British Columbia History

EDITORS Mark Forsythe Time Travels Aimee Greenaway Books Editor Emily Lonie Archives & Archivists Greg Nesteroff Editor-at-Large Carolyn Rapanos Production Editor Sue Safyan Copy Editor K. Jane Watt Managing Editor PROOFING TEAM Georgie Agostini Greg

What are the boundaries between work and play? How do we spend our leisure time? What details of our past do we weave into the things we make? This issue showcases some of these questions and reminds us that our solitary and collective pursuits matte

The HBC Heritage Trail’s terrain has not changed much in the many years of its existence. Hikers still face a 4,000-metre climb when hiking from Hope to Tulameen, and the mighty Cascade Mountains still have to be crossed. In 1849 Hudson’s Bay Company

Visit BCHF's YouTube channel for a growing collection of videos that explore BC’s rich past. Meet people engaged with local history, watch virtual tours, and listen to interviews. Our latest videos feature fascinating presentations from our 2022 conf

Saturday, May 7, 2022, was the Renewal Opening of the East Lillooet Memorial Garden. The East Lillooet Seniors’ Garden Committee, in partnership with the District of Lillooet, transformed the original garden built in 2018 into a beautiful “Lillooet s

The name Paul Robeson may not mean much to today’s younger generation, but in the 1950s the African-American singer was a household name. Now, visitors to Peace Arch Park near the American border at Blaine, Washington, can learn all about the world-f

We are joining Bert on his journey across Canada from Gabriola Island, BC, to Big Shippegan Lighthouse, New Brunswick. His exploration across Canada—in the footsteps and the paddle strokes of Indigenous people, European mapmakers, and ordinary travel

British Columbia History is a quarterly magazine chronicling British Columbia’s unique story through the words and images of community writers, archivists, museum professionals, academic historians, and more. Our editorial team makes every effort to

Coming home, for me, means returning to my family’s Indigenous ways of living and being, which were interrupted by several decades of residential and Indian day school reprogramming. When I began my journey, I was excited that I now had the proof of

A few notable people in recent history have declared themselves Indigenous, including Grey Owl (Archibald Stansfeld Belaney), Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance (Sylvester Clark Long), and in Canada, Chief Wobay Kitpou (James Albert Munster) (circa 1923-

https://tinyurl.com/FBCAYouTube The Friends of the BC Archives (FBCA) shifted their popular monthly guest speaker series to virtual in the fall of 2020 to keep their members connected during the pandemic and to deliver scheduled presentations at a ti

Trail historian Elsie G. Turnbull described the town's early years as "sports-minded," with not just hockey but curling generating much excitement. She quotes verse by local poet H. J. G. Hogg, Trail's unofficial poet laureate, writing about curling

Blaylock's technical genius at the smelter led to the development of a more efficient method of refining lead and zinc, products that were essential in wartime. Also notable, though little known at the time, he oversaw the production of heavy water u

September is always a busy time of year. Students head back to school, many heritage organizations reset after Labour Day, and there always seems to be a lot of activities to pack in before cooler weather arrives. I sifted through my “To Be Read” pil

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1062-kuper-island Note: This profile contains information related to the residential school system and may be triggering to some readers. Kuper Island Residential School operated from 1890-1975 on Penelakut Isla