Top Ten Historical Figures from Nanaimo's Past

Here is a list of the most important figures from Nanaimo's past (not in any special order).

1.    Frank Ney

2.   Robert Dunsmuir

3.   Joseph McKay

4.   Adam Grant Horne

5.   Mark Bate

6.  Pete Maffeo

7.  Coal Tyee

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A good website for information about the context surrounding these individuals is:

Nanaimo Information.com (Nanaimo History Forum)

Old Photos of Nanaimo

I've scanned these old photos from clippings from the Nanaimo Daily News as a part of Nanaimo's centennary celebrations.     Quite rare and interesing.

Some websites with good pictures of old Nanaimo

Nanaimo-Info.com

Cool Old Buildings Discussion board with pics

Photo Restorations

Gallery 223 Historic Photographs