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Special event coverage. Chronicles the August 28-30, 1956, inauguration of through-service on the Pacific Great Eastern Railway between North Vancouver and Prince George. Premier W.A.C. Bennett and other dignitaries ride the three inaugural trains, which are eagerly greeted by the residents of towns along the route. A rockslide at Mile 18 on Howe Sound delays the journey until a bulldozer clears the tracks. At Williams Lake station, a mock frontier lynching is staged for the entertainment of the premier and his party. Following footage of the arrival in Prince George, the film also shows progress on northward expansion of the PGE line (including bridge and grade construction), and ends with shots of oil rigs in the Peace River Region.

RECORDED: Williams Lake (B.C.), [197-?] SUMMARY: [No documentation is available for this tape.];

The item consists of a photocopy of an account book, kept by William Lyne, a blacksmith at Williams Lake, between 1886 and 1896.

The item is a microfilm copy of a thesis by Robert Brockstedt Lane titled "Cultural relations of the Chilcotin Indians of West Central British Columbia." v, 343 leaves: maps, tables. Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Washington, 1953. Vita. Bibliography: leaves 284-295.

Scrapbook entitled "Christmas cards and the stories they tell".

Deposited by Secretary Treasurer, B.C. Women's Institute, 1975.

The item is a reel of travelogue film showing scenic highlights and points of interest along Highway 97 in the Okanagan and Cariboo. Includes footage of car ferries (the M.V. "David Lloyd-Jones" and M.V. "Lequime") on Okanagan Lake; highlights of Kelowna International Regatta; abandoned mine equipment and shaft; Barkerville (before its restoration); sawmill in Quesnel; a parade and rodeo events at the Williams Lake Stampede.

CALL NUMBER: T4084:0001 RECORDED: Williams Lake (B.C.), 1981-09-22 SUMMARY: An oral history interview with Hannah "Mickey" Dorsey and Eve Chignall, pioneers in the Chilcotin region. TRACK 1: Mickey Dorsey (born 1910 [1911]) recalls her childhood in Vancouver and Bella Coola; early adulthood; marriage; teaching at Anahim Lake; childbirth. TRACK 2: Eve Chignall recalls giving birth in Tatla Lake, where she moved in 1935; ranch work; marriage. Mickey Dorsey talks about pack; trains; relationship with native women on the reserve; isolation; medical emergencies with children.; CALL NUMBER: T4084:0002 RECORDED: Williams Lake (B.C.), 1981-09-22 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mickey Dorsey: family life, living conditions; getting water, provisions, clothing; teaching at Rose Lake. TRACK 2: More on school teaching: started Indian school at Anahim Lake (first in ar;ea); moved to Williams Lake to put two youngest children through high school; taught in Williams Lake for 13 years (taught coninuously, 1930-1976); changes in teaching methods.; CALL NUMBER: T4084:0003 RECORDED: Williams Lake (B.C.), 1981-09-22 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mickey Dorsey describes the routine of a typical spring day with four children, five years old or younger; setting trap lines in early morning; carrying water on yokes; fording a stream. TRA;CK 2: Family history (current); cattle drive and cattle train to Vancouver; sounds of the Anahim area -- birds, coyotes, snow, spring break-up; changes in life style, attitudes, new equipment, etc.;

The series consists of record books for Police Court cases held in 150 Mile House from January 1911 to December 1921; and thereafter in Williams Lake from January 1922 to December 1949.

The series consists of return of summary convictions and preliminary hearings created by the Williams Lake Magistrate's Court from January 1923 to August 1924. The volume also contains lists of Justices of the Peace and Stipendiary Magistrates, December 1930 to June 1950. The list (beginning on page 100 of the volume) gives names of the officials, their addresses, towns where they sat, and quarterly dates regarding their appointments.

The series consists of a plaint and procedure book for 150 Mile House created from January 1908 to December 1921, and for Williams Lake created from January 1922 to March 1939 (indexed).

The series consists of record books, primarily for Chambers proceedings. Series also includes some Assizes material and references to Citizenship Court. The records were created by the Williams Lake County Court between January 1939 and December 1967.

The series consists of record books created by the Williams Lake County Court between 1960 and 1962, 1964, and 1967 to 1968.

The series consists of correspondence, transcripts, statements, warrants and complaints from the Williams Lake office of H.B. Campbell, the Stipendiary Magistrate for the County of Cariboo, March 1923 to November 1925. The records deal with various civil and criminal cases including Liquor Act violations, Motor Vehicle Act violations, maintenance of deserted wives and children, theft, assault, rape and murder.

This series consists of miscellaneous records from the Department of Social Welfare Training Supervisor. Records include manuals; policies; correspondence; minutes of the Institute on Supervision, 1956; departmental circulars and policy manual amendments, 1961-1972; and essays by Lillian Nelson on early welfare services in Vancouver, 1934.

This series consists of a Magistrate's Court charge and sentence book, 22 Feb 1898 - 29 Jun 1909 and list of defendents with surnames starting A-D giving charge and sentence, 1911-1921. The back of the volume contains Williams Lake policeman's daily reports 9 Aug - 24 Sep 1923.

This series contains correspondence, charts, plan map and report relating to the creation and staffing of the Cariboo Forest District. Types of records include a floor plan of Williams Lake headquarters, (1969), a report on the re-establishment of the Cariboo Forest District (1970), and field organization charts (1975-1979).