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Our Neon Nightmare
by Katherine HillEach year, the British Columbia Historical Federation offers two W. Kaye Lamb Scholarships for student essays relating to the history of British Columbia. Katherine Hill is the winner of the $1000 prize for a student in 3rd or 4th year university or college in British Columbia.
Alexander’s Ashes
by Peter BroznitskyA report of unclaimed ashes leads to unexpected connections and the unfolding story of a Russian-Canadian First World War veteran.
Almost a Crystal Palace
by Robert Ratcliffe TaylorA shimmering, architectural tower in the middle of the countryside, the Willows exhibition hall at Victoria, BC 1891-1907, captured the confidence of an era.
One-Eye Lake Plane Crash
by Sterling HaynesA day off for a kinda green GP in Williams Lake in August 1961 turned into a flight without a map to the scene of a plane crash.
The Viaduct that Saved Commercial Drive
by Jak KingThe story of Charles Smith and the First Avenue Viaduct is the creation story of the Drive, a story without which East Vancouver’s history would have been markedly different.
Greenwood, BC: Arrival of Nikkei Photo Essay
by Jacqueline Gresko, images courtesy Alice GlanvilleIn April 1942 1200 Japanese Canadians (Nikkei) were required to abandon their coastal lifestyles and were interned in Greenwood, BC, northwest of Grand Forks.
Regulars
Archives & Archivists
by Hugh Ellenwood; edited by Sylvia StopforthTake a glimpse into the history and people of the Discovery Islands through the Museum at Campbell River’s new online resource.
Cabinets of Curiosities
by Paul FergusonA concern for preservation of the originals and a desire from genealogists for digital access led to the newspaper digitization project at the White Rock Museum & Archives.
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Editor’s Note
Inside British Columbia HistoryFrom the Book Review Editor’s Desk
K. Jane WattWalking In History
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