Research Resources
Databases
BC Genealogy
New Westminster Japanese Canadian History (created and maintained by Sakura Taji)
*May 2022 Proclamation - Commemoration of 80 years since the internment of Japanese Canadians
Watch the proclamation in Council (52:55s)
Read the proclamation
Street Name Derivation and Index
New Westminster Members of Parliament
Newspapers
1859-1861: New Westminster Times
1882-1890: Daily British Columbian
1893-1894, 1916-1917: Pacific Canadian
1906-1914: New Westminster Daily News
Note that there are also paid newspaper sites you can consult to find New Westminster and other local newspapers:
Paper of Record: 1861-1869 British Columbian and 1870-1889 New Westminster Mainland Guardian
Newspapers.com: 1989-1990 Sunday News, 1894-2020 Province, 1912-2020 Vancouver Sun
Audio & Video
Educational Presentations, Programs, and Oral History Interviews
A Mighty Hand (Twelfth Street Barber Albert Kamba documentary)
My Name Was January (January Marie Lapuz documentary)
Running to India (1964 Mani Singh and Family documentary)
Neighbourhoods
Historic Neighbourhood Context Statements, Heritage Inventory & Assessments
