Best Historical Website Award
Each year, the British Columbia Historical Federation offers an award for the best website about British Columbia history. The award honours individual or group volunteer efforts in website writing and presentation.
Eligibility
Deadline: Nominations must be received by December 31
The purpose of the $250 award is to recognize an individual or group initiative. The award criteria is as follows:
- Government, academic, and professionally produced institutional sites are not eligible.
- The recipient(s) will have been a resident in British Columbia for the year prior to the award year.
- The website must be developed and maintained primarily through volunteer labour.
- The website must have been in existence for at least 12 months prior to judging; and it must be active at the time the award is presented.
- The site should be somewhat permanent in nature and the creator must be willing to have it archived.
- The website may be hosted either by a private Internet Service Provider (ISP) or by an educational institution in, or out of Province.
- Decisions by the contest judges, who are to selected by the BCHF from a volunteer base, are final and not subject to appeal to the Federation Executive.
- BCHF reserves the right not to award a prize in a given year should applications not be of sufficient quality.
Publicity: The winning website will be posted in the British Columbia Historical Federation’s publications.
Historical Note
In 1999 David Mattison of Victoria suggested that the Federation sponsor a contest for the best website about British Columbia history. The British Columbia Historical Federation endorsed this proposal and together with Mattison a jointly sponsored award is offered annually.
Past Winners
- 2016 Mary-Leah de Zwart, BC Food History Network
- 2015 Mike Yusko BC Dairy Historical Society
- 2013 Jack Brown Surrey History
- 2012 Richard Rowberry A History of John Houston
- 2011 Walter Volovsek Trails in Time
- 2010 Jack Bennest BC Radio History
- 2009 No award
- 2008 Fred Braches Slumach: a website for all who prefer facts over fiction
- 2007 OCS staff/volunteers, J. Kent (design) Old Cemeteries Soc. of Victoria
- 2006 Donald M. Wilson The Virtual Crowsnest Highway
- 2005 No award
- 2004 Herb Daum Cassiar … do you remember?
- 2003 B. Fitzpatrick (content), K. Lee (design) BC History of Nursing Group
- 2002 Mark McKenzie (content), C. Jones (design) Samson V Maritime Mus.
- 2001 Christopher J. Garrish British Columbia License Plates: A History
- 2000 Floyd Low and Patricia A. Rogers 54th (Kootenay) Battalion, CEF
- 1999 Mark Nelson Prince George Oral History Group
