Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Trowbridge's Shrew
Trowbridge's Shrews are strong burrowers, particularly in deep, organic layers of soil, and are common where those burrowing condition are available, and where there is plenty of canopy and a low water table. They range through coastal...
Other
The Waterfalls of Yoho
Learn about the waterfalls of Yoho National Park in Field, British Columbia: Takakkaw Falls, Laughing Falls, and Wapta Falls.
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Peter Pond
Peter Pond (1739-1807) was a great explorer and map maker during the expansion of the fur trade. He was an American and military officer before becoming a partner in the North West Company. Alberta Encyclopedia Online is an excellent...
Other
An Exploration of Historic Prejudice: Sikh Digital Photo Album
This small collection of photos shows the Sikhs as they lived in the Kootenays in Victorian days.
University of California
Ucmp: Annelids
Describes what segmented worms are and gives a brief description of thier evolution through the use of their fossil record.
Other
The Aboriginal Mapping Network
Need a map pertaining to a First Nations issue, land claim, or land use? Check out the vast collection of maps organized by the Aboriginal Mapping Network. Thematic maps include information on historic treaty to urban Aboriginals.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The San Juan Boundary, 1883
A map of the Puget Sound area of North America showing the area of the boundary dispute between British Columbia and the United States. The San Juan Boundary was the source of a military conflict between the US and British North America....
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1903
A map from 1903 of North America. The focus of this map is the Dominions of Canada, showing the transportation network in from Montreal east to Quebec and Nova Scotia, and west to Vancouver, British Columbia. The map shows the...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Western Canada, 1916
A map from 1916 of western Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba) from the Pacific coastline east to the Ontario border, and from approximately latitude 60 degrees North to the International boundary with the...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Dominion of Canada, 1882
A map from 1882 of the southern part of the Dominion of Canada at the time, showing the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Athabaska, Saskatchewan, Assinboia, Manitoba, Keewatin, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island,...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Dominion of Canada, 1901
A map from 1901 of the Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador were not part of the Canadian Confederation until 1949), showing the provinces at the time, provincial capitals, major cities, towns, and settlements,...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Dominion of Canada, 1899
A map from 1899 of the Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador were not part of the Canadian Confederation until 1949), showing the provinces at the time, provincial capitals, major cities, towns, and settlements,...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: The Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland, 1902
A map from 1902 of the Dominion of Canada, showing provinces, province capitals and major cities, railroads, canals, mountain systems, lakes, rivers, and coastal features. Symbols on the map indicate the head of navigable rivers (anchor...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1888
A map from 1888 of North America, Central America, and Caribbean showing national boundaries at the time, major cities, mountain systems, rivers, and coastal features. The province boundaries of the Dominion of Canada are shown,...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Southern Limit of Glaciation, 1911
A map from 1911 showing the centers of ice accumulation, the position of the Driftless Area, the general direction of radiation, and the southern limit of glaciation in North America during the last glacial period. The map shows the...
Curated OER
Kootenay: An Exploration of Prejudice Sikhs (And Other Groups)
The Sikh were one group who came to British Columbia to work on the railway, and suffered much discrimination from Victorian settlers. This page offers a brief synopsis about this as part of a larger exhibition on prejudice.
Curated OER
Small Japanese Fishing Boats Being Towed Up the Fraser River
An insightful look at how anti-Japanese sentiment affected Japanese Canadians living in British Columbia after WWI.
Curated OER
Indo Canadians Unloading Salmon
This site looks at the first Indo-Canadian Sikhs who settled in British Columbia starting in 1897.
Curated OER
Indo Canadians Unloading Salmon
This site looks at the first Indo-Canadian Sikhs who settled in British Columbia starting in 1897.
Curated OER
Amor De Cosmos
Amor de Cosmos led the pro-Confederation movement in British Columbia and eventually became premier. This short summary of his life is one in a series of biographical sketches of important Canadian historical figures for students aged 9-13.
Curated OER
Photograph: John Robson
An enlightening site that profiles Robson's contributions to British Columbia both as premier and prior to Confederation.
Curated OER
Portrait: Simon Fraser
This site has information about Simon Fraser's life and his canoeing expeditions on the Fraser River in British Columbia. It is designed for ages 9-12. It is a companion site to one designed for the general public.
Other
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver: Northwest Coast Graphics
This is an excellent collection of Northwest Coast art by First Nation artists that includes silk screen serigraph and giclee prints and paintings.
Curated OER
A Man Holds a Large Fish
This fascinating site features the area around the East Kootenays in the early 1900s showing the pristine environment through photographs and text.
Other popular searches
- Map of British Columbia
- Canada British Columbia
- British Columbia History
- British Columbia Animals
- British Columbia Weather
- British Columbia Japanese
- British Columbia and Women
- British Columbia Ecosystems
- Spiders British Columbia
- Gold Rush and British Columbia
- Mammals of British Columbia
- Coat Arms British Columbia