Dawson Creek: An Illustrated History

Dawson Creek: An Illustrated History grew out of several people’s wishes to do something lasting to celebrate the city’s 50th anniversary in 2008.
A previous history of Dawson Creek was written by our city’s first librarian, Marjorie Coutts, and published in 1958 by the South Peace Historical Society. Hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles have been written about Dawson Creek since then, but no further attempt to look at our complete history has been written in 50 years.
An early decision was made that Dawson Creek: An Illustrated History would not be a scholarly study of the community’s history. Instead, the book developed into a series of topical studies, richly illustrated with historic and modern day photographs. In some ways, the photos are the most important part of the book, but the narratives are also important because they sketch the growth of Dawson Creek from a very small one-street hamlet in 1920 to a bustling, modern city in 2008.
Inevitably, some events, people and stories have been left out that would have been included had space permitted.
Dawson Creek: An Illustrated History will bring our community’s interesting story into the present and be a fitting anniversary tribute to the city and its residents.

From the Introduction by Author Gerald Clare.

Dawson Creek: An Illustrated History is now available.
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