Postcards from the Road
We've searched our collections for things that tell intriguing tales of our province - totem poles and gold coins, swords and medals, tapestries and dance screens, photographs and letters, technology and teddy bears. It's like walking into the most fascinating room you can imagine, filled with all sorts of marvelous and unexpected things.
Colonel Moody - larger than life
You'd have been unwise to judge Colonel Richard Clement Moody by his physical size. After Governor James Douglas, no one had more influence over the shape of early British Columbia.
Big, bold, beautiful - BC's bird
The Steller's Jay is a boisterous bully, well known for chasing other birds away from backyard feeders and helping itself to unattended picnic lunches. Yet BC named this jay our provincial. How did this happen?
Browse the whole list of stories, look for a familiar name or search for tales about a particular place or subject.
Teachers and instructors:
visit the Free Spirit Conservation Tour with your class and use this guide to help plan your trip. It includes a description of exhibition highlights, tips on how to experience the tour, links to online resources and ideas for ways you can engage students before and after your visit. The Royal BC Museum and BC Hydro Power Smart are proud to support the education of British Columbia's school-aged children. Click here to download the guide now.
For more information, contact your local museum in Fort St John, Prince George, Kamloops, Revelstoke, Courtenay and Langley.
