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____________________________________________________ The British Columbia Historical Federation has provided a collective voice for its member societies since 1922.
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BCHF adopts new logo
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If you follow us on Facebook, YouTube, Flickr or Instagram, you will
notice that we have started to swap out our branding for a new logo and
look. The re-branding is part of a larger project to renew and refresh the organization heading into our 100th anniversary year. |
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Lytton museums plan to rebuild
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Nanaimo Museum looks at the rise and fall of Brother XII
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The Nanaimo Museum is hosting three presentations this month (two in person, one virtual) on Brother XII. Led by curator Aimee Greenaway, the presentations examine the history of Edward Wilson and his rise and fall as the leader of a spiritual community just south of Nanaimo. |
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Nikkei Museum launches SAFE | HOME exhibit
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The Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre in Burnaby will launch SAFE | HOME on Oct. 23. Through the lens of the historic Vancouver Asahi baseball team, Kellen Hatanaka explores issues of race,
xenophobia, representation, and implicit bias that are relevant in both
sport and society today. |
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Okanagan Historical Society issues 2021 report
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The Okanagan Historical Society has issued its 85th report, containing
stories ranging from the early history of Summerland’s downtown to the
history of greenhouses in Canada. Copies can be found in book stores throughout the Okanagan or ordered online. |
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Landscapes of Injustice: a video presentation
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The Vancouver Historical Society publishes videos of their historical presentations. This month, Dr. Jordan Stanger-Ross talked about the multi-year Landscapes of Injustice Project he
headed, which addressed the
dispossession of Japanese-Canadian property in BC by the government during the Second World War. |
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Friends of the BC Archives host Jenn Ashton Oct. 17
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“Siamelaht” by Mildred Valley Thornton, courtesy of the Uno Langmann Collection |
Jenn Ashton, writer-in-residence at British Columbia History for 2021, will speak in a virtual event on Oct. 17 at 2 p.m. hosted by the Friends of the BC Archives. Ashton’s talk will share the story of how she found her Sḵwx̱wú7mesh
family — a story about getting lost, and found, in archival research. |
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New Westminster apologizes for role in Komagata Maru incident
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Passengers on board the Komagata Maru in 1914. Wikipedia photo |
The City of New Westminster has formally apologized to the South Asian community and to the descendants of those on board the Komagata Maru
in 1914 for its role in the incident. At the time, city council passed a
motion urging the federal government to deny the ship’s passengers from
being admitted to Canada. |
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Cranbrook theatre revitalization continues
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Ferdy Belland and his partners are pushing ahead with restoration of
Cranbrook’s long deserted Armond Theatre. Built in 1952, but shuttered
since 1999, the building’s reopening as a performance space is expected
to be a major boost to the city’s arts scene and downtown in general. |
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Cache of Nelson-area school history unearthed
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Central School in Nelson, sometime after 1909. A trove of
historic documents was discovered in the basement of this building
recently. |
The Kootenay Lake school district has donated 60 boxes worth of historic
material to the archives at Touchstones Nelson, some of it dating as
far back as 1891. It includes photos, attendance and payroll records,
school board minutes, and more, covering Nelson, Salmo, and the Slocan
Valley. |
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Violence against Vancouver Island’s Indigenous peoples retold
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CHEK-TV has prepared a two-part series on pre-Confederation terror
carried out on Vancouver Island’s Indigenous population, looking at the
Gulf Island Colonial War. |
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112-year-old Fernie church for sale
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Knox United Church in Fernie, built in 1909, will be sold, the result of
the church’s ageing and declining membership. They say they no longer
have the energy nor the finances to keep the building viable. |
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Celebrating the pioneering Francophone women of Victoria
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Thanks to a grant from Heritage Canada, L’Association historique francophone de Victoria is in the process of creating a bilingual illustrated booklet
celebrating a dozen Francophone women who have contributed to the
development of Greater Victoria, from the 1850s to the present. |
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North Vancouver library offers BC history series
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The North Vancouver District Public Library is offering an online BC
history series this month. The two remaining programs, with authors Crawford Kilian and Howard White, take place on Oct. 19 and 26 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. via Zoom. |
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Historic Kimberley powerhouse restored
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Sullivan Mine and Railway Historical Society |
Restoration has been completed on a 1924 powerhouse that once electrified the Sullivan mine in Kimberley. The work was completed in large part thanks to a $332,000 grant from the Columbia Basin Trust.
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Rare early BC photos turn up
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Two trams from the Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Co. in 1891. Photo by Trueman and Caple. |
A cache of about 100 photos showing the Lower Mainland in the 1880s and
’90s, taken by prominent photographers including Bailey Brothers,
Trueman and Caple, Richard Maynard and Frederick Daly is up for sale. |
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The BCHF offers a number of advertising opportunities in our e-newsletter, which is distributed to our entire membership monthly. Advertisements are jpeg images sized to 600 px wide for electronic distribution. To submit an ad, contact Greg Nesteroff: greg@bchistory.ca
Members enjoy discounted advertising rates. Choose 12 months for the best deal:
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Rates for non-members are as follows:
1-3 months = $150 each ($150-$450 annually)
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12 months = $100 each ($1,200 annually)
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