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The History of
Lulu Island and
Occasional
Poems
by Thomas Kidd
115 pages
soft cover
$15 P&H included
First published
in 1927, this reprint describes
early settlement, the growth of
the community, the character of
the settlers, and the actions of
Richmond’s first governing
councils
Publ. City of Richmond Archives
ITEM 1101
Richmond
and its
Bridges:
Fifteen
Crossings of
the Fraser
River by
Alan Dawe -
93 pages soft cover
$15.00 P&H included
All the ups and downs of planning
and constructing Richmond’s
bridges (and tunnel) beginning
with the first North Arm Crossing
in 1889.
Publ. City of Richmond Archives
ITEM 11002
Farmers and
Milkmaids: A
History of
Lacrosse in
Richmond
by Jack
Lowe
52 pages soft
cover
$15.00 P&H
included
A local look at this once popular
sport, full of personal recollections
and photographs
Publ. City of Richmond Archives
ITEM 11003
Richmond’s
Postal History
by Bill McNulty
37 pages
soft cover
$15.00 P&H
included
A detailed
narrative and chronology for
every postal service and office in
Richmond, incorporated into the
general history of postal service
in British Columbia
Publ. City of Richmond Archives
ITEM 11004
A Bridge to the World: The Life
and Times of
Sea Island
by Mary Keen
43 pages
soft cover
$15.00 P&H
included
Before the
Vancouver
Inter- national Airport on
Richmond’s second largest
island, there were dairies and
canneries. The first volume of
the Richmond Neighbourhoods
Series.
Publ. City of Richmond Archives
ITEM 11005
We Will
Remem ber
Them: The
Lives Behind
the Richmond
Cenotaph
by Mary Keen
72 pages soft
cover $15.00
P&H included
Biographies of
those persons whose lives are
memorialized on Richmond’s
Cenotaph at the corner of No. 3
Road and Granville Avenue
Lest we forget.
Publ. City of Richmond Archives
ITEM 11006
The Country:
Richmond’s
Eastern
Neighbour-
hoods.
by Mary Keen
58 pages soft
cover $20.00
P&H included
The most recent of the Richmond
Neighbourhoods Series features
original research on settlement,
agricultural and industrial devel-
opment, and social and comm-
unity life in eastern Richmond
Publ. City of Richmond Archives
ITEM 11007
Whispers
from the
Shedrows:
A History of
Thorough-
bred Racing
in Richmond
by Gerry Gilker, Jack Lowe,
Geraldine (Dody) Wray soft cover
$15.00 P&H included
Horse racing in Richmond
through the eyes oif those
associated with the sport,
featuring the Lansdowne and
Brighouse racetracks.
Publ. City of Richmond Archives
ITEM 11008
Time and Tide:
The Settlement
of Lulu Island’s
South Arm Shore
by Mary Keen
soft cover
45 pages $15.00
P&H included
Historical overview of the South
Arm region of Richmond from
early settlement onwards. The
second volume of the Richmond
Neighbourhoods Series.
Publ. City of Richmond Archives
ITEM 11009
Faith
Communities
by Jon
Henderson
49 pages
soft cover
$15.00 P&H
included
A historical look at chapels,
churches, mosques, synagogues
and temples in Richmond,
reflecting the city’s diverse
cultural mosaic.
Publ. City of Richmond Archives
ITEM 11010
Stories of Swiss
Settlement in the
Bulkley Valley
From 1910 to
1960
216 pages - soft
cover
$42 P&H included
Stories of Swiss settlement is an
inspiring compilation of personal
accounts about the tenacious
Swiss migrants to a wondrous
valley in Northwest B.C.
Published by the Bulkley Valley
Historical & Museum Society
ITEM 11011
Spirit in the
Land: Our Place
of Prayers
84 pages - soft
cover $21 P&H
included.
A history ofSkatin and theLillooet River
Valley from 1808 thru the 1900's. Wonderful stories and pictures, thebuilders and families and the Churchof the Holy Cross.A “DVD Saving Places” onpreservation work on the church isavailable with the book at $30 forboth P&H included.Publ Ama Liisaos Heritage Trust Soc
ITEM 11012 incl DVD 11013
Brick by Brick:
The story of
Clayburn
181 pages soft
cover
$30 incl P&H
Includes reminiscences of former
residents. The book features
numerous illustrations, maps,
drawings and reproductions of
historical photographs.
Published by the Clayburn
Village Comm unity Society
ITEM 11014
Vancouver
Voters, 1886:
A
Biographical
Dictionary
892 pages soft
cover
$40 including
P&H
Biographical
and genealogical information on
the 528 people listed on
Vancouver BC’s first voters list
in 1886. Black and white
photographs, fold out 1886
Vancouver map, index
Publisher BC Genealogical
Society ITEM 11015
The Scribe:
The Rise of
Jewish Life and
Religion in
British Columbia
1858-1948
by Cyril E.
Leonoff
203 pages soft
cover $24.99
including P&H Thiscomprehensive book chronicles thedevelopment of Jewish comm-unities throughout British Columbia. Attention is paid to individuals &institutional life.Pub. The Jewish Historical Societyof BC
ITEM 11016
Pioneer Jews of
British Columbia
288 pages soft
cover
$24.99 incl P&H
Joint publication
of Western States
Jewish History
and the Jewish Historical Society
of British Columbia. Includes
articles focusing on pioneer
Jewish communities in Trail.,
Dawson City, Victoria and the
West Kootenays.
ITEM 11017
In the Footsteps of
Jewish Vancouver:
1886 - 2006
34 pages soft cover
$6.99 Incl P & H
Includes ins ights into
the landmarks, events and
evolution of Vancouver’s early
Jewish comm- unity, while sharing
anecdotes of Jewish daily life in the
area.
Pub. The Jewish Historica l Society
of BC
ITEM 11018
Bridges of
Light: Otto
Landauer of
Leonard
Frank Photos,
1945-1980
by Cyril E. Leonoff $44.99 incl
P&H
Joint project of Vancouver Historical
Society and the Jewish Historical
Society of British Columbia
Illustrated biography and photo
album of Otto Landauer, one of the
last great black and white
photographers in Western Canada.
Pub. Talonbooks ITEM 11019