And the Italians???

What’s the RSS feed for the podcast? And it’s not listed in Overcast so I can’t subscribe to it.

Damn...you missed Brother Twelve!

Why tarnish Robert Dunsmuir without presenting any evidence? Wellington Cemetery and Mount Benson School sit on land he donated to the community, just like the Harewood stuff via VCML. Robert was voted in as MLA for the Nanaimo district, twice in a row, and at his funeral procession in 1889, attended by 12000 when the population of Victoria was but 16000, the hearse was led by a large group of Wellington miners and E&N employees.

Love it! Please do more of this series 🙂

I remember many of those building s and I wish they built homes that looked like that now. I much prefer them to the appearance of the current homes.

Not one god damn effing homeless polluting our city. No immigrants either !!!

Wow. Great music too. This is so cool.

Bruce ave?

Wow, exactly what it used to look like. One of the first McDonalds on the island I worked at, I was 16. Watching the ferries from the top grandstand at Grandview Bowl, headed out to Vancouver. Vics Foodliner, Jack Harris Chev, S Madill, schools we went to. Living near Nanaimo Golf Course on Wedge Pl. Meeting my girlfriend now wife of 45 years at the diner at Country Club Mall. The drive in movie theatre you can see in the distance. NDSS, Nanaimo Shipyard and the massive amount of properties that haven't been built on yet. The fuel tankers that blew up on the waterfront. This film does move pretty fast and just when you think you've figured something out it changes. It's pretty cool anyways.

This cemetery is really close to my parents house where I grew up. I used to go walk over to visit all the time. My family has lived in what used to be "Wellington" for the past 25 years.

Amazing footage, brings back many memories of being at Green Mtn. with, Barb, and the Peetz clan, Bud, Judy, my dad Ivan. The old skis and clothing were something.

Please research rosstown rd

Great video of an interesting part of Nanaimo’s history! Thank you for digitizing this video and making it available online.

Wow , I've been waiting a long time for this , would be in a line up behind the dozer as it plowed the way up to the lodge, I bet it would have gone by the wayside with the now current weather , even if there was no marmots up there. Thank you Ms Davies.

Awsome

how about Howard Ave ?

There was a North Ward school in Victoria as well.

This is rather silly.

Bathtub races 1972?

I moved to Nanaimo in 1987, it's great to see old photos! Keep up the good work, Thank You

I heard credible evidence that the abducted school children in BC. The children were never seen again.

Is This when they abducted, raped, and murdered the schoolchildren or a different visit?

Tell us the story of Cilaire Subdivision! Thanks for the history lesson!

This is great stuff, keep it up!

I liked the false narrative more so These are terrific! Good work

Have these films been retouched or upscaled?

Do drake street by departure bay ferries

Keep it up 👍

Nice looks great

Green Mountain, what an adventure. Hope the marmots are doing well.

Thank you very much for the wonderful images you have given us. I am born and raised in Nanaimo and am now 70 years old. Still living in the 'old city' area and still loving it. These are the images of my youth and I remember them all very well. They bring back such great memories. Thank you again for your ongoing work and efforts.

I remember many of these buildings

wow incredible, some pictures i recognize as the Nanaimo I grew up in. seeing the old theater on the east side of the bastion bridge made me smile.

Wasn’t this filmed the same day as the moon landing?

Oh My God... That is So Beautiful... ❤❤❤ That was My Grandparents Home, Peter and Ivy Scott. Grama sold it in 1970 (if memory serves me) and I have many fond memories of Grampa and Gramas home. My Grampa, hand dug the basement, as there was none, when they bought it. He would crawl under the house, every night after supper, and dig and drag the dirt out, until he finally had the basement dug out. The last time I was in Nanaimo, I went by to see the house, and was horrified to see it looking like a Crack-Shack... I was sick to my Stomach, to see it in that condition. Grampa and Grama always kept it looking so beautiful. Thank You So Much, for making it Beautiful Again... ❤❤❤ Allan Lundquist

Covers the community nicely - lots of changes! Best viewed with the "music" turned off.

I remember seeing you film this, I was curious as to what you were up to that day, I should have stopped and asked then.

Thank you for publishing these photos. If I may offer a comment, a non-animated slide show is far preferable to this distracting zooming in and out; and captions on all photos would be most helpful!

Is there somewhere we can see all the submissions?

The music well typifies the atmosphere and relief after the 300 victims and their belonging had been transported to the sea cadet hall and the drill hall

Thanks you-tube for ruining the last images with you annoying bloody thumb-nails !

Congratulations, Christine! A well-deserved award

It is so nice to see the recognition you have received for the great work and effort you put into the Nanaimo Archives !!!!! I am a Nanaimo born and raised man, at 70 years of age I still live near the neighbourhood I was born an grew up in. I subscribe to the Nanaimo Archives website and always look forward to new and interesting content about our town. Nanaimo is a great town, warts and all ... lol. We are blessed to live here on the island in such a wonderful location and environment with such interesting history. I thank you for making so much of that history available to us. Thank you again, and congratulations !!!!!

Please include a link to Haley's book -

Christine - you have done so much regarding Nanaimo history and its preservation. This is a great interview with Haley. Merci beaucoup

Fantastic !!!!! It is so nice to see folks who still value the lifestyle of days gone by and are willing to renovate and renew older homes in the 'Old City'. I am 70 years old and was born and raised in the Old City and still live in the area. I will never live any where else. Kudos to you Ms. Bajan, I wonder if you are related to Marco Bajan who owned and developed property in the old city. One of the first rentals I had as a young man was owned my Marco. Probably around 1973 ???? Thanks again for preserving our City.

Fun concept. I hope you get lots of requests for street names. Great start to the series!

Great initiative!

I downvoted because of that annoying "wondershare"!