BCHF News
BCHF News
City of Vancouver purchases Historic Joy Kogawa House
The Land Conservancy of BC (TLC) has transferred ownership of the Historic Joy Kogawa House -- childhood home of Canadian author Joy Kogawa --...
Vancouver Archives digitization project reaches 100,000 mark
Congratulations to the City of Vancouver Archives, which recently celebrated the milestone of over 100,000 digital objects available online!
Read about the digitization project and...
Community Stories Investment Program – call for proposals
The Virtual Museum of Canada is inviting community museums and heritage organizations across the country to submit proposals as part of the Community Stories...
UBC Arts Co-op Program – funding opportunity for rural libraries & archives
Thanks to a generous gift from a private foundation, the University of British Columbia (UBC) Arts Co-op Program is able to offer funding to...
BCHF member initiatives receive BC Museums Association Awards of Merit
Congratulations to the following initiatives involving BCHF member societies, which each received an Award of Merit for outstanding achievement in the museum, gallery, archives...
Suggest a new Stop of Interest sign
Do you have an idea for a new Stop of Interest sign along a roadway in BC?
The BC government is looking to add 75...
Richmond’s No. 1220 Interurban tram car set for restoration
The largest artifact in the City of Richmond's collection -- the No. 1220 Interurban tram car -- is set for restoration, and you can...
Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre in New Denver reveals hidden Japanese-Canadian history
How much do you know about the history of Japanese internment in British Columbia?
The Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre (NIMC), located in New Denver, is...
Nominations for significant South Asian Canadian historic places open until November 6
Do you know a historic place that is important to the history of BC's South Asian Canadian community?
Nominations are now being accepted for the...
Provincial Digital Library update
On May 10, 2016, more than 100 representatives from the academic, archive, K-12, library and museum sectors gathered at a symposium to engage in...
