Nanaimo Community Archives
150 Commercial Street V9R 5G6 Nanaimo, BC, Canada

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Adults! We have our second annual WINTER READING CLUB for you! Pick up your reading record at the branch. One book read during January and February = one d...raw slip. PRIZES include a $40 to spend at Chapters-Indigo, $20 towards delicious drinks and snacks at Serious Coffee, and books to keep! EXPLORE new genres with our Bonus Tasks to earn more draw slips! See more

Enjoy this 1863 map from our large collection of maps and plans. #nanaimoarchives #nanaimohistory

FROM OUR HOLDINGS... #nanaimoarchives #NanaimoHistory

As some of you may know, the Archives salvaged the E.J. Hughes mural that is in the Nanaimo Convention Centre. Below is an interesting article about E.J. Hughes.

Wow! https://www.thelocal.no//norway-digitally-freezes-national

NANAIMO ARMY CAMP Opened in 1939 as a militia training camp, Camp Nanaimo was also used as a Combined Operations base for the training of army and naval groups until 1943. The camp closed in 1946.

To mark our 20th anniversary, we're supporting four initiatives that are advancing archival studies, research and engagement across BC. #AAW2020

From the Archives....

Here is the latest online presentation from the Nanaimo Historical Society. https://www.youtube.com/watch

REMEMBERING NANAIMO VETERANS.... The Leightons Arthur Leighton was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, January 5, 1880. His parents were school teachers and moved to Cambridge and Bristol where Arthur was educated and eventually emigrated to Canada and found work as a farmhand in Manitoba. In 1902, he enlisted in the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles, Lord Strathcona Horse, under the command of Commander Sam Steele (1840 -1919). He sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on the "S.S. V...Continue reading

Super interesting webpage!

In keeping with the City of Nanaimo's updated protocols, we have also updated our COVID-19 procedures. Remember, you must have an appointment to access the archives. Thanks for your patience and understanding during these strange times!