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April 1, 2025Leon J. Eekman Materials
Learn about Leon J. Eekman, a notable Belgian-Canadian in Victoria BC.
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January 29, 2025Chinese New Year and “the Chinese Lily.”
Happy Lunar New Year! Read about the connections between this holiday and the role of the “Chinese Lily” in it’s celebration.
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January 17, 2025Stories of Chinese Sailors in Canada’s Maritime History
The history of Chinese sailors in Canada’s reveals a complex web of resilience, discrimination, and global interconnectedness. From the galleys of trans-Pacific steamships to the corridors of Ottawa, Chinese above and below deck were pivotal in the evolution of Canadian shipping, especially through 1880-1950. Often relegated to the most arduous and undervalued positions, they formed…
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January 3, 2025New Years 1932 Menu, the Empress of Britain World Cruise
Journey with the opulent Empress of Britain in 1932, where New Year’s Day was celebrated with a lavish ten-course feast near the pyramids of Egypt. Explore this culinary journey through the Chung and Lind Collections at UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
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December 21, 2024The S.S. Tartar and the Tale of “Soapy” Smith
This blog post is part of RBSC’s new series spotlighting items in the Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection and the Wallace B. and Madeline H. Chung Collection.
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December 7, 2024Part 2: A Tale of Seattle’s Chinatown
This Part 2 blog continues the exploration of a single letter from the Chung Collection, from small-town Saskatchewan to transnational impact in Seattle, exploring how objects and spaces hold stories of resilience, migration, and history.
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November 29, 2024The Northland’s Greatest Disaster – The Sinking of the SS Princess Sophia
By 1918, the world had all but forgotten the Klondike, but on October 25th of that year the tragic sinking of the CPR steamer SS Princess Sophia in the Lynn Canal, causing the deaths of all 343 of her passengers, shocked the world and reminded BC residents of the shrinking mining communities across the Yukon…
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November 22, 2024Remembering Loo Gee Wing (1861-1923)
As part of a new series spotlighting items in the Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection and the Wallace B. and Madeline H. Chung Collection, we remember Loo Gee Wing, a forgotten tycoon who helped shape Chinese Canadian history.
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November 15, 202426 Above Bonanza
A spotlight on one of Johnny Grieve Lind’s wealthiest mining claims in the Klondike goldfields, 26 Above Bonanza.
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November 2, 2024Part 1: The Mah family of Crystal Bakery-Letters and Legacies
As part of a new series spotlighting items in the Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection and the Wallace B. and Madeline H. Chung Collection, we look at the Mah family of Crystal Bakery.