The British Colonist

Yesterday, UVic Libraries announced the launch of The British Colonist, an online archive of The British Colonist newspaper, one of the earliest newspapers published in British Columbia. From the UVic Digital Collection page:

When complete, the archive will consist of approximately 100,000 page images spanning 52 years from the newspapers beginning in 1858 until 1910, when the paper changed its name to The Daily Colonist. The above link will connect you with the database allowing you to search by keyword or browse by date.

The project is sponsored by Victoria Times-Colonist, University of Victoria Libraries, University of British Columbia Library, Greater Victoria Public Library, BC Electronic Library Network, and Public Library Services Branch.