1930 Swannell survey station brass bolt, Ingenika Crag
The BC-Alberta Interprovincial Boundary Survey 1913-1924
For this new research project, information is requested from descendants of the Boundary Survey participants... >>
Ernest Lamarque: Artist, Surveyor And Renaissance Man
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Bannock and Beans: During the Great Depression, multi-millionaire Charles Bedaux spent $250,000 attempting to drive half-track Citroens across the northern BC wilderness. Bob White, a cowboy working for Bedaux, reminisces in cowboy storyteller tradition about this unique journey.>> Furrows in the Sky: A former BC Surveyor General, Gerry Andrews is especially remembered for his pioneer work in aerial photography which helped the Allies map the beaches used on D-Day and which dramatically changed forest practices in BC. Andrews com-pared aerial photography to "plowing photographic furrows up and down the sky".>> BC Historical Federation 2012: Furrows in the Sky received the Honourable Mention book award. |
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In the Shadow of the Great War: The 1913-1914 Milligan and Hart surveys of Northeastern BC provided the first detailed information about the geography, people, and economic potential of this remote region.>> |
Welcome to Surveyingbc.ca.
This site commemorates the careers of Frank Swannell, Gerry Smedley Andrews, George Milligan, Ernest Lamarque, and other British Columbia surveyors of the early 20th century.
Frank Swannell: Now Available ... | ||
Surveying Southern British Columbia is the final book about BC's eminent surveyor Frank Swannell. From 1901 to 1907 Swannell worked for a leading surveying firm on major projects relating to oil exploration, timber licences, and CPR land grants. Over 150 of Swannell's field photos document his adventures in BC's most remote areas. Letters to his future wife reveal the chal-lenges he faced in launching his career. >> |
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BC Book Prizes 2015: Surveying Southern British Columbia was one of five finalists for the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize. | ||
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CONTACTS and ONLINE BOOK ORDERS
Author: jaysherwood@surveyingbc.ca | |
These books may be ordered online from the publisher, Caitlin Press. They are also distributed online by Chapters and by Amazon.ca. • Surveying Northern British Columbia • Surveying Southern British Columbia |
These books may be ordered online from the publisher, Royal BC Museum. They are also distributed online by Chapters and by Amazon.ca. • Bannock and Beans • Furrows in the Sky • In the Shadow of the Great War • Return to Northern British Columbia • Surveying Central British Columbia |