Ainsworth, 1915-16
A terrific, rare postcard of Ainsworth sold last month on eBay. Here’s a closer look at some of the buildings depicted.
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Greg Nesteroff
Jul 29, 20215 min read
Back alley brick buildings
A walk down some Trail and Nelson alleys reveals surprises in brick.
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Greg Nesteroff
Jul 13, 202119 min read
The Ottawa Silver Mining and Milling mill
Concrete ruins adjacent to the Springer Creek campground in Slocan are from an unusual intersection of mining and Japanese-Canadian history.
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Greg Nesteroff
Jun 29, 202111 min read
Pioneer women of West Kootenay: Martha Collins
Martha Collins was a pioneer prospector and hotel keeper whose name was once known in every mining camp in the west.
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Greg Nesteroff
Jun 16, 20214 min read
Beavervale and other oddities
The search for Beavervale, Kelleys school, and the Warfield Police Department.
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Greg Nesteroff
May 20, 20215 min read
What the Nelson fire bug wrought
Photos of the destruction caused by the Nelson fire bug of 1911-12 have improbably turned up.
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Greg Nesteroff
May 13, 20213 min read
Tales old envelopes tell
Several envelopes that sold at auction have intriguing connections to West Kootenay Japanese-Canadian, Chinese Canadian, and mining history.
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Greg Nesteroff
May 12, 20212 min read
The final Fifers
I was surprised to seen an obituary for Emma Zahn. Surprised because she was born in Fife. I thought no native Fifers were left.
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Greg Nesteroff
May 11, 20212 min read
A Kootenay street in England
What is a Kootenay Avenue doing in Southampton, England? I have a theory.
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Greg Nesteroff
May 5, 202119 min read
Main streets of West Kootenay/Boundary
Most West Kootenay/Boundary towns have an obvious primary commercial thoroughfare. However, it’s not always the one originally intended.
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Greg Nesteroff
Apr 28, 20214 min read
Tom Murphy (1932-2021)
The two things Tom Murphy was best known for happened within three months of each other: fighting Nelson’s deadliest fire and an epic swim.
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Greg Nesteroff
Apr 15, 20219 min read
Then & Now: A sunny day in Trail, 1957
Three spectacular slides give us a glimpse of downtown Trail buildings and businesses more than 60 years ago.
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Jonathan Kalmakoff and Greg Nesteroff
Apr 1, 202121 min read
A place called Skalistoye
Grohman Narrows Park has been many things, including a Doukhobor ranch and the site of a First Nations battle.
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Greg Nesteroff
Mar 9, 20217 min read
Pioneer women of West Kootenay: Kitty Hope
A couple of postcards sold on eBay, both mailed in 1908 to a Miss Kitty Hope of Sandon. Who was she?
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Greg Nesteroff
Mar 1, 20216 min read
Tiny Thompson and Sandon
Sandon produced a Hall of Fame NHL goaltender. But Tiny Thompson’s relationship with his birthplace has not been explored — until now.
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Greg Nesteroff
Jan 31, 20217 min read
Nelson’s floating pavilions
Nelson once had a floating dance pavilion and a large clubhouse for the boat club, both at the foot of Josephine Street.
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Greg Nesteroff
Jan 20, 20218 min read
Trail’s hidden homes
Homes at 801 Victoria St., 1498 Cedar Ave., and 1560 Bay Ave. were covered up by commercial storefronts, but continue to peek out overtop.
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Greg Nesteroff
Jan 10, 20214 min read
Sandon in watercolour, 1944
The story behind a charming painting created more than 75 years ago. At least two people who were there that day are still around.
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Jonathan Kalmakoff and Greg Nesteroff
Dec 11, 20208 min read
Paradise denied
The little-known story of how Prairie Doukhobor radicals attempted to settle in British Columbia in 1902.
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Greg Nesteroff
Dec 7, 20203 min read
Maggie Bond, gravedigger
In the 1930s, a Kaslo resident claimed to be the first — and for a time, only — woman in Canada digging graves.
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