Historical Writing Competition
Historical Writing Competition
BCHF conference preview: Awards gala
Find out who will win the Lieutenant Governor's medal for historical writing at our Awards Gala on...
1989 – Hayman, John
Hayman, J. (1989). Robert Brown and the Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition. Vancouver, B.C.: University of British Columbia Press.
Robert Brown, a twenty-one-year-old Scotsman, arrived on...
Media celebrates 2017 BCHF award winners
We are pleased to share the following media stories recognizing some of our 2017 BCHF award winners:
"Top of province garners top prize," BC BookLook,...
Lieutenant Governor’s Historical Writing Awards announced
These prestigious awards celebrate publications from the previous year that contributed significantly to the historical literature of British Columbia.
1998 – Bridge, Kathryn
Bridge, K. (1998). By snowshoe, buckboard and steamer: Women of the frontier. Victoria, B.C.: Sono Nis Press.
The lives of four pioneer women in nineteenth-century British Columbia...
2008 – Jamieson, Eric
Jamieson, E. (2008). Tragedy at Second Narrows: The story of the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge. Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing.
Tragedy at Second Narrows unravels one of...
2006 – Watt, K. Jane
Watt, K.J. (2006). High water: Living with the Fraser Floods. Abbotsford, B.C.: Dairy Industry Historical Society of BC.
This comprehensive book looks at the flood history of...
Entries sought for BCHF Historical Writing Award
The British Columbia Historical Federation will present the 40th Lieutenant Governor's Historical Writing Awards to recipients from among the previous year's publications...
1990 – Tennant, Paul
Tennant, P. (1990). Aboriginal people and politics: The Indian land question in British Columbia, 1849-1989. Vancouver, B.C.: University of Brititish Columbia Press
This book presents the...
1994 – Henry, Tom
Henry, T. (1994). The Good Company: An affectionate history of the Union Steamships. Madeira Park, B.C.: Harbour Publishing.
If British Columbia has a favourite transportation saga, it...
