Art Waldie (1923-2017)
The man who carved the signs seen below (or at least their original iteration) has died at 94. According to his obituary, Art Waldie was...
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Greg Nesteroff
Jan 4, 20184 min
The Mystery Photographer
Many pioneer photographers signed their work — a smart marketing move. Many others did not, leaving us guessing who might have been...
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Greg Nesteroff
Jan 4, 20181 min
Beard rentals
A bizarre ad from a 1947 edition of the Rossland Miner (the city was celebrating its 50th birthday, hence the need for faux facial hair)....
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Greg Nesteroff
Jan 3, 20182 min
Japanese-Canadian pioneers of West Kootenay: George Motosawa
George Motosawa was a restaurateur and laundry owner in two West Kootenay ghost towns. We know he was born April 6, 1867 and immigrated...
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Greg Nesteroff
Jan 3, 20181 min
Lois Arnesen (1928-2017)
I was sorry to hear of the passing of Nelson’s Lois Arnesen (pictured below) on New Year’s Eve. I wrote a profile of Lois in 2012 for the...
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Greg Nesteroff
Jan 2, 20183 min
Japanese-Canadian pioneers of West Kootenay: Yodo Fujii
Long before Japanese Canadians were interned in the West Kootenay during the Second World War, a small number already lived here. They...
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Greg Nesteroff
Jan 2, 20183 min
Spokane’s Slocan saloon
In the early 1890s, three American cities boasted saloons called the Slocan. They don’t appear to have been connected and their...
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Greg Nesteroff
Dec 31, 20171 min
Alfie Albo’s garage
An ad from the Rossland Miner’s historical edition of 1938 contained a photo of a dapper-looking Alfie Albo, proprietor of the Columbia...
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Greg Nesteroff
Dec 31, 20174 min
A girl named Rossland
Below is a clipping from the Rossland Miner’s special historical edition of Oct. 11, 1938, about the first baby born in Rossland. The...
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Greg Nesteroff
Dec 30, 20172 min
Nelson’s Disney imposter
In 1950, a man registered himself in a Vancouver hotel as Walt Disney. He certainly looked like the famed cartoonist. On that basis, he...
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