Sources

To continue reading about the History around the Powell River – Tla’amin – qathet region.

Primary Powell River History Volumes

1. Boats, Bucksaws and Blisters: Pioneering Tales of the Powell River Area, Vol. 1 — Bill Thompson (2017, 2nd ed.)
2. Boats, Bucksaws and Blisters: Pioneering Tales of the Powell River Area, Vol. 2 — Bill Thompson (2017, 2nd ed.)
3. Chalkdust & Outhouses: West Coast Schools, 1893–1950 — Barbara Ann Lambert (2000)
4. Coast Powell River: Stillwater, Lang Bay & Powell Lake 1900–1950 — Barbara Ann Lambert (2020)

Tla’amin / Sliammon History & Archaeology

Written as I Remember It: Teachings (Ɂəms tɑɁɑw) from the Life of a Sliammon Elder

Elsie Paul, with Paige Raibmon & Harmony Johnson, UBC Press (Hardcover 2014; Paperback 2015; Digital editions 2014–2022)

1. Tla’amin Archaeology – Desolation Sound
2. Tla’amin Archaeology – Obsidian
3. The Indian Missionary Record (Vol. XVIII, No. 2, 1955)
4. History of Sliammon
5. Powell River 100 Years

Historical & Cultural Studies

1. Ayjoomixw: Teeskwat / Powell River — The Powell River–Sliammon Experience
2. Desolate Viewscapes: Sliammon First Nation, Desolation Sound Marine Park and Environmental Narratives — Jonathan Clapperton (2012)
3. Developing Intergovernmental Relationships: The Sliammon–Powell River Experience

British Columbia Bibliographies

(All accessible through UBC’s BC Historical Books collection.)

1. A Bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the Foundations, 1849–1899 — Lowther et al.
2. Navigations, Traffiques & Discoveries, 1774–1848 — Strathern et al.
3. A Bibliography of British Columbia: Years of Growth, 1900–1950 — Edwards et al.

Local Printed Sources (Pre‑1960)

1. Industrial / Company Publications
2. Powell River Digester (1922–1960)
3. Powell River Company annual reports (1920s–1950s)
4. Mill expansion brochures (1930s–1950s)
5. Employee welfare publications (1930s–1950s)
6. Government Publications
7. Powell Forest Survey #R27 — M.W. Gormely (1931)
8. Newspapers
9. Powell River News (1927–1959)
10. Powell River News & Town Crier (1960s–1990s)
11. Regional Histories Including Powell River (General BC works containing Powell River references.)

Local Library

1. Powell River Public Library — Visit to read local history books and regional publications.

🏛️ Places to Visit (Museums, Archives & Heritage Sites)

Powell River / qathet Region

1. qathet Museum & Archives Willingdon Beach — Mill history, logging, community archives, Digester, newspapers, oral histories.
2. Forestry Museum (Powell River) Willingdon Beach — Logging equipment, forestry history, early industrial development.
3. Henderson House Museum Townsite — Company town domestic life, period furnishings, early Powell River artifacts.
4. Tla’amin Nation Governance House Cultural Displays Tla’amin — Treaty history, cultural artifacts, regalia, language preservation.
5. Tla’amin Cultural Department Archives Tla’amin — Oral histories, archaeological materials, community records (permission required).
6. Powell River Townsite National Historic District Townsite — 1910–1950 company town, historic homes, mill-era buildings, heritage streetscape.
7. Patricia Theatre Townsite — Oldest continuously operating movie theatre in Canada; heritage landmark.

Texada Island

1. Texada Island Museum Van Anda — Mining history, maritime History, pioneer families.
2. Texada Heritage Society Archives Van Anda — Photographs, mining records, local documents.
3. Texada Mine Sites Van Anda / Blubber Bay / Gillies Bay — Outdoor industrial heritage: abandoned mine structures, quarries.
4. Blubber Bay Quarry & Company Town Remnants Blubber Bay — Historic quarry operations and company town remains.

🔎 Research Access

1. qathet Museum Indexes & Finding Aids — Searchable archival tools for Powell River history.