Old Timers and the Price of Land Agricultural settlement began in the BC Peace in 1912 when the first areas were surveyed and opened for homesteading. This collection of articles deals with the problems associated with homesteading and provides a glimpse at the lives of a number of our early settlers. A related section of the collection can be found under the title, Agriculture. Images from the BC Archives can be found after these articles.
Some articles have internal links to other images related to the topic.
Click on the image to see a larger picture and on the Call Number for more information about it. All these images are the property of the BCArchives and are not to be reproduced without permission. Knox McCusker and his survey party crossing the Pine River in 1911. Survey parties criss-crossed the Peace country between 1910 and 1914 in preparation for the first wave of settlers to the area.