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TEACHER AND PARENT RESOURCES
The Chilliwack Archives has a number of resources that can be consulted by educators, students and the public. Materials are not loaned but can be viewed. In many cases these resources may also be available at the Chilliwack Public Library.
Books and Videos
The following is a partial list of books available for research at the Chilliwack Archives. Books may be viewed on the premises but are not available for loan. Check with the Fraser Valley Regional Library for availability.
Akrigg, G.P.U, Helen B. Akrigg, British Columbia Place Names, Sono Nis Press, Victoria, 1986
- Agro Pacific, East Chilliwack Agricultural Co-op: 50 Years of Service, 1947 to 1997, Agro Pacific, 1997.
- Arnett, T.C., The Chilliwack Valley Continuum: A Search for a Canadian Land Ethic, Thesis, Graduate Studies, Architecture, University of British Columbia, 1976
- Baird, Carol, Sandbags and Rubber Boots: Chilliwack and the Flood of 1948, Chilliwack Museum and Historical Society, 1998
- British Columbia Women’s Institute, Modern Pioneers: For Home and Country, 1909 – 1959.
- Cameron, Laura, Openings; A Meditation on History, Method and Sumas Lake, MCGill – Queens
University Press, 1997- Cook, Donna H., Early Settlement in the Chilliwack Valley, Department of Geography, U.B.C., 1979
- Coutts, Cecil C., Cancelled with Pride: A History of Chilliwack Area Post Offices 1865 – 1993, Cecil C.
Coutts Publishing, 1993- Denman, Ron, Pat Jepson, ed., Down Country Roads: Chilliwack’s Agricultural History, Chilliwack Museum and Historical Society
- Denman, Ronald W.R., ed., 50 Years of Military Presence in the Fraser Valley: 1942 – 1992, Base Chilliwack, Chilliwack Museum and Historical Society, Chilliwack, 1992
- District of Chilliwack., Chilliwack: Community Profile
- First Mennonite Church, A History of the First Mennonite Church: Greendale B.C., First Mennonite Church, Greendale B.C.,1976
- Foulds, K. , Land Beneath the Lake, M.S.A. Museum Society, 1991
- Freeman, Jack A., Agassiz Research Station 1886 – 1986, Minister of Supply and Services, Canada, 1986
- Gibbard, John Edgar, Early History of the Fraser Valley,1808-1895, thesis, Master of Arts in the Department of History, U.B.C.,1937
- Hale, Linda L., British Columbia Local Histories Bibliography, B.C. Libraries Association
- Harder, Katherine, ed., The Greendale Mennonite Bretheren Church, 1931 – 1981, Greendale Mennonite Bretheren Church, 1980
- Hickman, Mary, Early History of East Chilliwack, Witherby and Co. Ltd., London
- Hickman, Mary, The Early Days, The Circle Press, Sarsee, 1983
- Klassen, Agatha, Yarrow: A Portrait in Mosaic, A.E. Klassen, Yarrow, B.C. , 1976
- Knutson, Bernice, Lois Dickinson, ed., Sumas School Reunion, Platinum Press, Chilliwack, 1986
- MacGregor, Neill M., Farmers at Chilliwack High, self published, 1984, Add. Mss. 878, Series3 File 7, Neill MacGregor fonds
- McIntyre, Kerry J., A Century of Faith: The Story of Cooke’s Presbyterian Church, Chilliwack, B.C., 1988
- Mclachlan, Morag Elizabeth, Fraser Valley Milk Producers’ Association: A Successful Co-operative, 1964
- Melvin, George H., Post Offices of British Columbia 1858 – 1970
- Mitten Elaine, Oh Dem Golden Slippers, Fraser Valley Custom Printers, Chilliwack, 1993
- Mt. Cheam Senior Citizens Association, A History of Popkum
- Orchard, Imbert, Floodland and Forest: Memories of Chilliwack Valley, Sound Heritage Series Number 37, Sound and Moving Image Division, Provincial Archives of British Columbia, Victoria, 1983
- Paterson, Brenda, ed., In Prayer, and Song, and Deed: Carman United Church, 1898 – 1998, Carman United Church, Sardis, 1998
- Ramsey, Bruce, Five Corners: The Story of Chilliwack, Chilliwack Historical Society, 1975
- Roderick, Henry Hugh, A Church Grows in Sardis: a Brief History of the Anglican Parish of St. John the Baptist, the Parish of St. John the Baptist, Sardis, 1988
- Rosedale Heritage Preservers, In the Shadow of Mt. Cheam, Inter- Collegiate Press, B.C., 1988
- Sleigh, Daphne, One Foot on the Border: The History of Sumas Prairie and Area, Sumas Prairie and Area Historical Society, Deroche, B.C., 1999
- Swanson, W. J., Fairfield Island: The Northwest Corner, Blue Stone Publishers, Abbotsford, 1999
- White, George Brooks, History of the Eastern Fraser Valley since 1885, Thesis, Master of Arts in the Department of History, U.B.C., 1937
- Wiehler, Henry, ed., et.al. Eden Mennonite Church: Chilliwack, British Columbia, 1945 – 1995, Eden Mennonite Church, Chilliwack, 1995
- Langlois, W.J. ed., et.al., Men of the Forest, Sound Heritage, Volume VI, Number 3, Provincial Archives of British Columbia, Victoria, 1977
- McCombs, Arnold M., Wilfred W. Chittenden, The Fraser Valley Challenge: and illustrated account of Logging and Sawmilling in the Fraser Valley, Treeline Publishing, Harrison Hot Springs, 1990
- McCombs, Arnold M., Wilfred W. Chittenden, The Harrison – Chehailis Challenge, Treeline Publishing, Harrison Hot Springs, 1988
- Chan Antony B., Gold Mountain: The Chinese in the New World, New Star Books, Vancouver, 1983
- Downs, Art., Wagon Road North: The Story of the Cariboo Gold Rush in Historic Photos, North West Digest Ltd., Quesnel, B.C. , 1962
- Hill, Beth, Sappers: The Royal Engineers in British Columbia, Hosdal and Schubart Publishing, Ganges
- Morton, James, In the Sea of Sterile Mountains: The Chinese in British Columbia, J.J. Douglas Ltd., 1974
- Stanley, George F.G., Mapping the Frontier: Charles Wilson Diary of the Survey of the 49th. Parallel 1858 – 1862, Seattle University of Washington Press
- Williams, David Ricardo, Matthew Baille Begbie, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Ontario, 1980
- Batdorf, Carol, The Feast is Rich: A Guide to Traditional Coast Salish Indian Food Gathering and Preparation, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, Wash. 1980
- Carlson, Keith Thor, Albert “Sonny” McHalsie, I am StÇ:l\: Katherine Explores her Heritage, Sto:lo Heritage Trust, Sardis, 1998
- Carlson, Keith Thor, ed., You are asked to Witness: The StÇ:l\ in Canada’s Pacific History, Sto:lo Heritage Trust, Chilliwack B.C. , 1997
- Duff, Wilson., The Upper Stalo Indians of the Fraser River of B.C. Anthropology in British Columbia, Memoir No.1, British Columbia Provincial Museum, Victoria, 1952
- Hill – Tout, Charles, The Salish People: The Local Contribution of Charles Hill – Tout, Volume III: The Mainland Halkomelem, Totem books, Vancouver, 1978
- McIvor, Dorothy Matheson, Coqualeetza: No Backward Step, Blue Pine Publishing, Surrey, B.C.
- Pennier, Clarence, ed. et.al., How Secure is Our Future, a look at historical and current developments within Sto:lo territory
- Stuart, Wendy Bross, Gambling Music of the Coast Salish Indians. Ethnology Division, National Museum of Man, Ottawa, 1972
- Ware, Reuben M., Five Issues Five Battlegrounds: an Introduction to the History of Indian Fishing in British Columbia 1850 – 1930, Coqualeetza Training Centre for the Sto:lo Nation, 1983
- Wells, Oliver N., The Chilliwacks and their Neighbours, ed. Ralph Maude, Brent Galloway, Marie Weeden. Talon Books, Vancouver, 1987
- The Flood of 1948, Impact-Creative Visual Communications, 1999
- Memories of the 1948 Flood, Chilliwack Museum and Archives, Cogeco Cable, 1998
Activities
Review the historical data compiled in “Community of Villages”. Obtain a “Drive Through History “ brochure [links page] featuring heritage structures. Look for the oldest residential, commercial and community properties. Visit Tourism Chilliwack: www.tourismchilliwack.com for “On the Farm tours” in these communities. Available at the Chilliwack Archives reference library are local histories of most of the communities that make up Chilliwack today. [see Resource Library]
Review the historical data compiled on the “Colonial Settlers”. Using a real estate map, pinpoint streets named after these people.
Visit Chilliwack Cemetery [formerly the IOOF and Anglican Cemetery] on Little Mountain or visit Carman Cemetery on Promontory Road. Find the oldest grave markers, jot down the names and dates of the deceased. Using the Chilliwack Archives, find their obituaries on the microfiche of the Chilliwack Progress Newspaper. Photos and family histories may be available as well as tax records and residences.
Review the video “Memories of the 1948 Flood” available for purchase at the Chilliwack Museum Gift Shop or read “Sandbags and Rubber Boots” [resource library]. Take the “Cycle Our Dykes Tour” found at Tourism Chilliwack: www.tourismchilliwack.com
See Tourism Chilliwack: www.tourismchilliwack.com for tours called ‘The Road to Cultus Lake’, ‘Hiking and Wilderness Tours’ and ‘On the Farm Tours’ in the Cultus Lake area. Take a drive to the end of Cultus Lake to Columbia Valley. Visit the Cultus Lake exhibit at the Tourist Information Centre near Main Beach, Cultus Lake.
SeeTourism Chilliwack: www.tourismchilliwack.com for ‘On the Farm Tours’.
See Tourism Chilliwack for: www.tourismchilliwack.com ‘ Drive Through History’.
Cenotaph:
Visit the Chilliwack War Memorial on the grounds of the Chilliwack Museum. Locate several names, then visit the Chilliwack Archives to find out more information or photos of the men form Chilliwack who perished in the First and Second World Wars.
Bannock:
This recipe makes 8 small wedges, triple the recipe for the average class
1 cup flour
½ tsp. salt
1 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tbsp. melted fat
1/3 cup water
Have the students wash their hands. Each student participates by adding an ingredient. Use the students’ hands to measure the ingredients to make the point that a prospector would carry few utensils. As each student adds an ingredient, review the ingredients already added. They should have the ingredients memorized by the time the mixing is complete. When the dough is mixed so that it leaves the side of the bowl, knead the dough in the bowl three or four times. The dough is then patted into a circle (diameter 20cm). Place the dough into hot oil in a frying pan at 400 degrees F. Cook 4 minutes and flip, cook another 4 minutes. Remove from the frying pan and cut into 8 wedges. Serve with jam.
This hands on activity, is an example of food prepared by prospectors or travellers. Bannock makes a fast meal. For the prospector it did not require many utensils: a pan to mix it in and a stick to cook it on. Bannock was introduced to the StÇ:l\ and became part of their diet during the gold rush. This recipe is provided by the Royal British Columbia Museum. Bannock recipes vary; the StÇ:l\ Nation makes bannock with yeast as the leavening agent. Some First Nations deep-fry bannock.
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