I have finally finished going through old newspapers for a while. I finished up to the end of the Victoria Maple Leaf era. Luckily for me, most of the articles on the Salmon Kings are online. I cannot even estimate the number of pages of microfilm I have read — but my eyes are getting […]
I am at the stage where I need to talk with more former players to get their view on playing hockey in Victoria. Also, I need to talk with descendants of those early players who pioneered the sport here. I just sent off letters to some former players and to two sets of descendants. There […]
Found a goldmine of newspaper clippings at the BC Archives today. Now they have been digitized and you can save them on a USB stick. Sure save time – and money for copying. I thought I had read everything on the Patrick family, but I was wrong. So many things to read, so little time.
I am so excited. I just finished an interview with legendary broadcaster Jim Robson and he is going to send a letter of support for the induction of the 1966 Victoria Maple Leafs into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame. He also gave me a couple of leads to people who have more information. […]
On March 30, 1913, the Victoria Aristocrats beat the Stanley Cup holders Quebec Bulldogs in a series between the east and west. Had the Stanley Cup been offered for that series, Victoria would have won it very early in their hockey history. As it was, the City would have to wait until 1925 to win […]
I have finally finished reading all the newspapers for the early version of the Victoria Cougars (also Aristocrats). Luckily there was only one sports page in the early 20th century so the news is fairly easy to find. Even when the Cougars won the Stanley Cup, there was only a small piece on page 1 […]
I just received in today’s mail a hockey stick signed by the 1965-66 Victoria Maple Leaf championship team. I just had a look at it and all the names are there. Just looking at them brings back memories. How much simpler life was back then. This was my first purchase on Kijiji and it will […]
Well, copying old newspapers has hit a bit of roadblock as the printer at the local library ran out of toner. Come on, I didn’t use that much, did I? They have assured me that the printer will be operational some time next week. Guess I’ll make a trek to UVic to see how their […]
I have finally finished cataloging Bob Barlow’s collection of newspaper clippings and photographs. Using old newspapers on microfilm at the Greater Victoria Public Library, I was able to date all the Victoria newspaper clippings, and using the Society for International Hockey Research database, was able to date the out-of-town clippings and make sense out of […]
Sometimes, you get interesting material by accident. I was going through a box left behind by a tenant and found an article on early hockey in Victoria and Vancouver. It was one of these “looking back” articles written in 1971 for the anniversary of BC joining confederation. A great source of information that I would […]