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British Columbia Day: The Story Behind Canada’s Pacific Province Join the Canada History Society as we explore the remarkable story of how British Columbia became part of Canada. From Indigenous societies and the arrival of European explorers to the gold rush, the Alaska Purchase, and the Confederation debates, this short video traces the events that…
Click to Watch Series By Canada History Society, August 2025 This year, the Canada History Society proudly unveils a sweeping 20-part video documentary series, “From Sea to Sea: British Columbia and the Road to Confederation,” chronicling the dramatic, colorful, and often contested history of British Columbia’s journey from remote outpost to integral part of the…
Forging Canada’s Pacific Gateway “The sea, more than the land, was the crucible in which Canada’s western destiny was forged. The Canadian Pacific Steamship Company was more than a fleet of ships—it was a bridge between continents, a projection of Canadian ambition into the vastness of the Pacific.” — Barry Gough, Fortune’s a River (2007)…
Listen to renown Historian Barry Gough discuss the dynamics of how commerce shaped and directed relations and development of relationships in British North America. The fur trade between the Hudson Bay Company (HBC) and indigenous peoples played a significant role in shaping the history of North America. It was a complex economic system that had…
Judge Matthew Baillie Begbie, also known as the “Hanging Judge,” was a prominent figure in the early legal history of British Columbia, Canada. Born on May 9, 1819, in Mauritius, Begbie eventually became known as one of the most influential judges in the province’s history. Begbie began his legal career in England, where he was…
