The Secretariat of the BCHF is located on the unceded traditional territory of the Coast Salish speaking Peoples.
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96-year-old chandelier returned to Nelson theatre
An original 1920s chandelier, missing since before 1970, has been returned to Nelson’s Capitol Theatre, which has...
Southern Mountain Caribou Recovery in the Central Kootenay
An excerpt from the Fall 2023 edition of British Columbia History.
Calf 6 and other cows and calves...
Salmo Hotel badly damaged by fire
The historic Salmo Hotel has been badly damaged by fire. The hotel was built in 1931 on...
Stories Left Untold: Syilx and Settler Women’s Writing
The writing and relations between Syilx women and settler women who lived in the Okanagan and Similkameen is the focus of this...
Construction begins on Royal BC Museum collections and research building
Schematic rendering of public entry plaza to the new RBCM research and collections building. (Courtesy BC Government)
Construction...
Larry Wong (1938-2023)
Larry Wong, who helped establish the Chinese Canadian Military Museum, and then became its first curator, has...
Front Words with Mark Forsythe
An excerpt from the Fall 2023 edition of British Columbia History.
Major J.S. Matthews. (City of Vancouver Archives,...
BC balladeer Serge Plotnikoff dies at 85
Serge Plotnikoff, who gained fame as a writer and singer of BC ballads, many about the Kootenay-Boundary,...
Divers reach Kootenay Lake shipwreck
The SS City of Ainsworth in 1894 (Wikipedia)
For just the second time since it sank on Kootenay...
Fall issue of BC History looks at land and water
The Fall 2023 issue of British Columbia History is guest-edited by Angie Bain, a researcher for the...
LECTURE: The Campaign to Expel Japanese Canadians
Japanese Canadians arrive at an unknown location in the BC interior. (Leonard Frank/Alex Eastwood collection/Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre NNMCC...
