Museum Blog

Mar 6, 20204 min read

The Vancouver Stock Exchange: A Legacy of Fraud and Money Laundering Part II

In part one of our Vancouver Stock Exchange blog, we covered the history of the exchange as it evolved to become a haven for scam artists...

Jan 18, 20204 min read

The Vancouver Stock Exchange: A Legacy of Fraud and Money Laundering Part I

This blog is the first in a two part series about a particularly corrupt and crime-laden time in the Vancouver Stock Exchange’s history....

Dec 19, 20194 min read

Inside ‘Gun Culture’: An Interview with Museum Curator Elizabeth Peterson

Female VPD police officers in the late 1940s-early 1950s. Prior to the late 1940s, female officers were not allowed to carry firearms,...

Nov 15, 20182 min read

Cars, Collisions and Traffic Safety: A Science of Its Own

VPM Archival Photo P00832 Accidents happen. Accidents involving motor vehicles happen all the time. By all accounts, vehicle collisions...

Nov 9, 20183 min read

Revisiting the Milkshake Murder

A newspaper headline about the infamous Milkshake Murder in Vancouver. * This is a repost of a popular blog about the Milkshake Murder...

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