31. Every Surveyors Office could have a Computer – Desktop Computing

The first commercially available desktop computer was the Programma 101, released in 1965. It was...

30. Mainframe Computing in the 1960s and 1970s

In 1969, the Canadian Institute of Surveying Control Survey Committee solicited several federal, provincial and...

29. 1960s to 2000s – A Period of Change

it was stated that many objects in the collection depict the greatest evolution in land...

28. A Human Dynamo – J.H. Holloway ALS#134

Several objects in the artifact collection belonged to J. (Jack) H. Holloway, ALS#134. Jack Holloway...

27. Adieu to the Level Bubble – Automatic Levels

Automatic levels use compensating devices, for example a pendulum apparatus, in place of the bubble.

26. It’s a Theodolite – and a Level

A unique instrument in the collection is one that can either be a theodolite or...

25. Have you Ever Looked Through a View-Master? – Stereoscopes

Have you ever looked through a View-Master to view scenes in 3-D? Images of the...

24. A WWI Story – A.J. Tremblay’s Transit

One hundred and three years ago on June 28, 1919, Germany and the Allied Nations...

23. Pain or Panacea – Chains to Feet to Metres

Land surveyors in Canada for decades before the 1970s had been used to working in...

22. A Dying Art – Drafting becomes Impersonal

In Article 19, There were no Stories about Drafting, it was stated that drafting survey...