British Columbia Historical Federation
The B.C. Historical Federation is pleased to announce the winners in the 2006 Historical Writing Competition.
The winner of the Lieutenant-Governor's Medal for historical writing goes to K. Jane Watt author of High Water: Living with the Fraser Floods published by the Dairy Historical Society of British Columbia.
The second place prize goes to Mary Ellen-Kelm who edited The Letters of Margaret Butcher: Missionary-Imperialism on the North Pacific Coast published by University of Calgary Press.
Winner of the third place prize is Kathryn Bridge author of A Passion for Mountains: the Lives of Don and Phyllis Munday published by Rocky Mountain Books.
In addition honourable mention citations go to Jan Hare and Jean Barman for Good Intentions Gone Awry: Emma Crosby and the Methodist Mission on the Northwest Coast published by UBC Press, Judith Williams author of Clam Gardens: Aboriginal Mariculture on Canada's West Coast published by New Star Books and Peter Grauer author of Interred with their Bones: Bill Miner in Canada 1903-1907 published by Partners in Publishing.
The awards will be presented at a reception at Government House in Victoria on May 11 as part of the B.C. Historical Federation's annual conference.
The winner of the Lieutenant-Governor's Medal for historical writing goes to K. Jane Watt author of High Water: Living with the Fraser Floods published by the Dairy Historical Society of British Columbia.
The second place prize goes to Mary Ellen-Kelm who edited The Letters of Margaret Butcher: Missionary-Imperialism on the North Pacific Coast published by University of Calgary Press.
Winner of the third place prize is Kathryn Bridge author of A Passion for Mountains: the Lives of Don and Phyllis Munday published by Rocky Mountain Books.
In addition honourable mention citations go to Jan Hare and Jean Barman for Good Intentions Gone Awry: Emma Crosby and the Methodist Mission on the Northwest Coast published by UBC Press, Judith Williams author of Clam Gardens: Aboriginal Mariculture on Canada's West Coast published by New Star Books and Peter Grauer author of Interred with their Bones: Bill Miner in Canada 1903-1907 published by Partners in Publishing.
The awards will be presented at a reception at Government House in Victoria on May 11 as part of the B.C. Historical Federation's annual conference.
Submitted on April 17, 2007 in By David.