BC Historical Federation Book Fair - May 7, 2010 - Vancouver BC

Authors, heritage organizations and publishers will be on hand May 7th, 2010 to meet the public at the Plaza 500 Hotel in Vancouver at the British Columbia Historical Federation's Book Fair.

This event is a feature of the Federation's annual conference. Don't miss it!

Open to the public from 10am to 5 pm, Friday, May 7th, 2010 at the Plaza 500 Hotel & Convention Centre, 12th and Cambie, 500 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M2

Easy access by public transit; also parking available. See the Hotel link for a map.

The Book Fair is organized by the British Columbia Genealogical Society (BCGS).

The British Columbia Historical Federation (BCHF), encourages interest in the history of British Columbia through research, presentation, and support and the Federation provides a collective voice for its 177 member societies, representing 23,316 individuals.

Victoria, BC, Canada: The Times Colonist Newspaper Puts History On-line

Tomorrow the Times Colonist newspaper of British Columbia, Canada will be officially 150 years old. All year, the paper has celebrated with special articles, columns and editions filled with British Columbia history. From its beginnings on Dec. 11, 1858, as the British Colonist, the paper has covered all our province's big stories and many of the everyday ones as well.

Congratulations to all the Victoria Times Colonist staff for a job well done (especially to Dave Obee) and congratulations and thanks go too to the paper's management for supporting this celebration. The modern Victoria Times Colonist is going to make a history section a permanent feature in the paper's website and, TA-DAH, tomorrow the first 50 years of the newspaper goes on-line.

I've been napping all week, just so I can stay up tomorrow night and read!

GO TO: http://www.britishcolonist.ca


Co-incidentally, tomorrow is also my baby brother's birthday. No, no, he's not 150! He might be 50 something, but I'm not telling any more than that.

Happy Birthday, Baby Bother!

Victoria Times Colonist, "150 years of bringing you the news": http://www.timescolonist.com/years+bringing+news/1043994/story.html