by admin | Jun 13, 2022 | HON News, Uncategorized
June 1 marks the start of National Indigenous History Month in Canada. Formally declared in 2009, the month encourages Canadians to take time to learn about the history, heritage, resiliency, and diversity of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. We recognize and honour Tania...
by admin | Jun 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
Many people want to be a part of something that does good in the world and makes a real difference in people’s lives. When you “pay it forward” you are hoping to change someone else’s circumstances for the better. This is exemplified by two nurses who were lifelong...
by admin | Jun 12, 2022 | Awards, Uncategorized
On June 4, 2022, the BC Historical Federation announced the recipients for the 2021 Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Historical Writing at the BCHF annual conference. The award recipients were chosen by a three-member panel of judges from 24 books published in 2021 and...
by admin | Jun 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
Tribute to Stephany Grasset 1931 – 2022 Born in Bulgaria, Stephany studied philosophy and history at the Sorbonne in 1949. She immigrated to the US, and from there to Canada in 1961. She graduated with a BSc from Louisiana State University in 1953, and from...
by admin | Jun 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
Tribute to NINA RUMEN 1927 – 2022 Nina Rumen, a founding member of the BC History of Nursing Society has passed at age of 95 years, following many years in a Care Facility. Nina was born in 1927 in what was then Poland, now Belarus. At age 2 she “brought her...
