British Columbia Historical Federation
The British Columbia Historical Federation encourages interest in the history of British Columbia through research, presentation, and support.
The Federation provides a collective voice for its member societies.
About the British Columbia Historical Federation
The British Columbia Historical Association was established on October 12, 1922, and on March 2, 1927, the Association was registered under the Societies Act. It was renamed the British Columbia Historical Federation on July 29, 1983 — a name that better reflects its role as an umbrella organization for provincial historical societies. The Federation is a nonprofit organization registered as a charitable society under the Income Tax Act.
Publications
The British Columbia Historical Federation has three publications: two print and one website. Its quarterly magazine, British Columbia History, is dedicated solely to the history of the province of British Columbia.
The British Columbia Historical News first appeared in Spring 1968. Early issues included news from member societies and of local historical interest as well as a feature article. As the journal matured it published fewer news items and more feature articles, so to reflect this change the title was revised to British Columbia History in 2005. All of these publications have now been digitized and made available to researchers on-line through a partnership with UBC Library. British Columbia History is a member of the Magazine Association of British Columbia.
| Magazine Editors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Publication | Editor |
| 1923-1926 | First Annual Report and Proceedings | W.N. Sage |
| 1927-1929 | Reports and Proceedings | Donald A. Fraser |
| 1937-1946 | British Columbia Historical Quarterly | W.K. Lamb |
| 1947–1958 | British Columbia Historical Quarterly | Willard E. Ireland |
| 1968-1977 | BC Historical News | Philip Yandle |
| 1977-1980 | BC Historical News | Kent Haworth, Patricia Roy & Terry Eastwood |
| 1983–1986 | BC Historical News | Marie Elliott |
| 1986 | BC Historical News - Vancouver Centennial Issue | Esther Birney |
| 1986–1988 | BC Historical News | R.J.C. Tyrrell |
| 1988–1999 | BC Historical News | Naomi Miller |
| 1999–2003 | BC Historical News | Fred Braches |
| 2003–2009 | British Columbia History | John Atkin |
| 2010 | British Columbia History | Barrie Sanford |
| 2010-present | British Columbia History | Andrea Lister |
In order to provide timely information to member societies the British Columbia Historical Federation Newsletter has been issued since June 2003. Forty-two issues of the newsletter were edited and produced by Ron Hyde from 2003-2013. Andrea Lister is the current editor.
Presidents
| Presidents | |
| Year | President |
| 1922–1925 | Judge F.W. Howay |
| 1926–1927 | John Hosie |
| 1928–1929 | V.L. Denton |
| 1930–1935 | Unknown |
| 1936–1937 | William Kaye Lamb |
| 1938 | Dr. Walter Noble Sage |
| 1939 | J.S. Plaskett |
| 1940 | T.A. Rickard |
| 1941 | Kenneth A. Waites |
| 1942 | J.C. Goodfellow |
| 1943–1944 | B.A. McKelvie |
| 1945 | Helen R. Boutilier |
| 1946 | Madge Wolfenden |
| 1947 | George B. White |
| 1948 | W.E. Ireland |
| 1949 | Dr. Margaret Ormsby |
| 1950 | Burt R. Campbell |
| 1951 | Maj. H.C. Holmes |
| 1952 | D.A. McGregor |
| 1953 | H.C. Gilliland |
| 1954 | Capt. C.W. Cates |
| 1955 | Elsie Turnbull |
| 1956 | Russell Potter |
| 1957 | W.N. Sage |
| 1958-60 | Lois Haggen |
| 1961 | F.H. Johnson |
| 1962 | John E. Gibbard |
| 1963 | Maj. H.C. Holmes |
| 1964-66 | Donald New |
| 1967-69 | Mabel Jordon |
| 1970-71 | H.R. Brammall |
| 1972-73 | Col. G.S. Andrews |
| 1974-75 | Frank Street |
| 1976-77 | A.G. Slocomb |
| 1978 | Helen B. Akrigg |
| 1979-80 | Ruth Barnett |
| 1981-83 | Barbara Stannard |
| 1984-85 | Leonard G. McCann |
| 1986-87 | Naomi Miller |
| 1988-90 | John D. Spittle |
| 1991-93 | Myrtle Haslam |
| 1994-96 | Alice Glanville |
| 1997-99 | R.J. (Ron) Welwood |
| 2000-02 | Wayne Desrochers |
| 2003-05 | Jacqueline Gresko |
| 2006-07 | Patricia Roy |
| 2008-10 | Ron Greene |
| 2011-22 | Barbara Hynek |
| 2013 | Barry Gough |
| 2014 | Gary Mitchell |
| 2015-present | K. Jane Watt |