Here are some random true Romance stories in the early British Columbia newspapers....
Let's start with an elopement, they're always exciting!
---from the Victoria Colonist
September 19th, 1894
Courtesy of University of Victoria
And how about another elopement report, O.K. it's not in BC-- but it was carried by the Victoria Colonist...
---from the Victoria Colonist
July 1st, 1888
Courtesy of University of Victoria
Before Bonnie & Clyde,
British Columbia had these two....
---from the Nicola Valley News
Februay 27th, 1914
Courtesy of UBC Special Collections Dept.
Now a couple of tear jerkers for you,
first with this account....
...from the Nelson Tribune
August 3rd, 1893
Courtesy of UBC Special Collections Department
This second story is something along the same lines...
from the Victoria Colonist
January 7th, 1892
Courtesy of University of Victoria
And finally, a cute finish to this anthology:
I found this story in the John Warren Bell fonds at City of Vancouver Archives---it's from a memoir he wrote and this chapter is of of a meeting in 1946 with a childhood crush as arranged by City of Vancouver archivist Major James Matthews. To make it easier to read I transcribed it from the original hand written pages, and tried to keep it the same as written with just an odd correction esp in using the correct spelling of Mrs. Crakanthorp's name...
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