Websites and Other Resources

The following web sites are great learning resources for teachers and students interested in delving into some of British Columbia’s heritage resources:

• Gold Rush Trail – information on the Cariboo Wagon Road, its construction and use in the 1860s.
• Teaching, Learning and Farming at Craigflower Farm – a detailed look at Craigflower Farm during the last half of the 19th century.
• Emily Carr at Home and Work – a look at Emily’s life, a virtual tour of her childhood home, and an extensive catalogue of her works of art.
• To the Totem Forests: Emily Carr and Contemporaries Interpret Coastal Villages – an online exhibit that compares paintings and historical photographs of First Nations coastal villages in the early 20th century.
• Measured Drawings: An Archaeological Heritage of B.C. – a detailed look at architectural drawings of many historic sites in B.C.
• Point Ellice Collection of Household Victoriana – extensively illustrated background on all aspects of Point Ellice history and the vast O’Reilly collection.
• The Gold Rush Town of Yale – a comprehensive look at Yale during the Fraser River Gold Rush of 1958 and the construction of the famed Cariboo Wagon Road.