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BC History Diary

Credit: BC Archives Reference C-08763

The Early History of Harrison Hot Springs

  • The Early History of Harrison Hot Springs (Part 1)
  • The Early History of Harrison Hot Springs (Part 2): Pioneer Life, Port Douglas, and Harrison Lake Adventures

The Hazeley Letter Series (1896-1897)

Follow along as we learn about the Wright siblings who travelled from Liverpool, England to Agassiz, British Columbia in 1896. Every week they wrote home from Agassiz to their parents in England about what life was like in the region. In 2025, these letters returned to Agassiz, the very place that they were first written. This collection of letters, photographs, and stories from May, Cecil, Jack, and Harold Wright let us see into their daily lives in Canada. From being chased by chickens to a connection to the Titanic, their stories are being told here for the first time, and you won’t want to miss a moment.

  • Repairing the Farm, Building the Church, and Picnics in the Harrison: Hazeley Letters (1896)
  • Gold Mining in British Columbia 1897: Peril in the Mountains and Trains Through Agassiz (1897)
  • Harrison Lake: New Visitors and Mining Excitement (1897)
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    • 153 Mile House, British Columbia
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    • William McRae WWI Letters
    • The Hazeley Letters (1896 – 1897)
      • Those Named in the Hazeley Letters
  • British Columbia History
    • Mount Cheam Hike: A Historic Climb from Agassiz, B.C. (1914)
    • When the SS Tynemouth Arrived in Victoria: The Story of B.C.’s Most Famous Bride Ship
    • The Early History of Harrison Hot Springs (Part 1)
    • The Early History of Harrison Hot Springs (Part 2): Pioneer Life, Port Douglas, and Harrison Lake Adventures
    • What It Was Like Picking Hops in Agassiz, BC in the 1930s
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