Doukhobors at Procter and Sunshine Bay
The 1918 and 1919 civic directories listed a Doukhobor beekeeping colony at Procter. Who were they?
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Jonathan Kalmakoff and Greg Nesteroff
- Apr 1, 2021
- 21 min
A place called Skalistoye
Grohman Narrows Park has been many things, including a Doukhobor ranch and the site of a First Nations battle.
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Jonathan Kalmakoff and Greg Nesteroff
- Dec 11, 2020
- 8 min
Paradise denied
The little-known story of how Prairie Doukhobor radicals attempted to settle in British Columbia in 1902.
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Greg Nesteroff
- Dec 1, 2020
- 3 min
Pete Seeger in Trail
Folk singer Pete Seeger said he once performed a concert in Trail. But when?
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Jonathan Kalmakoff and Greg Nesteroff
- Oct 22, 2020
- 5 min
West Kootenay Boundary’s first Doukhobors
New discoveries reveal that Doukhobors were finding their way to British Columbia several years before a mass migration began in 1908.
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Greg Nesteroff
- Oct 13, 2020
- 16 min
Little-known Nelson heritage buildings: 120 Vernon St.
The full story of the former Doukhobor headquarters in Nelson.
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Greg Nesteroff
- Jun 21, 2019
- 5 min
Peter (Lordly) Verigin’s lost prayer site
In July 2000, I visited Verigin’s Tomb (later renamed Verigin Memorial Park) at Brilliant, the burial site of Doukhobor leader Peter...
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Greg Nesteroff
- Oct 20, 2018
- 4 min
The mysterious Metro Grishen
A rare picture has turned up of a man suspected of involvement in the 1924 train explosion that killed Peter (Lordly) Verigin.
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Greg Nesteroff
- Jul 9, 2018
- 8 min
The Farron monument
I previously wrote about some strange circumstances surrounding the death of Doukhobor leader Peter V. Verigin in a train explosion near...
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Greg Nesteroff
- Jun 17, 2018
- 13 min
15 curious things about Peter (Lordly) Verigin’s death
The death of Doukhobor leader Peter (Lordly) Verigin in a train explosion between Castlegar and Grand Forks on Oct. 29, 1924 is the West...
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Greg Nesteroff
- Feb 13, 2018
- 4 min
Hills Community Hall
This little building in Hills, on the east side of Highway 6, began life in 1934 as the Hunter Siding school. According to George...
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