Born in 1949, Hale identified 1,044 local history titles in British Columbia Local Histories: A Bibliography (Victoria: Heritage Trust, 1991), a project undertaken with Jean Barman and Brian Owen under the auspices of the B.C. Library Association, with the sponsorship of B.C. Heritage Trust. She is also an author of Vancouver Centennial Bibliography, a project of the Vancouver Historical Society. Cartobibliography by Frances M. Woodward. (Vancouver Historical Society, 1986).

[BCBW 1992] "Bibliography" "Local History"

Review of the author's work by BC Studies:
British Columbia Local Histories: A Bibliography
Vancouver Centennial Bibliography