Helen Shore’s new book just released!

Helen Shore’s new book just released!

In the just-published Shore to Shore: A record of the Shore family of Sheffield, England, to London, Ontario, BCHNS life-member Helen Shore has written an utterly charming and easy-to-read family memoir. The 120-page book is lavishly illustrated, with many of the...
“Who is Taking Care of History?”

“Who is Taking Care of History?”

                      2019 BCHF Annual Conference                         June 6 – 9, 2019, Courtenay, Comox and Cumberland B.C.   Glennis Zilm and Nan Martin were delighted to represent our Society at yet another very successful BC Historical Federation conference in...
50th Marion Woodward Lecture: Save this date.

50th Marion Woodward Lecture: Save this date.

  This year marks the 50th anniversary of the annual Marion Woodward Lecture series hosted by the UBC School of Nursing and supported by the Mr. and Mrs. P.A. Woodward’s Foundation. Date: 08 Nov 2018 Presented by: Dr. Dawn Stacey, Professor & University...
CALL FOR PAPERS

CALL FOR PAPERS

    The 2019 joint meeting of the Canadian Society for the History of Medicine and the Canadian Association for the History of Nursing will take place June 1-3, 2019 at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, unceded  xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)...
BC Historical Federation Annual Conference 2017

BC Historical Federation Annual Conference 2017

Mark you calendars! The 2017 annual conference will take place May 25 – 28 in Chilliwack, BC. The conference includes: Workshops Lectures Field Trips BCHF Annual General Meeting BCHF Book Prize Gala Awards Banquet Book Fair Social For more information please...
Military Nurse Maxine Bredt at Vimy Ridge

Military Nurse Maxine Bredt at Vimy Ridge

Maxine was a delegate last week that travelled to Vimy Ridge with other veterans sponsored by Veteran’s Affairs Canada. She did her nurses training at  Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria and served in Italy & England in WWll In this photo Maxine is at the...
Graduate Nursing Student Research Symposium May 3, 2017.

Graduate Nursing Student Research Symposium May 3, 2017.

Theme of the 2017 Symposium is “Engaging with Nursing Scholarship: Act Locally, Think Globally,” Keynote Speakers:  Dr. Dr. Victoria Bungay, PHD, RN — a UBC professor in nursing leadership and management Dr. David Byres, DNP, MSN, RN — the chief of...

Nursing History Symposium March 2, 2017

This is a reminder of the upcoming Nursing History Symposium on March 2, 2017. All are invited to join us on March 2, 10:00-1:30 to explore “Arts, Crafts, and Healing.” Keynote lecturer Dr Sasha Mullally from the Department of History, University of New...