by admin | Oct 19, 2019 | Events, Member News, Uncategorized
Maxine Bredt, a graduate from the Royal Jubilee Hospital, celebrated her 100th birthday on September 21, 2019. She recently received a quilt of valour and now is featured on the 2019 Veterans’ Week Poster. 2019 Veterans’ Week Poster Canada remembers the...
by admin | Jun 16, 2019 | Conferences, Displays, Member News, Uncategorized
The joint conference of the Canadian Society for the History of Medicine and the Canadian Association for the History of Nursing, held during the Congress 2019 at UBC from June 1 – 3, was host to a special program celebrating the centenary of the UBC School of...
by admin | May 31, 2019 | Member News, Uncategorized
Jessie Middleton (nee Lee) passed away peacefully on May 22, 2019 at the age of 102. The youngest of 12 children, she was born and raised on the family farm in Murrayville BC. She entered the nursing program at the Royal Columbian Hospital and graduated in September...
by admin | Jun 29, 2018 | Events, Member News, Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Oct 19, 2017 | Member News, Uncategorized
Nina Rumen celebrated her 90th birthday on Saturday October 14, 2017. Her actual birthday was October 12th. Her sisters Vera and Olga hosted the party at the South Granville Park Lodge, Nina’s current home. Family and friends gathered to celebrate Nina’s incredible...
by admin | Aug 2, 2017 | Member News, Uncategorized
Honourary member Naomi Miller’s special contributions to the history of nursing and to all history in British Columbia have earned her many honours. Recently she was officially recognized as the 2017 Regional District of East Kootenay Electoral Area E Volunteer of the...
