Nanaimo Indigenous Soldiers

Nanaimo Indigenous Soldiers

Maria Castro
Published on: 06/10/2024

A visit to the Nanaimo Military Museum with two indigenous youth raises questions about representation.

British Columbia Indigenous Genealogy
All Our Relations

All Our Relations

Maria Castro
Published on: 10/03/2024

Recently, I had occasion to go through some of the very earliest parish registers in BC, for the Church of England in Victoria, starting in 1837.

British Columbia Indigenous Genealogy
A 1660 Tragedy

A 1660 Tragedy

Maria Castro
Published on: 02/10/2023

I regularly encounter fascinating tidbits of social history during research. An entry in the parish register of the tiny village of Birten in Germany on 31 Jan 1660 reports.

British Columbia Indigenous Genealogy