Go Back in Time and Read the Paper!
Semiahmoo Sun & White Rock Sun
Our online collection of White Rock newspapers reflects one of the most dramatic eras in the history of a community known for its distinct sense of identity. White Rock’s story is recorded during its transition from a ward of Surrey through its first decade as an independent city.
Each issue of the Semiahmoo Sun is a valuable window on the past. First published in 1939, the modest 4-page weekly grew quickly, mushrooming to over twenty pages by the mid 1960s. With the incorporation of White Rock in 1957 the paper changed its name to the White Rock Sun, and the rest is history… that you can read for yourself!
The White Rock Museum + Archives collection of historic and contemporary newspapers includes issues of the Semiahmoo Sun, White Rock Sun, and Peace Arch News from 1940 to the present. Issues from 1940 to 1966 are digitized with 1956 to 1966 available online.
Funding for the project was provided in part by the Irving K. Barber Learning Institute at the UBC Library
How to Use our 'Flickr' Page - Please Read
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The newspaper images are organized into five “collections”: 1956-1958; 1959-1960; 1961-1962; 1963-1964; 1965-1966. Click on one of the “collections” and it will open to show several “sets”.
Each “set” contains three months of a year (e.g. 1956 Jan-Mar). Click on a “set” and it will open to show all the images for those three months.
Click on an image. You can zoom in using the “all sizes” tool near the top of the image. Click on the “original” size for the maximum zoom.
Each of the images has a unique numeric title reflecting the date and page number. You will see it at the top when you first open the image. The first two digits represent the newspaper title. ‘01’ is the Semiahmoo Sun and ‘02’ is the White Rock Sun. Next is the year, then the month, then the day and finally the page number.
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Further Information
- E-mail a question to:
whiterockarchives@telus.net
- Phone 604.541.2222 and ask for Hugh.
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