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Here is a summary by someone at UBC of the book that I was talking about today:
“Vancouver Voters, 1886: A Biographical Dictionary” which contains biographical vignettes and genealogies for about 415 of the 528 persons on the first Vancouver voters list, which was compiled in October 1886.

It is a great resource which can be added to your Resource List.

I have also attached a copy of a page from the Vancouver Public Library which indicates it has 3 copies of the book. I couldn’t find a digital version when I had a quick look.

Thanks.

Hal

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/won-alexander-cumyow

W.A. Cumyow p 359 the interpreter as the first Chinese Canadian born in 1861 from the article above

https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-heres-why-won-alexander-cumyow-is-the-best-candidate-for-the-new-5-bill

Also the first Chinese Canadian to cast a vote in 1947. 

W. A. Cumyow translated between Chinese and English, but he also translated between Chinook Jargon and English. Chinook Jargon was spoken

Chinook Jargon

BC Chinook Jargon Sam Sullivan’s Chinook Jargon page with discussion groups let by “Chinook Man” Dave Robertson.

Here’s some of my go to resources

www.newspapers.com

https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/

https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/arphotos

https://openmov.museumofvancouver.ca/search

https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/index-to-streets

https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/

https://www.vpl.ca/historicalphotos

https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy

British Columbia City Directories 1860-1955 (vpl.ca)

Joanne