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| Welcome to the Cariboo-Chilcotin Query Board |
| Author: WandaStory Date: 30 Jul 1999 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
| This query board has been established on July 30th, 1999 to help family history researchers interested in the Cariboo-Chilcotin region of BC post queries and make connections. I encourage you to post ... |
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| Clifford Higgins- murder near Bella Coola |
| Author: Marie-Louise Backhurst Date: 02 May 2000 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
| My great great uncle Clifford Higgins was murdered in May 1864, with several others, by Indians, en route to Bella Coola. It took place on the Bentick Arm route, ten miles from Nancootlan Lake. I have... |
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| Andrus |
| Author: diane Date: 24 May 2000 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
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Have you found any info on your family yet? E-mail me back. I tried to e-mail you but it bounced back. |
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| The Chilcotin War, M Rothenburger |
| Author: Claudia Cole Date: 02 Jun 2000 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
| Are you aware of the book The Chilcotin War, researched and written by Melvin Rothenburger, descendant of one of the victims of 1864? I don't know what libraries have it, but there must be copies arou... |
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| River's Inlet/Bella Bella |
| Author: WandaStory Date: 06 Jun 2000 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
| Hi Ryan, I can answer some of your questions regarding the area.
Bella Bella is in the region known as the Chilcotin (named for the
Chilcoten Indians). It is a large region, and the most sparsely
popu... |
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| Cariboo Cameron |
| Author: Kenneth M. Fowke Date: 17 Jun 2000 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
| I am tracing John CARIBOO CAMERON and find several death/burial locations. I suspect that is due to some now being ghost towns. I have him died and buried at Barkerville and Camerontown. Could that be... |
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| Cariboo Cameron. |
| Author: WandaStory Date: 17 Jun 2000 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
| Hi Ken, I assume you did find the bio on John Cameron on my website. (go to the "information by resource type" link and check out the pioneer profiles.
Yes Cameron Town and Barkerville are almost the... |
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| Chilcotin War |
| Author: Diane Miller Date: 17 Sep 2000 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
| I grew up in Bella Coola and remember seeing a historical plaque on Highway 20 near the head of the Dean River re: the War. I also have a book "Bella Coola" by Cliff Kopas which makes mention of the w... |
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| Rivers Inlet |
| Author: Arlene_Klapatiuk Date: 18 Sep 2000 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
| ...I have located a map that might be of some interest. I use to live in Bella Coola for approx 10 years and I have a fair idea where Rivers Inlet is. It is a beautiful boat trip. There is some reading o... |
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| Chilcotin war |
| Author: Arlene_Klapatiuk Date: 21 Sep 2000 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
| The Victoria Colonist in an Edition of Tuesday, June 28, 1864, carried the following letter:
"Those who are well acquainted with the Indians of the Northwest Coast express great surprise at the cours... |
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| Chilcotin War |
| Author: Wanda Story Date: 25 Sep 2000 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
| I have started a page on the Chilcotin War. Thank you to Arlene Klapatiuk for transcribing some excerts from the Bella Coola book. Have a look and let me know if anyone has anything else to add.
http:... |
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| War Records |
| Author: WandaStory Date: 21 Oct 2000 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
| Hi Arlene
Try searching the Commonwealth Grave Commission site.
http://yard.ccta.gov.uk/cwgc/register.nsf
Many (if not all) recorded war deaths are recorded. When you find your ancestor there is also ... |
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| Chilcotin War- gravesite |
| Author: @@psolhjell@sd49.bc.ca Date: 29 Oct 2000 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
| The plaque at Fish Trap at the outlet of Nimpo Lake put up by Parks Canada pertaining to the Chilcotin war murders was removed some time ago as the wording of it was considered offensive to the First ... |
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| Horsefly and Area Interments |
| Author: dfbrownjohn Date: 01 Jan 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
| I am researching and recording information on persons buried in the Horsefly area -- over 120 interments. If you have family buried in the Mountain View Cemetery, Horsefly, BC and/or one of the many p... |
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| Quesnel Genealogy |
| Author: Maureen Hyde Date: 05 Apr 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
| Need new address of Quesnel Branch of the BCGS. Please contact me at my email address . Thank you. |
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| Cariboo or Caribou |
| Author: Kim Allen Date: 26 May 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
| I have recently visited Williams Lake and wondered why there are two spellings of the word caribou. Some businesses are cariboo while others use the caribou spelling. The people I asked said some of t... |
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| Cariboo or Caribou |
| Author: WandaStory Date: 26 May 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
| Hi, I live in Williams Lake and can answer your Cariboo or Caribou query. Caribou is the correct spelling for the animal (deer family). The correct spelling for the Cariboo District is Cariboo. The st... |
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| Re: Barkerville Obituary |
| Author: Ken MacLean Date: 13 Jul 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
| Doug, I lived in Wells, BC next door to Barkerville, and I recall that the Sentinel ceased publication in the 19th century, probably sometime in the 1880-90's. Visit the website of the new Cariboo Sen... |
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| Re: Cariboo Cameron |
| Author: Ken MacLean Date: 13 Jul 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
| A description of the naming of Cameronton appeared in
The Province, a weekly published in Victoria, in the
9 November 1895 issue. The correspondent, who signed himself "Cariboo" had been interviewin... |
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| Re: Eldridge Perry, James Stuart - Cache Creek Area |
| Author: soulmate10 Date: 18 Jul 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
| Dear Kathy,
I have some cousins that are Perry's would you like me to ask around to see if they can find any information? I will be seeing my perry cousins in a few weeks. I am orginally from the C... |
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| Re: Eldridge Perry, James Stuart - Cache Creek Area |
| Author: kathy Date: 23 Jul 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
| Hi Laverne,
I am just from Ashcroft and I have talked with Della Perry a little bit about it, but we as yet have been unable to make any connection to the Bonaparte Perry family. However I will not ru... |
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| Lazaroff Lake - Origin of the Name |
| Author: Jon Kalmakoff Date: 09 Sep 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
| I am researching Doukhobor Place Names in Canada and am curious about Lazaroff Lake in the Cariboo region.
Lazaroff Lake (between Nelson Kenny Creek and Fraser River, W. of Cinema,Cariboo District, B... |
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| Turney/ Edall |
| Author: hankturney Date: 26 Sep 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
| Trying to find old tales, or friends of Edith May "Babe" Edall and her family. They originally settled at Sheridan Lake and then moved to 90 Mile on the highway. |
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| Re: McLeese family ,Soda Creek |
| Author: bgchalaturnyk Date: 03 Oct 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
| There is a McLeese Lake in British Columbia near Soda Creek,and there was a family of them that lived there. Do not know there 1st names. But, think I have relatives that are related to them. Look ... |
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| Re: Valenzuelas in the Cariboo |
| Author: beverly Date: 17 Oct 2001 |
| Board: Boards > Localities > North America > Canada > British Columbia > Cariboo-Chilcotin |
| When I was in the area recently, I bought a book called
Cariboo-Chilcotin by Irene Stangoe. In that book under Dog Creek there is a entry for valenzuelas.
It reads "The first section of Dog Creek Ho... |
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