<div dir="ltr">Hello everyone!<div>Please see information below regarding the BC Historical Federation conference in Chilliwack, May 25-28, 2017.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div>Anissa</div><div><br></div><div><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><b>Anissa J. Paulsen</b><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Program Officer</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">BC Museums Association || 675 Belleville Street || Victoria, BC || V8W 9W2</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px">Office: <a href="tel:(250)%20356-5700" value="+12503565700" target="_blank"><font color="#1155cc">250-356-5700</font></a></span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"> || <a href="http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca/" target="_blank"><font color="#1155cc">www.museumsassn.bc.ca</font></a></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div class="m_-7011462053287529500yahoo_quoted" id="m_-7011462053287529500yui_3_16_0_1_1490668038685_8751" style="display:block"><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13px" id="m_-7011462053287529500yui_3_16_0_1_1490668038685_8750"><div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px" id="m_-7011462053287529500yui_3_16_0_1_1490668038685_8749"><div dir="ltr" id="m_-7011462053287529500yui_3_16_0_1_1490668038685_8748"><br></div><div class="m_-7011462053287529500y_msg_container" id="m_-7011462053287529500yui_3_16_0_1_1490668038685_8752"><div id="m_-7011462053287529500yiv6495562190"><div dir="ltr" id="m_-7011462053287529500yui_3_16_0_1_1490668038685_8753"><div id="m_-7011462053287529500yui_3_16_0_1_1490668038685_8754"><br><b><br>Chilliwack to host
British Columbia Historical Federation Conference in May</b></div>
<div class="m_-7011462053287529500yiv6495562190gmail-Normal1"><b>For Immediate Release</b><br></div>
<div class="m_-7011462053287529500yiv6495562190gmail-Normal1" id="m_-7011462053287529500yui_3_16_0_1_1490668038685_8755"><span> </span></div><div class="m_-7011462053287529500yiv6495562190gmail-Normal1" id="m_-7011462053287529500yui_3_16_0_1_1490668038685_8755">March 28, 2017 <b>- </b>The
British Columbia Historical Federation (BCHF) is holding its annual conference
in Chilliwack on May 25th to 28th in partnership with the Chilliwack Museum and
Historical Society. The conference - themed <i id="m_-7011462053287529500yui_3_16_0_1_1490668038685_8762">Land,
Water, People - </i>features workshops, lectures and field trips that explore
the people and geography of Chilliwack and the Fraser Valley. The four day
conference will conclude with a Gala Awards Banquet at the Coast Hotel where
among other honours, the Lieutenant Governor’s Prize for Best Historical Writing
will be presented.</div>
<div class="m_-7011462053287529500yiv6495562190gmail-Normal1"><br></div><div class="m_-7011462053287529500yiv6495562190gmail-Normal1">The provincial conference will see delegates from historical
societies, museums, archives, genealogical centres, historic sites and
universities from as far away as Mackenzie descend into Chilliwack’s historic
downtown core. </div>
<div class="m_-7011462053287529500yiv6495562190gmail-Normal1"><span><br></span></div><div class="m_-7011462053287529500yiv6495562190gmail-Normal1">The conference will open with a keynote address from Gwen
Point, Chancellor of the University of the Fraser Valley. Guest speakers
include Mark Smith, General Counsel and Director of Process of the BC Treaty
Commission; water resources engineer and consultant Neil Peters; Historian and
author Jane Watt; Jason Beck, Curator of the BC Sports Hall of Fame, UFV
history department faculty members Scott Sheffield and Robin Anderson, former
Chilliwack Museum Curator and Royal BC Museum Associate Registrar Paul Ferguson,
heritage consultant and architect Donald Luxton; Sharanjit Sandhra, Coordinator
at UFV’s Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies; Mark Mackenzie, Fraser River
historian; and others. </div>
<div class="m_-7011462053287529500yiv6495562190gmail-Normal1"><br></div><div class="m_-7011462053287529500yiv6495562190gmail-Normal1">Delegates will choose from a selection of field trips
including a downtown heritage building tour guided by the Heritage Chilliwack
Society; a tour of the Stó:lō Research and Resource Management Centre; a beer
tasting and hops trip featuring Chaos & Solace, Old Yale Brewing and the
Chilliwack Hop Farm; a guided tour of the Atchelitz Threshermen’s Museum; and
riverboat landing bus tour.<br></div>
<div class="m_-7011462053287529500yiv6495562190gmail-Normal1"><br></div><div class="m_-7011462053287529500yiv6495562190gmail-Normal1">Her Honour Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of BC will be
in attendance for a special evening presentation featuring artist David Campion
and Sandra Shields’ provocative exhibit, <i>Grand
Theft Terra Firma</i>, which is currently on display at the <i>Reach</i> Museum Gallery, Abbotsford.</div>
<div class="m_-7011462053287529500yiv6495562190gmail-Normal1"><br></div><div class="m_-7011462053287529500yiv6495562190gmail-Normal1">Registration for the conference is now open to both members of
the BCHF and the interested public. For more details, please visit<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bchistory.ca/conference" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"> </span></a><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bchistory.ca/conference" target="_blank">www.bchistory.ca/conference</a>.</div>
<div class="m_-7011462053287529500yiv6495562190gmail-Normal1"><br></div><div class="m_-7011462053287529500yiv6495562190gmail-Normal1">Contact: Laurie Benton, BCHF Host Committee Chair</div>
<div class="m_-7011462053287529500yiv6495562190gmail-Normal1">604-795-52<a rel="nofollow" name="m_-7011462053287529500__GoBack"></a>10 ext. 108,
<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:laurie@chilliwackmuseum.ca" target="_blank">laurie@chilliwackmuseum.ca</a></div>
<div class="m_-7011462053287529500yiv6495562190gmail-Normal1"><i><br></i></div><div class="m_-7011462053287529500yiv6495562190gmail-Normal1"><i>Photo Caption:</i> The <i>S.S. Beaver riverboat approaching Chilliwack
Landing, ca. 1912. [Chilliwack Museum and Archives P7038].</i></div>
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