Bulkley Valley Museum via Collections Online

Mark Forsythe travels through BC, and back in time, exploring the unique work of British Columbia Historical Federation Members

Mark Forsythe

Photographs have a wonderful power to uncover long-buried memories. While scanning the Bulkley Valley Museum’s Collections Online portal I stumbled across a photo of the Smithers CNR train station that triggered an instant flashback. It’s where I stepped off the train in 1974 for my first broadcasting job as a frizzy-haired 19-year-old from Ontario toting one blue trunk and a guitar. I’d watched the Canadian landscape unfold from my seat thanks to a ticket purchased by my grandparents. Although my time in Smithers was brief —just six months—the town and surrounding valley have never left me. Indeed, the Bulkley Valley Museum’s digital collection allows me to return and learn more about this fascinating region near the geographic heart of our province. BVM Curator Kira Westby reports that visits to Collections…

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British Columbia History (Digital) - 1 Issue, 53.4 Winter 2020

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