by admin | Feb 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
It is with sadness we have learned the passing of our valued, longtime member of the BC History of Nursing Society, Cheryl Entwistle on Jan 27, 2025 We wish to extend our condolences to Cheryl’s Niece and Nephews and their children who all were so important in...
by admin | May 15, 2024 | HON News, Uncategorized
Many thanks to BCHNS member Brenda Flynn who alerted us to this interesting article from the May 9, Merritt Herald, Merritt nurses on the front line of Spanish Flu. Cameron Bridge, Manager of the Nicola Valley Museum & Archives, tells of the impact of the flu in...
by admin | Feb 27, 2024 | Events, Uncategorized
This community event is sponsored by the Hornby Denman Community Health Care Society which honours the role that a group of local Hornby Island women who were nurses played in founding and building the original island Hornby Denman Home Support Society. March...
by admin | Feb 26, 2024 | Events, Presentations, Uncategorized
The Museum of Surrey celebrates International Women’s Day featuring Canadian Nurses in Wartime. Presenting a theatrical performance of a poem highlighting Women’s contributions in the war. March 9, 2024 2-3:30 pm. A FREE event Registration by...
by admin | Feb 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
The customised wheelchair used by Florence Nightingale in the years following her return from the Crimean War has gone on public display in the UK for the first time. It is now part of a new permanent display at the Florence Nightingale Museum. The early 20th century...
by admin | Jan 26, 2024 | Events, Suggested Reading, Uncategorized
The sequel to Marion Crook’s bestselling and award-winning memoir, Always Pack a Candle, is coming out on April 2, 2024. In Always On Call: Adventures in Nursing, Ranching, and Rural Living intrepid public health nurse Marion Crook juggles marriage,...
