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BC Labour Heritage Centre Oral History Collection – now online

Twelve full-length video interviews with key BC labor activists are now available online through the new BC Labour Heritage Centre Oral History Collection, hosted by...

2017 Historical Writing Competition submission deadline – Dec 31

Call for submissions - the nomination deadline for the 35th annual BCHF Historical Writing Competition is December 31, 2017! The Historical Writing Competition recognizes authors...

Museum of Vancouver now stocking British Columbia History magazine

We'd like to extend a warm welcome to our newest magazine retail partner: the Museum of Vancouver (MOV) Gift Shop! You can now purchase current...

Young Canada Works – 2018 funding stream open

Looking to hire a student or recent post-secondary graduate for the summer? Young Canada Works (YCW), a collaboration between the National Trust for Canada and...

Heritage BC launches Francophone Cultural Tourism map

Heritage BC's newest online interactive map celebrates historic places linked to BC's Francophone community. The Francophone Culture map features historic places around BC that represent...

Plaque commemorates oldest house in Vancouver’s Grandview

The Fall 2017 issue of British Columbia History (Vol. 50 No. 3) included a story about the oldest existing house in Vancouver's Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood: 1350...

Meet our newest Council members!

We'd like to extend a warm welcome to our three newest Directors: Mark Forsythe, Michael Gibbs and Sharn Sandhra. Mark, Michael and Sharn were...
in memoriam

Peter Trower: 1930-2017

BC poet and novelist Peter Trower passed away on November 10, 2017, at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver. He was 87.  Peter attended several BCHF conferences...

New Japanese Canadian books honoured

Four Japanese-Canadian books published in 2017 will be celebrated at the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre on November 25, 2017, during the Centre's...

British Columbia History winter 2017 issue 50.4: sneak peek

Our winter 2017 issue of British Columbia History includes an exclusive excerpt from a new book about the life and legacy of Rick Hansen,...