VictoriaHistorical SocietyPublication WINTER2007/08 SPEAKERSFORTHE2007~2008 hazardblownfromthewatersofSeymourNarrows SEASON inl958. PLEASENOTECHANGESMARKEDTHUS* April24“AMostUnusualColony,Vancouver Islandl849-1860",MaureenDuffus,author,will Allmeetings,exceptDecember,willbeattheJames speakbasedonherresearch.MaryYates’fictional BayNewHorizonsCentre234MenziesStreetat lettersgiveanauthenticpictureofFortVictoria 7:30. seenthroughfemaleeyes.Illustrated November22.“EmilyCarrinherOwnWords” May22“SteamintheMountains:Apeople’s Anne-LeeSwitzerhascompiledEmilyCarr’s viewpointofthelogginghistoryofVancouver unpublishedlifestoriesinanewbook, Thisand Island.”Dr.RichardMackie,UVichistorian,has That.Shewillintroduceandreadfromthe researchedandwrittenonthissubjectgivingthe collectionthatshowanothersideofEmily. pointofviewoftheloggerswhoworkedinthe woods.Anillustratedlecture.(TheSociety’sAGM December6th-ChristmasDinnerandSeasonal willprecedethistalkwhichwillbeginat8:30.) Celebration.GorgeValeGolfClubhouse6pm. DinnerandtalkbyArlaTayloroftheCridgeCentre ~CHRISTMASDINNERMEETING~ fortheFamilyonthe“LifeandTimesofRev. EdwardandMaryCridge".(Seebelowfordinner Thedeadlineforreservationsandpaymentforthis reservationwhichwillbe$26). meetingis30November,2007.PleasecontactEric Domkewhowillalsobeco-ordinatingcarpooling. 2008 AnyoneneedingaridetotheGorgeValeGolfClub shouldcontactEric(3891418)beforehandandhe *January24“CharlesBayley—Hudson’sBay willtrytoarrangeridesforthoseneedingthem. Company Employee and Vancouver Island Pioneer”. Ms.TerriHunterwillgiveanillustratedtalkonthis Ifyouareplanningtoattendincostumeandare importantpioneeroftheColonyofVancouver unfamiliarwithaneedleandthread,costumesmay Island. berentedfrom‘DisguisetheLimit’,3328Metchosin Road,acrossfromthefirehall;‘VictoriaOperatic February28“Fortune’saRiver:theCollisionof Society’onFairviewRoad,and‘LanghamCourt EmpiresinthePacificNorthwest”Dr.BarryGough, Theatre’—whereelsebutLanghamCourt. historianandauthor,willgiveaninterpretationof theclashofEuropeanempireambitionsoffthe ~CAREANDCONCERN~ NorthwestCoastofNorthAmericainC18-19. Ifyouknowofanyofourmembersortheirfamilies *March27“RippleRock:ItsDiscoveryand whoyoufeelwouldappreciatesomesupportintime Demise”MichaelLayland,historicalgeographer, ofcrisis,pleasecontactRuthRalston(3854113) hasdoneresearchonthisBCcoastalnavigational whoistheSociety’s‘denmother’.Shewillforward ourmessagestothoseaffected. ~ASSISTANCEREQUIRED~ Thetwomuseumshaveafriendlyrivalry,the CanadianScottishRegimenthasthemorehistoric Iamcreatingacourseonsocialmovementsforthe artifactsbutthe5thArtilleryhasbrighterquarters DepartmentofHistoryatUVic;thecourseistaking inwhatwasoncethesergeant’smess. placebetweenJanuary-April2008.Themajor assignmentforthecourserequireseachstudentto The5thArtilleryboastsanearlycomputer,which interviewsomeonewhowasinvolvedinasocial wasusedtoaimitsguns.Wealsolearnedthat movementinthe1960s/1970s(orearlier)currently artilleryregimentsdon’thavecompanycolours:the livinginVictoria.Anymovementapplies.Iam gunistherallyingpoint. attemptingtotrackdownpeoplewhocouldbe interviewedbyundergraduatestudentsinthis The5threcentlylostamemberinAfghanistan,the course.Ultimatelymygoalistousethisasthe ScottishboastsfourVCwinners. beginningofanoralhistoryarchiveforBritish Columbiaonsocialmovements.Iwouldbegrateful ManyofourmembersmayknowtheScottish foranysuggestionsyoumayhaveofpeoplewhofit Regimentbyitsfour-leggedmascot,Wallace,aSt. thisprofile.Or,perhapsyoucouldforwardmy Bernardwhomarchesproudlyonceremonial requesttosomeoftheSociety’smemberswhomay occasions.Wallace,likehisarmyfriends,epitomizes beabletohelpmetouchbasewithothers? theRegiment’sGaelicmotto:DeasGuCath(Ready forthefray). Thankyou, Bothmuseumswelcomevisitorsanddetailsof DominiqueClément,PhD, openinghourscanbefoundbycalling: AssistantProfessorandPostdoctoralFellow (250)363-8753 DepartmentofHistory,UniversityofVictoria [email protected], Cell:250-686-6604,Fax:250-721-8772 andnotforgettingtheNewYear’sDayLevee [email protected] http://web.uvic.ca/history/faculty/clement.html AnnMoon ~FIELDTRIP~ ~MARITIMEMUSEUM~ AscoreofVictoriaHistoricalSocietymembers, Thespecialexhibition,POSH,attheMaritime augmentedbyimportsfromtheOldCemeteries Museum,whichwastemporarilyclosedbecauseof SocietyandtheVictoriaGenealogicalSociety, urgentconstructionworkneededtopreventtheeast recentlygotapersonalizedtouroftwoofVictoria’s sideofthemuseumbecomingpartofLangley militarymuseums. street,hasnowre-opened.Theexhibitdocuments the‘goldendays’offerrytravelaroundthecoastof Thetimingwasfitting—justdaysbeforeboththe VancouverIslandandtothemainland.The 5thArtilleryandtheCanadianScottishwereto artifactsaredrawnfromtheresourcesofthe opentheirdoorsonRemembranceDaywithavery Maritimemuseumandfromthepersonalcollection specialceremonyattheVimyCross,anoldwooden ofJacquesMarcoftheUnderwaterArchaeology crossthatwasoriginallyerectedonVimyRidgein SocietyofBC.Thecentrepieceisacompletetable memoryofthebattalionmemberswhodiedinthat settingofcrockeryandsilverwaretypicalofthe historicstruggle.Bothmuseumsaretuckedawayin 1920s.TheExhibitrunsuntil20January,2008. roomsonthesecondflooroftheBaySt.Armouries —butcanbereachedbyelevatorforthosewith ~IMPORTANTBOOKLAUNCH~ mobilityproblems. BarryGough’snewbook Fortune’saRiver:The Ourmembersandguestswerewarmlyreceivedby CollisionofEmpiresinNorthwestAmerica isscheduled regimentalmembers,boastingsmartcrested tobelaunchedattheMaritimeMuseumofBritish blazersandregimentalties.Wesplitintotwogroups Columbia,5December2007at7:30pm. asDaleMurrayledthe5thtour,JohnWigmore hostedtheScottishvisitors.Afterabout45minutes Thisbookisatourofthehorizonoftheimperial ineachmuseumwetradedplacesandthengot struggleforthecontrolofNorthwestAmerica.It togetherattheendtopresenteachmuseumwith coversthelateeighteenthcenturythroughtothe ourthanksandabout$50,madeupfromour midnineteenth,andhasasitsfocustheColumbia donations. River,thefamedandelusive“RiveroftheWest.” Itisastudyinpersonalitiesandcommerce–and sovereignty.Thehithertounknowndiplomacyby howthesedrivestateactions–andwoveninwith sloopsofwar,BritishandAmerican,arerecounted. themainstoryisthesearchfortheelusive,seductive ThestoryofAnglo-Americanrivalrythusconcludes NorthwestPassage.Thekeyactorinthisimmense appropriatelyontheeveoftheOregoncrisis. dramaisJohnLedyard,whosailedwithCookon thethird,finalvoyage,andwasatNootkain1778. Bykeepingalltheserivalsatbay–Russian,French, Inspiredbytheseaottertradeandtheprospectsof SpanishandAmerican–Britainmaintaineda commerce,Ledyardandhisstoryencapsulatethe sovereignbeachhead,andtheimplicationsforthis earlyzealofmenofcommercetogetintothetrade inthefoundingofthecoloniesofVancouverIsland anddevelopglobalcommerce.ForatimeNootka andBritishColumbiaareclear.Thiswasthe Soundwasaglobalgateway,butitsrolewas formativeperiodofourmodernhistory.Gough supplantedbythatofthemouthandestuaryofthe makesclear,too,thattheLewisandClark ColumbiaRiver. expedition,asimportantasitwas,waspartofa largerstoryofempireandexploration.Herefuses SirAlexanderMackenzie,thesubjectofGough’s toputMackenzieinsecondplacetotheCorpsof awardwinningFirstAcrosstheContinent(1997),is Discovery.Intheend,theColumbiaenterprisewas centraltothestoryofthecontinentalfurtradeand achieved.Theoverlandquestfortradewas theimperialpoliticsandcommercialpolicyofthe paralleledbythemaritimeenterpriseofBritish NorthWestCompany.ItwasMackenziewho tradersontheNorthwestCoast.Thelegaciesare convincedLieutenantGovernorJohnGraves apparentinourhistoryandtraditions. SimcoeofUpperCanadaoftheimportanceof transcontinentaldiscoveriesandempire;and,truth Fortune’saRiver ispublishedbyHarbourPublishing totell,MackenziefittedinwithSimcoe’sdesigns. at$36.95 FromSimcoe,Mackenzieadvancedhisdesignswith LordDorchester,thegovernorofQuebec,andvia ~BAMFIELDLIFEBOATCENTENARY~ DorchestertheBritishColonialOfficeandBoardof 13,14,15JUNE,2008 Tradebegantohearofthisfamedtraderwhohad travelledtotheArcticOceanandthengonewestto ThecommunityofBamfieldandthecrewofthe Pacifictidewater.MackenzieencapsulatestheNorth CanadianCoastGuard’sBamfieldLifeboatStation WestCompany’swesternexpansion,butwhatmade inviteyoutocelebrateacenturyofsavingthosein itarealitywastheworkofSimonFraserinthe perilonthesea. centralcordillerawestofHudson’sHope.David Thompson,wildlydifferentincharacterto Itinerary MackenzieorFraser,becomestherealcenterpiece ofthebook,andinthreeandahalflongchapters 13June,2008 GoughtellsThompson’sstory,notasbiographybut 18:00 Registration&TicketsatRixCentre asexplorerandtraveller.Thathegottothemouth 19:00 CentennalReceptionatRixCentrefor oftheColumbiaRiveralltoolatewasnothisfault, OceanDiscoveries,BamfieldMarineSciences detailsofwhicharegiven. Centre. RivalstoBritishandCanadianpre-eminenceon 14June,2008 NorthAmericaprovidethelargerbackdropofthe 09:00 HistoricalSymposium—Lifeboatsand story.TheRussians,comingoutofthefogandmists Lifesaving ofKamchatkaandAlaska,theSpanish,fromSan 12:00 Lunch BlasandMonterey,theFrenchunderLaperouse 13:00 Tours—BamfieldLifeboatStation, seekingaNorthwestPassageandtoclaimempirein BamfieldMarineSciencesCentre,Pachena Alaskaonlytoallowtheirclaimtodiebecauseof BayandWestCoastLifesavingTrailhead. neglect.ItistotheAmericanchallengethatthe 18:00 LifeboatCentenaryDinner BritishandCanadiansareobligedtomakethe greatestconcentratedeffort.FirsttheBostonfur 15June,2008 traders,whomakedealsfortitleandtradewiththe 09:00 HistoricalSymposiumcontinued Nuuchahnulth,andthentheNewYorkbusiness 12:00 CommunityLunchatBamfieldLifeboat tycoonJohnJacobAstorplantsabaseofempireat Station Astoriaarepresented.TheNor’westers’replyto 13:00 OpenAfternoon Astorwastobuyouttheexposed,beleaguered