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Gail Rogers, 26 was beaten to death with a hammer inside her Kitsilano, Vancouver apartment on Feb 17, 1975. Her body was found dumped in a river bed near Squamish a few weeks later. She was a dancer and her murder is believed to be a hit: Cold Case Canada podcast: evelazarus.com/the-nightclu...

Eve Lazarus: West Vancouver's Navvy Jack House has a fascinating history Built from old growth fir and cedar in 1873, the home is set to reopen as part of an indoor and outdoor café and bistro complex this summer

Eve Lazarus: West Vancouver's Navvy Jack House has a fascinating history

Eve Lazarus is standing in front of an exhibit about Inspector John Vance, Vancouver's first forensic Scientist. The sign behind her says "Death Threats" The exhibit runs until March 15

 If you're visiting or live in Vancouver check out the Inspector Vance exhibit Vancouver Police Museum until March 15. Vance was Vancouver's first forensic scientist. He survived 7 assassination attempts and was known internationally as the "Sherlock Holmes of Canada." evelazarus.com/book/blood-s...

According to Saturday's Globe and Mail, there's a new category for people who love reading about #shipwrecks - it's called the sad boat book. And, as unhappy as this sounds, I'm thrilled that Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck, is included: bit.ly/4q8vWBv

St. Alice Hote Urban Repurpose is a hoarders delight. It’s crammed full of furniture, books, music, art, books and panels from the St. Alice Hotel

New blog post at Every Place has a story #northvancouver evelazarus.com/urban-repurp...

So honoured that my long form excerpt from Beneath Dark Waters: the legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck is the #3 top weekend read in the Walrus for 2025.

Eve Lazarus: Salvaged cedar panels hold secrets of this famed North Vancouver hotel North Van's St. Alice Hotel was super swanky when it opened in 1912 but was more of a sketchy beer parlour by the time it was torn down. But what about those carvings...?

Eve Lazarus: Salvaged cedar panels hold secrets of this famed North Vancouver hotel

A group of young men and woman stand in the water at English Bay. They are in itchy looking wool bathing suits and about to take a Christmas Day plunge. A line of long gone heritage houses are in the background

I'm feeling itchy just looking at those bathing suits! The first years of the Polar Bear Swim were held on Christmas day at English Bay with a backdrop of gorgeous houses that lined the water side of Beach Avenue, Vancouver @vanarchives photo
Merry Christmas!
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Shows a newspaper photo of Lila Anderson smiling at the camera. She has short dark curly hair and wearing a crew neck top and blazer.

Lila Anderson, 38 murdered December 25, 1959. She was abducted from a bus stop and beaten to death. Her body was found the next day in a ravine at Knight & 45th, Vancouver. Lila was a Sergeant Cook in the Royal Canadian Air Force & lived in a house she designed herself evelazarus.com/murder-of-li...

40 Years of SkyTrain | Eve Lazarus SkyTrain officially opened for business on January 3, 1986. The first train left New Westminster station at 5:20 am.

#SkyTrain officially opened for business on January 3, 1986. But some riders took the train for a test drive long before opening day. Angus McIntyre has the First Riders Club certificate to prove it. Story: evelazarus.com/40-years-of-...

I had the immense pleasure of guest editing this month's issue of BC History Magazine. The theme is #truecrime and includes stories from Catherine Clement, Madeline Baldrey-Smith, Carol Lee, Laura Yazedjian, Sonia Nicholson and me. The range of topics will surprise you! Copies: bit.ly/4qlpl7e

My column in the @northshorenews.bsky.social today is about a slice of Lynn Valley history

Eve Lazarus is standing on the top of the stairs of a streetcar at the North Vancouver Museum and Archives. She is wearing a green jacket and holding a copy of her book Vancouver Exposed

Just had a great visit to the Museum of #NorthVancouver. If you're looking for Christmas presents or hostess gifts they have lots of gorgeous local jewelry, pottery & books including newly signed copies of Vancouver Exposed which features a story about this streetcar: evelazarus.com/book/vancouv...

A picture of an enamel pin with rounded edges that shows the Empress of Ireland steaming along blue waves behind a blue sky. The words RMS Empress of Ireland are below

Colleen Healey sent me a photo of this #EmpressofIreland pin that her grandmother Evaleen McClellan gave her. She was 4 when she sailed to Canada from Ireland in 1912 & settled in Alberta. Two years later the Empress sank claiming more passenger lives than the Titanic
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This is BC: Empress of Ireland BC connection | Watch News Videos Online Watch This is BC: Empress of Ireland BC connection Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

Thanks to Global BC for having me on the news this week to chat about Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck. One of the biggest surprises was finding the many local connections to this huge Canadian story bit.ly/3XxZOLC #shipwreck evelazarus.com/book/beneath...

A collage of book covers by Eve Lazarus in support of BC Buy Local week. Titles include Beneath Dark Waters, Murder by Milkshake, Vancouver Exposed, Cold Case BC, Blood, Sweat and Tears and Cold Case Vancouver

#bcbuylocal week kicks off today, and you can't go wrong with a book! Shop at indie bookstores because when you support local $63 out of every $100 goes back to BC compared to $14 from multinationals. Want to shop online? No problem, most local bookstores can accommodate: bit.ly/47BVJL1

North Vancouver’s Maplewood Flats is a wildlife sanctuary about 1/3 the size of Stanley Park. In the '70s, it was a squatter community and for two weeks it hosted the Dollarton Pleasure Faire evelazarus.com/a-short-hist... *Warning: some photos contain nudity (and maybe your grandparents)

Photo shows a young skinny man dressed in the Olympics running uniform of 1928 standing outside his old Mount Pleasant heritage house

Percy Williams died Nov 29, 1982. He was 74. I reckon his life and his death are worth a mention, because in these days of super-charged athletes, Percy was truly unique. Shown outside his Mount Pleasant house, dressed for the Olympics. Vancouver Archives photo, 1928 evelazarus.com/percy-willia...

This week's column in the @northshorenews.bsky.social

Missing: Sharon McKenzie-Cramond Sharon McKenzie-Cramond, a former flight attendant with Pacific Western Airlines, went missing from Vancouver in 1981

November 25 is #InternationalDayfortheEliminationofViolenceAgainstWomen and I’m dedicating this post to Sharon McKenzie-Cramond, 38, last seen in Vancouver 1981 after leaving her abusive husband. evelazarus.com/missing-shar...

Passage Island | Eve Lazarus Passage Island is a 32-acre forested rock with a West Vancouver postal code. It's also where a house with a view sells for under a million

How does a house with a view and a #WestVancouver postal code for under a million sound? How about a third of an acre for under $250,000 minutes from the beach?
Welcome to Passage Island, a 32-acre paradise sitting at the entrance to Howe Sound. Mariko Ishikawa photo
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Remembrance Day: Tracey Harley Archer Tracey Harley Archer survived the sinking of the Empress of Ireland in 1914 and two years later, enlisted in WW1.

Remembering Tracey Harley Archer, a driver with the 14th Brigade Canadian Field Artillery service. He shipped out to France in August 1917 and survived a shot to the head the following year. Archer moved to Vancouver from Regina in 1937 and died at age 86: evelazarus.com/remembrance-... #ww1

Excited to be in Sidney next Saturday to chat about the #EmpressofIreland, the CPR liner that sank in 1914 killing more passengers than the Titanic. I'll be talking about some of the local connections, including Dr. James Grant, the 26-year-old ship's surgeon and hero www.sidneyliteraryfestival.ca

Eve Lazarus: Want a waterfront home near Vancouver for less than $1M? You might need a boat.... Passage Island doesn't have roads, shops or ferry service, but there are houses available at prices that are hard to find anywhere near the Lower Mainland

Eve Lazarus: Want a waterfront home near Vancouver for less than $1M? You might need a boat....

In 1965, George Klippert was arrested and charged with 4 counts of gross indecency for having consensual sex with adult males. He was assessed as “incurably homosexual,” labeled a dangerous offender and sentenced to life in prison. Story:
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Happy Halloween! Enjoy a totally true ghost story from Vancouver's Dominion Building evelazarus.com/ghosts-of-th...

It's the countdown to #Halloween and we're visiting local #haunted buildings. The Overlynn mansion in #NorthBurnaby is owned by Action Line Housing Society and prior to that, it was a Catholic girl’s school. Some of the former occupants appear to have stuck around evelazarus.com/overlynn-bur...

It's almost #Halloween and this 1911 house is (now the Burnaby Arts Gallery) is brimming with ghosts. Sightings include original owner Grace Ceperley, Benedictine monks, members from a bizarre cult and a poltergeist in the basement. Cold Case Canada episode 34 evelazarus.com/cold-case......

In honour of #Womenhistorymonth meet the Flying Seven, pictured in #Vancouver in 1936. They tried to enlist in the Canadian Air Force, but they weren’t allowed because they were girls. Instead they raised money for the war effort by performing stunts in the air evelazarus.com/tosca-trasol...

British Home Children: A Canadian Scandal | Eve Lazarus Between 1869 and 1948, Britain shipped around 100,000 boys and girls, some as young as 4 to work on Canadian farms and as household servants

Between 1869 & 1948, Britain shipped over 100,000 mostly orphaned boys and girls (some as young as 4) to work on Canadian farms and as household servants. It’s estimated that more than 10% of our population is made up of their descendants. Are you one of them? Story:
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