Rare Books and Special Collections Tour

Here is a photo of BCHNS members that visited the Rare Books and Special Collections at the UBC Library, guided by Archivist Krisztina Laszio, on June 21, 2018. Nan Martin in the foreground is viewing some of the Florence Nightingale letters.
Many of the letters are addressed to Nightingale while others are sent from her or involve other correspondents discussing Nightingale. The letters date from 1877 to 1965. A substantial portion of the collection was purchased from a Bostonian antiquarian book dealer in 1966 and 1967 by the Woodward Library. Online access to these digitized letters can be found at https:///open.library.ubc.ca/collections/florence

Last Meeting at CRNBC…

 

Ethel Warbinek attends her last meeting of the lower mainland branch of the BCHNS on June 7, 2018. Ethel, shortly relocating to the Okanagan, plans to participate in our future meetings via skype from her new home in Penticton.
Ethel has been an extremely active member, having served the Society in countless ways for many, many years. Her presence will be greatly missed.
Best wishes to you Ethel!

Ann Thomas Callahan’s Story

We think you will enjoy reading this touching and amazing story about one of Manitoba’s first indigenous nurses. Ann Thomas Callahan spent 14 years in residential schools and after pursuing more education, became one of the first First Nations nurses in Manitoba. The following article tells of her remarkable nursing career filled with challenges and personal rewards. In 2007 a building at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg was named in her honour.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/ann-thomas-callahan-indigenous-nurse-manitoba-1.4577447

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Nursing History commemorated with Bench in Nova Scotia

A large group of nurses from the Nova Scotia Nursing History Society attended the massive public ceremonies in Halifax to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Halifax Explosion.  The Halifax Explosion, on December 6, 1917, resulted when a Norwegian vessel collided with a French cargo ship laden with high explosives.  The resulting fire ignited the cargo, causing a devastating explosion that killed at least 2,000 people from the blast, flying and fallen debris, onshore fires, and collapsed buildings, and an estimated 9,000 others were injured.  It was the world’s largest artificial explosion before advent of nuclear weapons in World War 2.

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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: CAHN/ACHN Halifax, June 2018

THEME:  “TRACING NURSES’ FOOTSTEPS: Nursing and the Tides of Change”

JUNE 15 – 17, 2018, HALIFAX, NS is the CAHN/ ACHN ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Due date for submission is DECEMBER 15, 2017

Where has nursing come from? What have been the ups and downs, trials and tribulations along the journey?  How have social, political and economic forces influenced the history of nursing? How were challenges met, and with passing or lasting impact? Who were the nurses that provided the foundation values and vision that established present realities, and challenges confronting nursing today? What can we take from history as it relates to the future expansion of the profession? The content of the abstract should reflect components of the program theme showing how, when and where nurses’ footsteps influenced the progressive changes in health care, policy, education and clinical practice. Abstracts on other subjects related to nursing and healthcare history would be welcomed and considered. Please submit a one page abstract (350 words max.) and a one page CV for consideration to: Dr. Margaret Scaia: [email protected]   Mailing Address: HSD A 442, School of Nursing, University of Victoria, PO Box 1700 STN CSC,  Victoria, British Columbia V8W 2Y2, Canada. For further information visit https://cahn-achn.ca/annual-conference-2/

A New Addition

The UBC School of Nursing Historical Collection Fond, 1921-2004 has been added to the website. There are some historical photos included and the complete fonds can be downloaded. To find the Collection go to Archives, archival fonds, and click on the UBC School of Nursing Historical Collection.

Happenings in History

Member Sonya Grypma has an article published in The Journal of Quality Advancement in Nursing Education (QANE). The article “Historically-Informed Nursing: The Untapped Potential of History in Nursing Education” can be downloaded here: http://qane-afi.casn.ca/journal/vol3/iss1/2/

Julie Lapinsky, a BCHNS supporter, alerted us to an article about a new memorial for First World War nurses.  To read the article click here: https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/03/new-memorial-honours-first-world-war-nurses/

Be sure to visit the VGH School of Nursing Alumnae Association’s web site. It has a new look!  Click here: http://vghnursingschoolalumnae.com/