Books
Books
New book looks at Kootenay rail travel history
While several books exist describing the construction and operation of railways in the Kootenays, Terry Gainer's new...
Book chronicles history of Kootenay Lake ferry service
Michael Cone has just published the definitive history of the ferry service on Kootenay lake, from the...
Smelter Wars looks at union drive in Trail
A recently-published book takes a deep look at union organizing efforts at the Trail smelter during and...
Join the online launch for Failed to Return
Keith C. Ogilvie is the editor of (and a contributor to) Failed to Return: Canada's Bomber Command Sacrifice in the Second World War, published...
Interview: Lost Kootenays, Part 1
BCHF vice-president Mark Forsythe interviews BCHF director Greg Nesteroff, co-author with Eric Brighton of the new book Lost Kootenays: A History In...
Wagon Road North by Art Downs back in print
Victoria-based book publishing company, Heritage House Publishing, is releasing a newly revised and updated edition of Wagon Road North: The Saga of the...
The Hidden Photographs of Yucho Chow: A presentation by Catherine Clement
Chinatown Through a Wide Lens: The Hidden Photographs of Yucho Chow, written by Catherine Clement and published by the Chinese Canadian Historical...
Chinatown Through a Wide Lens wins Lieutenant Governor’s Medal
A remarkable book about an early Vancouver photographer whose work was almost forgotten was named the...
BCHF conference: Connections 2021 at Surrey
The province’s largest historical organization successfully conducted its first virtual conference in partnership with the Surrey Historical...
BCHF book auction to take place online
Each year the BCHF relies on a fun-filled silent auction of books to...
