Robert W. Service

Robert W. Service

male, deceased (1958)
Lancastrian, World War I poet, immigrant to Canada, From preston, poet, The Shooting of Dan McGrew…from Yukon
Robert William Service (January 16, 1874 - September 11, 1958) was a poet and writer. He is most well known for his writings on the Canadian north,...
Tony Penikett

Tony Penikett

male, 64 years old
minority government, New Democratic Party, Yukon New Democratic Party, majority government, First Nations, Yukon Legislative Assembly…Yukon Party, from Yukon, Yukon premier, Yukon Land Claims
Antony (Tony) David John Penikett (born November 14, 1945) is a mediator and negotiator and former politician in Yukon, Canada. An activist with...
Ted Harrison

Ted Harrison

male, 83 years old
The Cremation of Sam McGee, printmaker, wingate, County Durham, West Hartlepool School of Art, International Children’s Book Exhibition…from Yukon
Edward Hardy "Ted" Harrison (1926-) is a Canadian artist notable for his paintings of the Yukon. Harrison was born in 1926 in Wingate, County...
William Carpenter Bompas

William Carpenter Bompas

male, deceased (1906)
Anglican priest, Canadian, Church of England, klondike gold rush, athabasca, from Yukon
William Carpenter Bompas (20 January 1834 - 9 June 1906) was a Church of England clergyman and missionary in northwestern Canada, first Anglican...
Keish

Keish

male, deceased (1916)
pacific, yukon territory, gold, Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, klondike gold rush, yukon river…from Yukon
Keish (c. 1855 - July 11 1916), better known by his European name Skookum Jim Mason, was a member of the Tagish First Nation in what became the...
Robbie Benoit

Robbie Benoit

male
Westminster, Best of Breed, Tall Yukon Tales, dog breeding and showing, Whitehorse, Sounds Like Canada…from Yukon
Robbie Benoit is a Canadian poet and writer. A longtime resident of Whitehorse, Yukon, he is best known for his "Tall Yukon Tales". Benoit was born...
Dawson Charlie

Dawson Charlie

male, deceased (1908)
railway, bridge, Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, klondike gold rush, gold prospector, from Yukon…White Pass and Yukon Route
Dawson Charlie or Káa goox was a Tagish/Tlingit First Nation person and one of the co-discoverers of gold that led to the Klondike Gold Rush. He w...
Joseph W. Boyle

Joseph W. Boyle

male, deceased (1923)
Hampton Hill, ottawa senator, Canadian Army, stanley cup, World War I, hockey…from Yukon
Joseph Whiteside Boyle (born 16 November 1867 in Toronto, Ontario, died 14 April 1923 in Hampton Hill, Middlesex, England), better known as...
Joseph Francis Ladue

Joseph Francis Ladue

male, deceased (1900)
gold, klondike gold rush, yukon river, gold prospector, dawson, from Yukon
Joseph Francis Ladue was a prospector, businessman and founder of the Dawson City, Yukon. Joseph Francis Ladue was born in Schuyler Falls, New...
Kate Carmack

Kate Carmack

female, deceased (1920)
klondike gold rush, from Yukon, Salmon, First Nations, First Nation, Shaaw Tláa
Shaaw Tláa, also known as Kate Carmack was a Tagish First Nation woman born near what is now Carcross, Yukon. She was the sister of Keish (Skookum J...