A research initiative led by Economics Historian Prof. Kris Inwood was featured in two newspaper articles [1] in the [1]Vancouver Sun [1] this week. The articles are part of a series celebrating Vancouver’s 125th anniversary. The project involved U of G students creating a digital database from the 1891 census for the City of Vancouver. The data provide a portrait of what the city was like around the time of its founding in 1886. The project is co-sponsored by the College of Management and Economics and the College of Arts. 

Inwood said the project allowed students to develop a range of research skills needed for the digital economy. Some of the students acquired jobs in the software industry after developing skills in the census project, he said.

Read more about the project [2]