1892 Nanaimo Directory
Occupations
A dynamic list of the nearly 220 occupations recorded in the 1892 Nanaimo Directory.
Employers
A dynamic list of Nanaimo employers. Close to 120 employers were identified in
the 1892 Nanaimo Directory.
Nanaimo - Descriptive
This enthusiastic description of Nanaimo appeared in Williams' Illustrated
Official British Columbia City Directory (1892), pp. 315-327. The mining
operations of the New Vancouver Coal Company are described at length, along with
the activities of manufacturers and commercial firms. Nanaimo churches and schools,
hotels and fraternal organizations are described in glowing detail. This is an
excellent example of civic boosterism and an evocative image of Nanaimo in the
city's heyday.
Incidentally, we've linked the names of a few individuals — notably Andrew Haslam and Samuel Robins — who are mentioned in this part of the Directory to biographical sketches in J. B. Kerr's Biographical Dictionary of Well-Known British Columbians (1890). We've done so in order to demonstrate how material from other sources can be integrated with these records.