Gold Rush in Atlin BC
May 8, 2015 3:18 pm
The Muirhead brothers, Charles H. and Lewis P., were born in Scotland in the 1870’s. By 1893 they had arrived in North America. […]
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I first became interested in Archives when I was a history student at UVIC, using the BC Archives reference room for my own research. I started working here in 1991 as an auxiliary employee and eventually moved into a position as archivist.
I spent many years working in the reference room before switching to the acquisition of private records and the appraisal of government records. Since 2010 I have spent most of my time working on backlog processing, descriptive standards and archival systems.
I spent many years working in the reference room before switching to the acquisition of private records and the appraisal of government records. Since 2010 I have spent most of my time working on backlog processing, descriptive standards and archival systems.
Education
BA, history, University of VictoriaAreas of Interest
Archival systems including databasesArchival descriptive standards
Processing backlog government and private records in all media
Contact Katy Hughes
Email: khughes@royalbcmuseum.bc.caLatest Articles
…and the infamous
April 2, 2015 9:13 am
Most British Columbians have heard of Bill Miner the train robber, but how about his accomplice Shorty Dunn? Dunn’s real name was John […]
Read More »Contact with the famous
March 20, 2015 8:57 am
George Winkler lived in Victoria on and off throughout his life and often maintained an office here to run his various mining concerns. […]
Read More »Winkler the jailbird
March 12, 2015 4:23 pm
There is an interesting print of George Winkler among his photographs in accession 197908-016. This particular photograph was taken by Miss M. [Mary] […]
Read More »Winkler and the elephant
March 6, 2015 10:07 am
If you visit Cranbrook BC you might come across a statue of an elephant. In 1926 an elephant called Charlie Ed escaped from […]
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