Dialogue Sessions? The BC Archives has launched a public survey to collect additional feedback on its future and the move to PARC Campus. Follow the link below 👇 surveymonkey.com/r/surveyarchiv…