Greg NesteroffApr 28 min readChinese-Canadian, Black, and Indigenous players of the WKHL and WIHLLarry Kwong was the first Chinese Canadian to play senior hockey in the Kootenays. But he was not the only one.
Greg NesteroffFeb 8, 20191 min readFirst Nations faces in ProcterI bought the photo below about eight years ago. It shows a group on the lawn of the Outlet Hotel in Procter, long a popular spot for...
Greg NesteroffDec 20, 20182 min readLawrence Twoaxe in the Slocan ValleyCurious thing: this ad appeared in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette on March 26, 1911 and subsequent issues. Koch Siding is a nearly-obsolete...
Greg NesteroffDec 2, 20181 min readFirst Nations faces in RosslandAn amazing cabinet card sold on eBay last week for $181.50 US ($240 Cdn), showing two First Nations people in a studio portrait by...
Greg NesteroffOct 18, 20182 min readFirst Nations postcardsWhile quite a few postcards show First Nations scenes in East Kootenay, not many exist from West Kootenay. At least, there are only a few...
Greg NesteroffOct 18, 20183 min readTipis on the Nelson waterfrontRecently Doug Jones bought a batch of early Nelson photos from someone in England. There were lots of terrific shots, but what left Doug...
Greg NesteroffJun 11, 201816 min readChinese-Canadian and Indigenous births at Rock CreekBetween 1872 and 1923, at least 12 Chinese Canadian births occurred at Rock Creek. This was noteworthy for a few reasons. First, there...