Local historian brings compiles macabre tales from Nanaimo's past

Stories of hangings, explosions, and tragedies from Nanaimo’s past have been brought together in a book from lifelong history buff T.W. Paterson. Called Unknown Nanaimo, it focuses on events from the 1850s through to the turn of the 20th century, with much of the material sourced from newspaper accounts from that period.

Speaking of newspapers, Paterson himself was the author of a historical column in the Nanaimo Free Press in the 1990s, and drew upon his work there for this collection. Paterson visited the CHLY studio to speak about 19th century Nanaimo.

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Podcast Photo: T.W. Paterson in studio (Joe Pugh/CHLY 101.7FM)

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