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The history of Whitehorse area street, building, and place names:
a series by Delores Smith
An Explorer's Guide to Whitehorse, Yukon
This series of 56 articles was published in The Whitehorse Star between May 11, 1994, and November 22, 1995.
- Wednesday, May 11, 1994: Exploring the origins of street names
- Wednesday, May 18, 1994: Jeckell served government for 44 consecutive years
- Wednesday, May 25, 1994: Taylor: a founding father of Whitehorse
- Wednesday, June 1, 1994: Drury: from tent shop to entrepreneur
- Wednesday, June 8, 1994: Hoge was a well-respected American military officer
- Wednesday, June 15, 1994: Lowe represented city on Yukon Council
- Wednesday, June 22, 1994: Rogers and White Pass had 70-year association
- Wednesday, June 29, 1994: Hawkins: a genius of the Alaskan peaks
- Wednesday, July 6, 1994: Hanson visited the territory only once
- Wednesday, July 13, 1994: Cowley Lambert: another 'boy from England'
- Wednesday, July 20, 1994: Elliot had many roles with the White Pass
- Wednesday, July 27, 1994: Steele: the epitome of a peace maker
- Wednesday, August 10, 1994: Wood: a testament to police toughness
- Wednesday, August 17, 1994: Jarvis helped stem whiskey-runners' tide
- Wednesday, August 24, 1994: Strickland: a man of strong endurance
- Wednesday, August 31, 1994: Alexander Street honors the last British-named Governor-General
- Wednesday, September 7, 1994: Puckett Gulch named after well-known pioneer
- Wednesday, September 14, 1994: Black dominated politics for 40 years
- Wednesday, September 21, 1994: Wheeler: rail president saw oversaw colossal changes
- Wednesday, September 28, 1994: Cook: the legendary pilot
- Wednesday, October 5, 1994: Ogilvie: a forthright surveyor of the Yukon gold fields
- Wednesday, October 12, 1994: Ray partners built first supermarket
- Wednesday, October 26, 1994: Baxter Street was once a ranch
- Wednesday, November 2, 1994: Wickstrom built the road opposite town
- Wednesday, November 9, 1994: Wolf Creek's roads honour Yukon pioneers
- Wednesday, November 16, 1994: Road, mountain honor Francis Harbottle
- Wednesday, November 23, 1994: Ryder family still lives here
- Wednesday, November 30, 1994: Jim Boss: a man of strength, generosity
- Wednesday, December 7, 1994: Hereditary chief George Dawson helped preserve native traditions
- Wednesday, December 28, 1994: Clyde Wann: the father of aviation in the Yukon
- Wednesday, January 4, 1995: T. C. Richards' antics remembered today
- Wednesday, January 11, 1995: Paddy Martin captained the steamer Canadian
- Wednesday, January 18, 1995: Macauley Lodge is named after tramway builder
- Wednesday, January 25, 1995: First cattle arrived over Dalton's trail
- Wednesday, February 1, 1995: Pat Burns began thriving Klondike meat business
- Wednesday, February 8, 1995: Gold rush brought MacPherson north
- Wednesday, February 15, 1995: Captain Marion remembered for his classic jokes
- Wednesday, February 22, 1995: Couch's farm was a favourite for children
- Wednesday, March 1, 1995: Logan, Arkell, Granger, McIntyre: subdivisions share names of mountains
- Wednesday, March 8, 1995: 'Streets' writer to take time out for a short hiatus
- Wednesday, May 3, 1995: Red Stevens was an old time gentleman cowboy
- Wednesday, May 10, 1995: Pringle brothers lived long, adventurous lives
- Wednesday, May 31, 1995: Van Gorder lured by the lust for gold
- Wednesday, June 28, 1995: T. W. O'Brien: a Gold Rush entrepreneur
- Wednesday, July 19, 1995: MacBride: a preserver of history
- Wednesday, July 26, 1995: Al Kulan: a historic prospector
- Wednesday, September 6, 1995: Bert Boyd stayed busy after retirement
- Wednesday, September 13, 1995: Pioneer Owen Williams honored for civic duties
- Wednesday, October 4, 1995: Harveys remembered for community work, politics
- Wednesday, October 25, 1995: Ezekiel Ogilvie: veteran miner had strong family ties
- Wednesday, November 1, 1995: Dawson refused to let disability hamper him
- Wednesday, November 8, 1995: Nansen set out to prove polar theory
- Wednesday, November 15, 1995: Sumanik helped build chalet, get races
- Wednesday, November 22, 1995: Logan: 'the father of geology'
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