British Columbia History

British Columbia History chronicles British Columbia’s unique story through the words and images of community writers, archivists, museum professionals, academic historians and more. Fresh, engaging, personal and relevant, every issue is packed with articles, photographs, maps, illustrations, book reviews and insights into local archives and historic sites.

British Columbia History

Rethinking Recreation

The HBC Heritage Trail in 1849 and 2021

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Story of a Garden East Lillooet Memorial Garden

FRONT WORDS

Paul Robeson Honoured • Singer/social activist shunned by US federal authorities in the 1950s now celebrated at the Peace Arch

The Wake of History On foot and by canoe

ANTONY HOLLAND All the world's a stage

Loyalty and Betrayal The New Canadians

Editorial Calendar

"Well-Made Baskets" Nlaka'pamux basket makers and All Hallows School

Indigeneity: Who decides?

The Mysterious Case of Chief Wobay Kitpou

How the Bank of British North America Came to Fort George • Storytelling is surely one of the oldest ways in which humans have entertained each other over the millennia. In this snap- shot of British Columbia history, Vivien Lougheed has created a compelling tale of adventure from a first-hand account.

WHISTLER PRIDE AND SKI FESTIVAL How a grassroots pride festival flourished in the mountains

Friends of the BC Archives YouTube Channel

Fashion Shows, Dinners, Dances, and Raffles The invaluable work of Penticton's hospital auxiliary

KOOTENAY HOCKEY POWER A captain of industry on the ice

Poetry on Ice

From Fumes to Fertilizer

Blaylock versus the Union

The Smoke Eaters

Time Travel with Historical Fiction

Kuper Island CBC Podcast Series

Skis upon Seymour's Slopes: Mapping Mt. Seymour