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The VGH School of Nursing Alumnae Association Newsletter, edited and designed by Ethel Warbinek and Mary Watt, received a recognition award at the recent 2014 BC Historical Federation Conference.

Ethel chairs the alumnae association’s Publicity Committee and along with co-author Mary Watt, produce the impressive Newsletter complete with class news, association activities, and articles of interest to VGH graduates.

The award was presented by Gary Mitchel, newly elected President of the BC Historical Federation.

BCHNS Summer Meeting was hosted by Glennis Zilm and attended by 16 with Michelle Eng coming from as far away as Tofino for the the day event! We welcome our newest member Bruce Holvick!  Thank you to all who attended.

This successful meeting’s minutes will be available soon to members.

Dr. Margaret Scaia gave a wonderful presentation in a very condensed version of her dissertation “Working Professionalism: Nursing in Western Canada, 1958 – 1977” considered the “Dark Ages in Nursing History”

Her presentation is available to view HERE :

http://www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca/margaret-scaia/

History Book Fair on Saturday June 7, 2014 

• Time: noon to 4pm
• Place: Surrey Museum 17710  56th Ave, Clovedale, BC
• Featuring:   Authors of BC History, geneological groups, historical societies, rare books, and more.

FREE ADIMISSION    and for  more information:http://bchistory.ca/conferences/2014/index.html

Date: June 5th  5:00 pm to 8:30 pm

To View notice on website:  click here  view as a web page

June 6 & 7, 2014

Interested in attending?  Please click on the link attached

http://bchistory.ca/conferences/2014/index.html

The new book, Lyle Creelman: The frontiers of global nursing, is a thoroughly-researched, well-documented book that explores not only Creelman’s life, but how a single nurse can affect global health history and leave a lasting footprint.

The detailed analysis and academic slant make it appealing for scholars of Canadian history, women’s issues, and medical and health history. But the central biographical story will have a wide appeal to nurses across Canada.

http://www.utppublishing.com/_search.php?q=armstrong-reid

March 20th, March 27th and April 3rd …check the Knowledge Network website for specific times.

A Call To Nurse:  a new book featuring recollections of former students of the Royal Columbian Hospital School of Nursing.

For more information on the book, please call: Pauline Dunn, 604-581-1958  or

Myrna Bloch, 604-888-4348 or [email protected] 

For more information on the book, visit http://www.fraserhealth.ca/acalltonurse

Joan Andrews, The Helen Randal Library Manager at the CRNBC, was recently thanked for her wonderful  support for the work of the”BC History of Nursing Society” over the years.

In thanking her, Kathy Murphy  stated  some interesting information about the library:  It is Canada’s largest full service specialty nursing practice library. It has books, e-books, e-journals, audiovisual resources, online resources, and helpful librarians. There are over 16,000 uses with 68% from the lower mainland and 32% from all over BC who receive requested books mailed for free.