This site contains census data from 1901 as well as prison register data. The data has been stored in a database and tools for navigating and searching the data have been provided.

The census data is divided into 2 parts. One is census data from Nanaimo proper and the other is for Protection Island which is an island that is just inside the Nanaimo Harbour area.

The Prison data contains information about the laws, crimes, and sentences of the early 20th century.