BC History - Issue 43:2

My first issue as editor of British Columbia History has been published.
This issue includes Alistair Fraser’s article that chronicles the unusual path taken to create the provincial flag of BC as it marks its 50th anniversary; Frances Welwood raises questions about the death of newspaperman Lukin Johnston. We enjoyed the transportation theme in our last issue so much that this issue includes Louise Avery’s account of the Kitimat Power Project of the 1950s and Marie Elliott’s history of the Nyan Wheti-Duzcho trail system. Read the story of the Quathiaski Cove cannery by Ronald Greene on page 29. R.G. Moyles provides an interesting insight into the Salvation Army’s mountaineers. Finally, a little of the BCHF’s own history with Jacqueline Gresko’s summary of the digitization project, From Mimeograph to Multiple Pathways.

Test your Comma IQ

I admit I am a bit of a grammar geek but I still like to have fun. I laughed my way through Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss. The other day I was looking for online grammar practice tools and came across the Test your Comma IQ game.

Try it out - it is fun!

84 Years of BC History Digitized

The University of British Columbia and BC Historical Federation have partnered to digitize the BC Historical Association Annual Reports 1923, 1924, 1929, the BC Historical Quarterly 1937--1958, and BC Historical News/BC History 1968—2007. The University Library and BCHF are sharing a unique historical record with communities across the province.

Check it out from the link on the BCHF page or on the UBC Archives site.

UBC Archives is interested in digitizing other collections so contact them if you have a collection of interest.