Day8 CRL: Cottonwood House and Barkerville 2017-08-12
Day 8 of our 16 days on a Central Rockies Loop in Canada.
Along the Barkerville highway to Barkerville, BC we stopped at Cottonwood House Historic Site. This video also shows the first day of two that we spent at Barkerville Historic Town and Park.
The music is performed by me and the chord progression was inspired by Barry Lough.
Cottonwood House - West Coast Escapes TV
Constructed on the Cariboo Wagon Road between 1864 and 1865, Cottonwood House served gold rush travelers headed for Barkerville or making their way out to Quesnel and other destinations North and South. We show you were to stay and how to take a trip back 150 years.
Barkerville and Wells, BC - MT TV 2010
Barkerville, Wells, Quesnel Area - Tracker Full Episode - Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 2010
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The Cariboo Wagon Road Celebrates 150 Years - Yale Historic Site
Special thanks to the Blue Moose Coffee House in Hope, B.C.
150th Anniversary Celebration of the Cariboo Wagon Road: August 17th and 18th, 2013
Saturday August 17:
-Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Learning historic guided bus tour of the Cariboo Wagon Road through the Fraser Canyon.
-Guided walking tour of Historic Yale.
-Gold mining demonstrations from the 1860′s to the 1930′s. (At the foot of Front and Albert Streets on the river bank).
-Salmon BBQ: Hosted by The Yale and District Ratepayers,
-Hope Performing Arts Community Theatre will be performing 'Tales and Trails of the Canyon'.
Sunday August 18:
-Yale and District Ratepayers Pancake Breakfast. (Community Centre).
-St. John the Divine will be hosts historian John Mitchell's talk, 'BC's Road to GOLD', The story of the Cariboo Wagon Road.
-Re-dedication of the Cariboo Wagon Road cairn and park. (At the foot of Front and Albert Street).
-Open House and refreshments on the grounds of the newly conserved Ward House.
-Living History camp
-Historical re-enactments by Black Powder and the Royal Engineers.
barkerville
barkerville regional prince george british columbia gold rush early pioneers settlers
83 Mile House, 1860's Cariboo Wagon Rd. BC,
1885 Gold Rush, Town just 3 and a half hours from Vancouver. More ghost Towns to visit Nearby.
Gold pans for poor man's diggings...
Original 1860's Barn. on Hwy 97Hwy 97
What a great stop.
Lots to see and Ray loves to show the ranch.
Day9 CRL: Another Day at Barkerville and a Look at Hixon Falls Waterfall BC 2017-08-13
Day 9 of our 16 days on a Central Rockies Loop in Canada.
Our 2nd day at Barkerville. There are many more things to see and do than shown in this video at Barkerville! After Barkerville, on the way to Prince George, BC we drove to Hixon Falls Waterfall, which is about 3.5 kms from highway 97 (route we drove to parking) and then about 250 m hike to the falls.
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Old Pics of Barkerville and Quesnel
Teaming up the Cariboo Road.
A reworking of the Tin Pan Alley minstrel song Climbing up the Golden Stairs. The Henry Currie referred to in the song drove freight wagons on the Ashcroft-Barkerville road. The ball at Clinton refers to a great mid-winter get-together where the song was no doubt heard.
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This CD features the collecting work of Phil Thomas, a folklorist deeply attached to the historical and cultural roots of his native province, British Columbia, Canada. The songs in his collection are in the main from logging camps, from fishermen and from the constantly roaming hard rock miners, men who until just yesterday formed the overwhelming majority of the male working population. If there was ever a body of material made by women of their equally hard but much more lonely work, Thomas never found it. The European settlement of British Columbia took place primarily in the nineteenth century. The musical traditions on which songmakers drew were those of that period--popular songs of Tin Pan Alley and religious songs. The songs on this CD reflect that tradition. Many of them have melodies borrowed from well-known songs of the day.
Quesnel: things to do - West Coast Escapes TV
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We visit the Cariboo region and discovered a quaint city with a great sense of community and a vibrant lifestyle. Quesnel, It has a fascinating history and terrific outdoor recreation!!
Communes de la Somme / Le Quesnel
Quintette Tunnels - West Coast Escapes TV
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Set in an old growth forrest just outside of Hope, BC is where you'll find the historical Quintette Tunnels. These 4 tunnels were home to the old rail bed of the Kettle Valley Railway. Fred Brown takes us back 100 years.
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The Wells BC locals at there finest.
British Columbia | Wikipedia audio article
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British Columbia
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British Columbia (BC; French: Colombie-Britannique) is the westernmost province of Canada, located between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. With an estimated population of 4.817 million as of 2017, it is Canada's third-most populous province.
The first British settlement in the area was Fort Victoria, established in 1843, which gave rise to the City of Victoria, at first the capital of the separate Colony of Vancouver Island. Subsequently, on the mainland, the Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866) was founded by Richard Clement Moody and the Royal Engineers, Columbia Detachment, in response to the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush. Moody was Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for the Colony and the first Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia: he was hand-picked by the Colonial Office in London to transform British Columbia into the British Empire's bulwark in the farthest west, and to found a second England on the shores of the Pacific. Moody selected the site for and founded the original capital of British Columbia, New Westminster, established the Cariboo Road and Stanley Park, and designed the first version of the Coat of arms of British Columbia. Port Moody is named after him.In 1866, Vancouver Island became part of the colony of British Columbia, and Victoria became the united colony's capital. In 1871, British Columbia became the sixth province of Canada. Its Latin motto is Splendor sine occasu (Splendour without Diminishment).
The capital of British Columbia remains Victoria, the fifteenth-largest metropolitan region in Canada, named for the Queen who created the original European colonies. The largest city is Vancouver, the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada, the largest in Western Canada, and the second-largest in the Pacific Northwest. In October 2013, British Columbia had an estimated population of 4,606,371 (about 2.5 million of whom were in Greater Vancouver). The province is currently governed by the British Columbia New Democratic Party in a minority government supported by the Green Party of British Columbia, led by John Horgan, who became premier as a result of a no-confidence motion on June 29, 2017.
British Columbia evolved from British possessions that were established in what is now British Columbia by 1871. First Nations, the original inhabitants of the land, have a history of at least 10,000 years in the area. Today there are few treaties and the question of Aboriginal Title, long ignored, has become a legal and political question of frequent debate as a result of recent court actions. Notably, the Tsilhqot'in Nation has established Aboriginal title to a portion of their territory, as a result of the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision (William [Tsilhqot'in Nation] v. British Columbia).
British Columbia | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
British Columbia
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
British Columbia (BC; French: Colombie-Britannique) is the westernmost province of Canada, located between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. With an estimated population of 4.817 million as of 2017, it is Canada's third-most populous province.
The first British settlement in the area was Fort Victoria, established in 1843, which gave rise to the City of Victoria, at first the capital of the separate Colony of Vancouver Island. Subsequently, on the mainland, the Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866) was founded by Richard Clement Moody and the Royal Engineers, Columbia Detachment, in response to the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush. Moody was Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for the Colony and the first Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia: he was hand-picked by the Colonial Office in London to transform British Columbia into the British Empire's bulwark in the farthest west, and to found a second England on the shores of the Pacific. Moody selected the site for and founded the original capital of British Columbia, New Westminster, established the Cariboo Road and Stanley Park, and designed the first version of the Coat of arms of British Columbia. Port Moody is named after him.In 1866, Vancouver Island became part of the colony of British Columbia, and Victoria became the united colony's capital. In 1871, British Columbia became the sixth province of Canada. Its Latin motto is Splendor sine occasu (Splendour without Diminishment).
The capital of British Columbia remains Victoria, the fifteenth-largest metropolitan region in Canada, named for the Queen who created the original European colonies. The largest city is Vancouver, the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada, the largest in Western Canada, and the second-largest in the Pacific Northwest. In October 2013, British Columbia had an estimated population of 4,606,371 (about 2.5 million of whom were in Greater Vancouver). The province is currently governed by the British Columbia New Democratic Party in a minority government supported by the Green Party of British Columbia, led by John Horgan, who became premier as a result of a no-confidence motion on June 29, 2017.
British Columbia evolved from British possessions that were established in what is now British Columbia by 1871. First Nations, the original inhabitants of the land, have a history of at least 10,000 years in the area. Today there are few treaties and the question of Aboriginal Title, long ignored, has become a legal and political question of frequent debate as a result of recent court actions. Notably, the Tsilhqot'in Nation has established Aboriginal title to a portion of their territory, as a result of the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision (William [Tsilhqot'in Nation] v. British Columbia).