The History of Fort St. John

1. The History of Fort St. John Our Field Trip to the Museum – Grade 2/3 March 2011 Photo: Fort St. John Museum – http://www.fsjmuseum.com

2. What We Did: • Each student had a different topic. • At the museum, they had to look for key words about their topic and record them in their little notebook. • Back at school, they used their key words to write summaries and draw pictures of what they had learned about Fort St. John’s history.

3. Table of Contents Beaver First Nations 4 Birch Bark Canoes 5 Peace River 6 Trappers 7 Trading Posts 8 Fort D’Epinette 9 Sternwheeler 10 Homesteads 11 Horses 12 Wagons 13 Outpost Hospital 14 C.M. Finch Store 15 Natural Resources 16 Surveyors 17 The Alaska Highway 18 The Alaska Highway Newspaper 19 Conclusion 20

4. Beaver First Nations

5. Birch Bark Canoes

6. Peace River

7. Trappers

8. Trading Posts

9. Fort D’Epinette

10. Sternwheeler

11. Homesteads

12. Horses

13. Wagons

14. Outpost Hospital

15. C.M. Finch Store

16. Natural Resources

17. Surveyors

18. Alaska Highway

19. Alaska Highway Newspaper

20. Conclusion