Barkerville or bust : short version "A"
The item is reel of documentary film. The history of the Cariboo gold rush town of Barkerville, and its restoration as a historic park, are depicted through the medium of the live "period" variety stage show at the town's Theatre Royal.
A day of fun in the historical town of Barkerville
The item is a film print of a travelogue. It shows the history and attractions of the restored Gold Rush town, Barkerville.
The item is a film print of a documentary. The BC Centennial Committee's special project "Stagecoach," re-enacting a journey by stagecoach from Victoria to Barkerville by way of Nanaimo, Vancouver, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Hope, Yale, Lillooet, Ashcroft, Soda Creek, Quesnel and Wells. Many ceremonies and events are enacted en route, including a number of "hold-ups" and attacks by "wild Indians." Paul St. Pierre talks to stage drivers Jack Turnbull and Hank Rudofsky. Also interviewed are Frank Barnard and Yale historian Gus Milliken; Mr. Milliken disputes the authenticity of the re-enactment.
The item is a reel of news footage of the BC Centennial Committee project re-enacting the stagecoach journeys up the Cariboo Road. A vintage stagecoach and passengers travel from Victoria to Barkerville. A number of "hold-ups" are staged along the way, and mounted posses pursue the "bandits".