British Columbia HISTORY Journal of the British Columbia Historical Federation | Spring 2010 | Vol. 43 No. 1 | $7.00
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This Issue: Steamers | CPR & GTP | Bush Planes| and more British Columbia British Columbia Historical Federation HISTORY A charitable society under the Income Tax Act Organized 31 October 1922 Journal of the British Columbia Historical PO Box 5254, Station B., Victoria BC V8R 6N4 Federation Published four times a year. ISSN: print 1710-7881 online 1710-792X Under the Distinguished Patronage of His Honour The Honourable Steven L. Point, OBC Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia British Columbia History welcomes stories, studies, and news items dealing with any Honorary President aspect of the history of British Columbia, and Ron Hyde British Columbians. 2IÀFHUV Committees Please submit manuscripts for publication President: Ron Greene to the Editor, British Columbia History, PO Box 1351, Victoria, BC V8W 2W7 Education e-mail: [email protected] Phone 250.598.1835 Fax 250.598.5539 Brenda L. Smith [email protected] ǛŘŝȱŗŗŝřŝȱŘřŜȱǰȱȱǰȱȱŚȱŘś Phone 604.466.2636 Submission guidelines are available at: First Vice President: Anne Edwards [email protected] bchistory.ca/journal/index.html ¡ȱŗŚŞǰȱ¢ǰȱȱŖȱŘŖ Phone 250.829.0666 [email protected] W. Kaye Lamb Essay Scholarships Book reviews for British Columbia History, ȱĴ Frances Gundry, Book Review Editor, Second Vice President: Tom Lymbery Ȕȱȱ ȱǰȱǯǯȱ¡ȱśŘśŚǰ BC History, 1979 Chainsaw Ave., Gray Creek, BC V0B 1S0 Station B, Victoria, BC V8R-6N4 Phone 250.227.9448 Fax 250.227.9449 [email protected] PO Box 5254, Station B., Victoria, BC V8R 6N4 [email protected]
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Coming in Spring 2011 An Education Themed Issue of British Columbia History “Any country worthy of a future should Guest editor to be announced. be interested in its past” Manuscripts and images on the history of education in British Columbia are invited W. Kaye Lamb, 1937 by December 1, 2010.
BRITISH COLUMBIA HISTORY | Spring 2010 | Vol. 43 No. 1