By Eve Lazarus
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Inspector Vance and the True Crime Magazines of the 1930s and ‘40s
One of the many fascinating things that Inspector John Vance packed away when he retired from the Vancouver Police Department in 1949, were several true...
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Vancouver Confidential: Not your Dad’s history book
Those of us who write history books are used to being told “my dad would love that.” And while hearing things like this warms our hearts; it’s nice to...
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Vancouver Tour has a Musqueam Perspective
The Vancouver Heritage Foundation is piloting a project with the Musqueam Indian Band to offer a tour of Vancouver from a slightly different perspective...
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Lani Russwurm’s Awesome Vancouver
When Lani Russwurm jumped online in 2008 he was one of the first to write about history in his blog Past Tense. Vancouver is Awesome, and last year he...
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Finn Slough and the Britannia Shipyard National Historic Site
We biked to Finn Slough last month. It’s located at the end of No. 4 Road about six clicks from Steveston. Depending on what you read or who you talk to...
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Take a Walk on the Wild Side
If Chuck Davis was Mr. Vancouver, then James Johnstone should be Mr. East End, because no one knows the area better. James is a house researcher who lives...
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Wanted: Past Residents for a 100th Birthday Party
Nikki Renshaw is throwing a party to celebrate her house’s 100th birthday, she is planning the best party and biggest party of the year, the arrangements...
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Vancouver Historical Society Speaker’s Series: Lisa Anne Smith on “Joe” Fortes
Lisa Anne Smith will talk about Seraphim “Joe” Fortes at the Vancouver Historical Society’s next meeting on Thursday April 25. Co-written with Barbara...
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Where to find old photos of your house
Some of my favourite pictures in Sensational Victoria are the then and now ones in James Bay. There’s a fabulous archival shot of Carr House on Government...
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Echoes Across Seymour
Author: Janet Pavlik, Desmond Smith and Eileen Smith (Harbour Publishing, 2012) A couple of years back I interviewed Charles Van Sandwyk in his Deep Cove...
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Save on Meats creates food currency for the DTES
Mark Brand, owner of the remodeled Save on Meats in the DTES, has teamed up with Village&Co to help feed the homeless over the winter months. Brand...
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Sensational Victoria
Ever stood in front of an old house and wondered what went on inside those walls? Who lived there, how they lived their lives and what events happened...