We are deeply sorry for any hurt and confusion our recent newspaper advertisement has caused. We see now that our choice of words could be interpreted as Barkerville making light of one of the darkest chapters in the history of the indigenous peoples of British Columbia. This was not our intention – in fact quite […]
For Immediate Release June 30, 2020 (Barkerville, BC) – Barkerville Historic Town & Park is pleased to announce an upcoming change to its daily programming schedule, as the Province of British Columbia officially enters Phase 3 of its COVID-related Restart Plan. The National Historic Site and Provincial Heritage Property will not be open to the public […]
April 9, 2020 (Barkerville, BC) – Due to changing dynamics as a result of the current Covid-19 pandemic, Barkerville Historic Town & Park and Cottonwood House Historic Site have rescheduled their opening dates for the 2020 operating season. The Board of Directors of the Barkerville Heritage Trust – Barkerville and Cottonwood’s managing partner with the […]
The Barkerville Heritage Trust is seeking proposals from interested parties for the purpose of issuing a contract for the Indigenous Interpretation Program at Barkerville Historic Town & Park. This contract will require a team of no fewer than three (3) people to to facilitate the daily delivery (seven days per week throughout the contract term) […]
The Barkerville Heritage Trust is seeking proposals from interested parties for the purpose of issuing a contract for the Home Life Interpretation Program at Barkerville Historic Town & Park. This contract will require a team of no fewer than three (3) people interpret activities in the Schoolhouse and the Wendle House. The Home Life Interpretation […]
December 17, 2019 (Barkerville, BC) – Barkerville Historic Town & Park, the largest gold rush heritage attraction in Western North America, announced last night at its annual staff Christmas social that a new producer has been found for the Theatre Royal’s 2020 operating season. “Newman & Wright Theatre Company, who’ve successfully operated the Theatre Royal […]
December 4, 2019 (Barkerville, BC) – It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and Barkerville Historic Town & Park is celebrating the holidays with its annual Old-Fashioned Victorian Christmas, Saturday through Monday, December 14-16. “We have some exciting new activities planned for this year’s event,” said Jillian Merrick, Barkerville’s Manager of Preservation & Presentation. […]
November 21, 2019 (Barkerville, BC) – Unique Chinese and Canadian histories are being shared across the world thanks to a recent project partnership between Guangxi Normal University Press in China, and Barkerville Historic Town & Park’s archives in British Columbia. Thousands of Barkerville’s gold rush-era Chinese language archival materials will soon be published by the […]
November 5, 2019 (Barkerville, BC) – Newman & Wright Theatre Company, the partnership of Richard Wright and Amy Newman, announced today that they are concluding their sixteen-year run as the principal operators of the Theatre Royal in Barkerville Historic Town & Park, effective November 2, 2019. The Theatre Royal will continue to provide professional historical […]
October 8, 2019 (Barkerville, BC) – The Barkerville Heritage Trust announced today that Ed Coleman, Chief Executive Officer of Barkerville Historic Town & Park and Cottonwood House Historic Site, will retire from his position on June 21, 2020. Mr. Coleman will continue to manage all functions at Barkerville and Cottonwood House until that time. “We […]
