The Forgotten History Buried Beneath Dawson City

In 1978, a backhoe digging at a construction site in Dawson City uncovered hundreds of silent-film reels buried beneath an old swimming pool and hockey rink. Many contained the last surviving copies of movies once believed lost, preserved for nearly fifty years by the Yukon permafrost. In this episode of *Unveiling Canada*, Tanya explores how the films ended up there and how an accidental discovery brought a forgotten chapter of cinema history back to life. 🍁 NEVER MISS A STORY No spam, just stories. Sign up below to receive a reminder straight to your inbox whenever a new episode of Unveiling Canada is released. You can unsubscribe anytime. https://www.unveilingcanada.ca/#remin... 📖 CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 1:13 Part One: The Discovery 2:23 Part Two: The City at the End of the Line 4:21 Part Three: Beautiful, Fragile, and Dangerous 6:11 Part Four: The Swimming Pool Solution 7:28 Part Five: Frozen and Forgotten 8:32 Part Six: The Ground Opens 10:09 Part Seven: Moving the Films South 11:11 Part Eight: What Came Back to Life 12:52 Part Nine: The Accident That Saved History 14:12 Closing Thoughts 📷 IMAGE CREDITS https://www.unveilingcanada.ca/2026-e... 📚 LEARN MORE Dawson City Museum https://dawsonmuseum.ca/ Dawson City: Frozen Time by Bill Morrison https://kinolorber.com/film/dawsoncity The Dawson City Film Find, CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/... 🌐 UNVEILING CANADA https://unveilingcanada.ca ❤️ SUPPORT UNVEILING CANADA https://www.unveilingcanada.ca/#support 💡 SUBMIT A SHOW TOPIC https://www.unveilingcanada.ca/contact Join Tanya Davies as she rediscovers the people, places, and moments that shaped our country. New episodes every other Tuesday. Unveiling Canada 🍁 Curious, compelling, and uniquely Canadian.