Barkerville Historic Town is the largest and most significant gold rush heritage attraction in western North America!
Barkerville, BC
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BC's Gold Rush Town retweeted
NEW BLOG POST: "Grudge not the poor miner his food." The words of Rebecca Gibbs, Barkerville laundress and one of Canada's first Black female poets, provide us with a window into the lives of workers during the Cariboo Gold Rush. #BlackHistoryMonth #bclab labourheritagecentre.ca/rebe…
Check out our new creative endeavour! The Cariboo Sentinel Printing Press Revival project: 12 original linocut artworks created on Barkerville’s antique printing presses. Project subscribers will receive a new print by mail each month: barkerville.shop/collections…
BC's Gold Rush Town retweeted
BC School Field Trips Are Going Online. These opportunities increases access to many important historical sites. I particularly recommend @BarkervilleBC: “Barkerville and the Gold Rush: An Original People’s Perspective” #bced thetyee.ca/News/2021/01/12/B…
BC's Gold Rush Town retweeted
Love seeing what my friends at @BarkervilleBC are doing when it comes to immersive visitor experiences, and pivoting to online interactive #storytelling during #Covid19. Their offerings to 'visit virtually' are amazing, especially "Rich in History". barkerville.ca/visit-virtual…
Hey media lovin’ folks! Come join George Wallace for a special presentation from the Cariboo Sentinel Newspaper Office, featuring demonstrations on our printing presses and an overview of Barkerville’s newspaper history. facebook.com/barkervillebc/v…
It’s #GivingTuesday and we are proud to mark today with the launch of our biggest call for donations in years. Please celebrate the day by supporting our efforts to deliver real human connection in a time of Covid donorbox.org/greetings-from-…
We ❤️ our Curator!
With nearly half-a-million archival objects in her collection, @BarkervilleBC Historic Town curator Mandy Kilsby balances her daily tasks with the need for professional development.
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Thanks for the visit!
Saw some stunning terrain, learned some BC history, and met some lovely folks while driving north for @GlobalBC #FallforBC story on the Gold Rush Trail. Thank you for the warm hospitality @explorewells @BarkervilleBC @BarkervilleBeer @cityofquesnel globalnews.ca/video/7415523/…
Meet the press! Classrooms can explore the origins of word processing with the operation of our historic printing presses. Teachers, book now! barkerville.tickit.ca/events… #bced
So exciting! Our virtual field trips program is now FREE for classroom use. Register now to connect your classrooms with Barkerville’s award-winning educators and historical interpreters… live and in real-time this Fall! barkerville.ca/virtual-field… #bced #onted #abed
Teachers: Barkerville is headed back to the class! We are excited to re-launch our innovative virtual field trips program this Fall: barkerville.ca/virtual-field… Register to connect your class with our award-winning performers live and in real time. #bced
Our people are what make the visitor experience in Barkerville so exceptional! The workers here represent over a millennium of experience in Barkerville, and their passion for this place shows.
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We’re thrilled to have you join us once again! We’ve made some important changes to how we operate to keep our staff and visitors safe: barkerville.ca/covid-19-chan…
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Genocide is no laughing matter. The 1860s pandemic killed 30,000+ Indigenous peoples in so-called British Columbia, half of the population at the time. Let that sink in. Devastating. @BarkervilleBC needs to pulls this ad immediately, apologize, and make amends.
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