Barkerville Heritage Trust: Barkerville

Barkerville Heritage Trust Dept: Titled Who Am I? Bridging the Pacific from Guangdong to Barkerville and Back, the collection of portraits and snapshots showcases the Chinese immigrants who left home in the late 19th century, arrived on Canada's shores and helped settle communities such as Barkerville in the foothills of the Cariboo Mountains, according to CBC. "While most of us know that the Chinese played a part in the early gold rush, I don't think very many British Columbians or Chinese realize the scale and the scope of their contributions," John Massier, chair of the Barkerville Heritage Trust, said at the exhibit's opening at the Hong Kong Museum of History. "We put together this exhibition to honour their memory." The golden history that links British Columbia and China is on display through a new exhibit of photographs that opened in Hong Kong this week. They were gold rush explorers, just like thousands of others who flocked to the Fraser River, and they left an indelible mark on Barkerville and other historic towns in the province. A photo of Barkerville's main street is one of hundreds of images that are part of the exhibit that recently opened in Hong Kong. Barkerville Heritage Trust (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.