Hi, everyone, As you may know, Ancestry-Rootsweb has announced that all Rootsweb lists will be closed as of 1 March 2020. The Archives will be saved and available for viewing only. I have set up a new list - CANADA-WOMEN-HISTORY - at groups.io for anyone interested in the genealogy and history of women anywhere in Canada at any time. Information on events, activities, museum and archival collections, etc. if closely related to women's history in Canada is welcome. This list replaces both the Rootsweb Can-Hist-Women and the Can-BC-Hist Women lists, now discontinued. [ https://groups.io/g/CANADA-WOMEN-HISTORY | https://groups.io/g/CANADA-WOMEN-HISTORY ] You will receive an invitation to join the list later today. I hope you will take advantage of this opportunity. Many Rootsweb lists have moved to groups.io already. Diane M. Diane Rogers Rootsweb Can-BC-Hist-Women and Can-Hist-Women administrator

Hi, everyone, The Rootsweb lists like this one are working again, but under a new system. Rootsweb has saved your subscription lists, but no old passwords. So some list members, although subscribed to this list, may not be registered with RootsWeb. Please register with RootsWeb. It takes only a few moments and likely will fix any posting issues. Instructions begin at http://home.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/setupmail A few things are not yet fixed; please be patient. Diane M. Diane Rogers Can-BC-Hist-Women Rootsweb list owner can-bc-hist-women-owner@rootsweb.com

SMOC, the Society for the Museum of Original Costume is hosting the Bizarre Bazaar in Vancouver at Hycroft, 27th May 2018, 10 am to 4 pm, featuring an 'Ask Ivan' opportunity with Ivan Sayers, Honorary Curator, and a chance to browse and buy from venders of costume and costume related items - from vintage to modern. More about SMOC and the event here: http://www.smoc.ca/ Diane M. Diane Rogers Can-BC-Hist-Women Rootsweb list owner can-bc-hist-women-owner@rootsweb.com

Hi there My great grandmother ELIZABETH MCCANNELL ran a boarding house WINDSOR HOUSE at 301 East Hastings, Vancouver. The building is not there. I have been down Hastings but can't find where it would have been. Would anyone know what building might be there now? This is the list of boarders from the 1901 census Alfred and Ellen Davis being my grandparents. If anyone would like it I have a photo of the front of the house with many of the boarders on the porch, stairs etc. taken in 1902 thanks Judy in Port Moody District: BC BURRARD (#1) Subdistrict: Vancouver (City/Cité) D-18 Page 7 65 McCannel Donald M Head M Jul 10 1847 53 65 McCannel Elizabeth F Wife M Jul 7 1857 43 65 Davis Alfred J. F Boarder M Feb 27 1870 31 65 Davis Ellen Ann F Boarder M Dec 11 1876 24 65 McCannell Elizabeth F Daughter S Feb 20 1881 20 65 McCannell Florence F Daughter S May 28 1888 12 65 McCannell Donalda F Daughter S May 28 1890 10 65 Davis Julia E. F Granddaughter S May 13 1898 2 65 Smith Abijah M Boarder M Sep 30 1839 61 65 Corbett Sarah M. F Boarder W Sep 9 1837 63 65 Corbett Annie S. F Boarder S Mar 22 1862 39 65 Corbett Fannie M. F Boarder S Apr 21 1872 28 65 Gladwin Cliford M Boarder M Jan 7 1872 29 65 Robinson Joseph B. M Boarder S Apr 20 1878 22 65 Stoner Elias E. M Boarder M Aug 20 1855 45 65 Stoner Beatrice F Boarder M Jan 10 1865 36 65 Stoner Pridham G. M Boarder S Nov 11 1896 4 65 Herman Roblin C. M Boarder S Oct 24 1875 25 65 Bentley Alfred M Boarder S Jan 3 1872 29 65 Garvin John G. M Boarder W Nov 27 1855 45 65 Garvin Laura M. F Boarder S Aug 5 1890 10 65 Warren Harold M Boarder S Feb 14 1884 17 65 Best Tremaine M Boarder S Dec 8 1876 24 65 Wilson Adney J. M Boarder S Nov 6 1869 39

The BC Government reportedly announced last week that they proclaimed 2006 "Year of the War Bride" (# 52) http://www.legis.gov.bc.ca/38th2nd/orders/o060405p2.html . I have yet to see a press release on it, though. This article was in today's paper in both Kelowna and Penticton. Is it in any other papers in BC? Valley war brides look back By Scott Trudeau Sunday, April 9, 2006, 12:01 AM Sixty years ago, a boatload of young brides from overseas landed at Pier 21 in Halifax to begin new lives in Canada following the Second World War. The arrival on Feb. 9, 1946, of the Mauretania II, with 943 servicemen’s brides on board, marked the beginning of an immigration wave that brought more than 45,000 war brides and children to Canada in one year. One of those brides was Doreen Stephenson, who was born in Hereford, England, and is now an 81-year-old Penticton resident. She met her husband, David, at a Birmingham skating rink in December 1944. To read the full text, go to: http://209.115.237.105/penticton/publish/article_946.php Annette

Eswyn Lyster, a war bride, who is writing the story of "The Canadian War Brides" will be speaking November 15th, 7 pm, in Qualicum Beach, B.C. The Royal Canadian Legion (rear entrance), 180 E. 1st Avenue, Qualicum Beach. See the QBFHS website for more info: http://www.rootsweb.com/~bcqbfhs/upcoming_events.htm Eswyn Lyster's website: http://home.istar.ca/%7Elyster/warbride/ Canadian War Brides website: http://www.canadianwarbrides.com/lystere1.asp

There was a recent exhibit of Bev Tosh's war bride paintings at the Kelowna Art Gallery. You can view more about the Calgary artist and her work on her web site at http://www.warbrides.com/ . Annette

Celebrating Canada's Women's History Month, October 2005 -British Columbia Events & Activities Burnaby: October 26, 3:30 pm. "Sex in the Post - Colonial City" with Helen Leung. Simon Fraser University, Burnaby Mountain Campus, Room AQ 5119 For more information: http://www.sfu.ca/womens-studies/event.htm Kamloops: October 18-22, "Two Years in Nicola", Vital Spark Theatre, (also appearing in Vancouver and Merritt.) True story of the McQueen sisters of Nova Scotia who came to settle in the Nicola Valley of BC in 1887, based on family letters and newspaper accounts of the day. St. Andrews on the Square. Tickets: World of Music, 1370 Summit Drive, Kamloops. Call 250.828.2234 or 1.800.663.5183. Website: www.vitalsparktheatre.com Kelowna: through November "Landmarks", Mary Smith McCulloch, solo exhibition, to November 20th. Her work is influenced by the landscape and heritage of her Scottish ancestors and by the Okanagan landscape. Her art reflects her concerns about history and the impact of civilization, past and present, on the landscape. "2nd Nature", Diana Lynn Thompson, to November 13th, Saltspring Island artist Diana Lynn Thompson works with objects found in nature, like shells, stones and leaves, and her "desire for connection and communication with nature, as well as a sense of respect for and honoring of its mysteries, is woven throughout her work." Both above exhibits at the Kelowna Art Gallery, 1315 Water Street Kelowna, 250-762-2226. For more information about these two exhibits, see: http://www.kelownaartgallery.com/exhibitions.htm The Kelowna Art Gallery also has an on-line write up and photos of artist Bev Tosh's moving tribute to war brides which was an earlier exhibit at the gallery. This is online at http://www.galleries.bc.ca/kelowna/2005/bev_tosh_one_way_passage.htm Merritt: October 25, "Two Years in Nicola" Vital Spark Theatre, (also appearing in Kamloops and Vancouver.) True story of the McQueen sisters of Nova Scotia who came to settle in the Nicola Valley of BC in 1887, based on family letters and newspaper accounts of the day. Merritt Secondary School. Tickets available at the door or through: http://www.vitalsparktheatre.com/ North Vancouver: To October 30th, "Downes Point and So Departed (Again)" installation by Judy Radul. Presentation House Gallery, 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver, 604 986 1351 Vancouver: October 9 & 23, 1:30 pm.Women's Footprints Gallery Tour with Jolene Cumming, Vancouver Museum, 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver. Call 604 736 4431. Discover women's history while roaming the various exhibits on this guided talk through the galleries at the Vancouver Museum. Each item tells a story and links us to the women of our past that helped form Vancouver's identity. The tour includes the Orientation Gallery, The Gastown Years exhibit, The Joyce Walley Centre, the 50s gallery, the 60s & 70s gallery and the Reflecting Identities exhibition. For more about the Museum: http://www.vanmuseum.bc.ca/index.htm To October 14th, check out the Vancouver International Film Festival programme which includes: "Shape of the Moon" (Netherlands) Granville 7, October 8th 3 pm & October 12, 7:15 pm; Pacific Cinémathèque, October 14, 3:30 pm. "Sorry for Kung Fu" (Croatia) Granville 7, October 7, 3:30 pm Vancouver International Film Festival 2005. Call 604.685.0260 or see the website: http://www.viff.org/viff05/c-films/filmindex.html To October 23rd "Anne Frank, Uncensored", Arts Club, Stanley Theatre, 1585 Johnston Street, Vancouver. Box Office: 604 687 1644. Website: http://www.artsclub.com/20052006/diary_of_anne_frank.htm October 6-30. "She Breaks Down: In the Nature of Cloth and the Body" exhibit by Eleanor Hannan, October 6-30, Crafthouse Gallery, 1386 Cartwright, Granville Island, Vancouver, 604 687 6511. Opening Reception: October 6, 2005, 6-8 pm. Website: http://cabc.net/mem_sect/ChGall.html October 6, 7-10 pm. "Stanley Park's Secret: The Forgotten Families of Whoi Whoi, Kanaka Ranch, and Brockton Point " book launch with author Jean Barman, Vancouver Museum, 1110 Chestnut, 604 736 4431 October exhibits, University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology, 6393 N.W. Marine, Vancouver. 604 822 5087 includes: New Forms Festival presentation till October 16th, Emilie Monnet's "Nibii" video installation, a political-spiritual homage to 'water'. "Weavers at Musqueam", Roberta Louis, Margaret Pointe, Krista Pointe, ongoing, October 5-15, (not Mondays), 8 pm with Saturday matinees, 2 pm. "Two Years in Nicola" presented by Vital Spark Theatre at Jericho Arts Centre (also touring to Kamloops and Merritt.) True story of the McQueen sisters of Nova Scotia who came to settle in the Nicola Valley of BC in 1887, based on family letters and newspaper accounts of the day. Jericho Arts Centre, 1675 Discovery Street, Vancouver. Tickets at the door or reservations: unitedplayers.com or tel. 604 224 8007, ext. 3. Vital Spark Theatre at the Jericho Arts Centre, 1675 Discovery, Vancouver. Reservations: 604 224 8007, ext 3, www.unitedplayer.com October 8 Women In Print Women's Dance, to benefit the Vancouver Women's Health Collective. An evening of thanksgiving for WOMEN IN PRINT and a celebration of women's community, diversity and spirit. Tickets: 604 732-4128. Sadly, this marks the closing of the Women In Print Bookstore in Vancouver, (although the business itself is not closing.) October 18-23, Vancouver International Writers Festival. Details: www.writersfest.bc.ca. Margaret Atwood will deliver The Bill Duthie Memorial Lecture, Thursday, October 13, 8 pm, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts and Alice Munro will read from her new collection, "Runaway" , Sunday, October 23 at 8 pm at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. Victoria: Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria women's history tours, Victoria, B.C. October 9, 2 pm. Ross Bay Cemetery, "Emily Carr Tour". Visit Emily's grave and those of many people she knew and wrote about and hear excerpts from Emily's books. October 16, 2 pm. "Women's History Tour at Ross Bay Cemetery".Yvonne Van Ruskenveld shares her wealth of new stories about some of Victoria's famous, daring, heroic (and all too often forgotten) women. October 23, 2 pm. "Jewish Cemetery Tour", with Carla Levinson. She will discuss many of Victoria's pioneer Jewish women. For this tour, please wear subdued colours and men wear a hat. The cemetery is at the corner of Fernwood and Cedar Hill road. Tours at Ross Bay Cemetery start in front of Starbucks, Fairfield Plaza, 1516 Fairfield Rd. No reservations needed for Old Cemeteries Society tours. $5 non-members; $2 members. For more information & other tours, call 250 598 8870 or see the website: http://www.oldcem.bc.ca/tour.htm October 16, 11 am-5 pm. "Silk Road Tea's Pink Tea". Free. Historically, women's afternoon political meetings were often called 'pink teas'. Wear pink to celebrate the winning of the 'Persons Case' in 1929; you might win a gift certificate.Proceeds from that day's sales to Victoria Transition House. Silk Road Tea Co., 1624 Government St. Victoria BC, 250 388 6815 Events Calendar (PDF file): http://www.silkroadtea.com/workshops/events%20calendar%202005-2006.pdf October 23, 2-4 pm. "A Preview of the BC Almanac Book of Greatest British Columbians", with authors Mark Forsythe & Greg Dickson, sponsored by Friends of the B.C. Archives. Their new book includes Emily Carr, Catherine Schubert & Lucille Johnstone, among other British Columbians. Newcombe Conference Hall, Royal British Columbia Museum, 675 Belleville St., Victoria. Conact Ann ten Cate 250-387-2970 or Ron Greene 250-598-1835. Free. Call in advance for information about handicap access. October 27, 7:30 pm. "A woman in the school: The story of Dr. Henrietta Anderson", with Dr. Vernon Storey. Victoria Historical Society at the James Bay New Horizons Centre, 234 Menzies. For more information, call Pam at 250-477 3924 or e-mail podgers@shaw.ca Ongoing, Lieutenant-General Ernest Charles Ashton Garrison Museum, Saanich. Collection of Joan Kennedy memorabilia. Joan Kennedy was the main organizer of the British Columbia Women's Service Corps in 1939, a model for the Canadian Women's Army Corps. Open Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 9am to noon. No charge. Call first: 250 363 8346. Group tours arranged. Ongoing, CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum, at Naden, CFB Esquimalt, is raising funds to assist in the publishing of "A Sentimental Journey", a memoir of Audrey Sim Shortridge's experiences in the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service. Please contact museum staff if you'd like to assist in this project. Call (250) 363-4312 or e-mail: info@NavalandMilitaryMuseum.org See the museum events & news page for more information: http://www.navalandmilitarymuseum.org/news_pages/News_Index.asp Around B.C. "Naomi's Road" an opera based on Joy Kogawa's book, the story of nine year old Naomi's World War II journey with her family from Vancouver to a Japanese Canadian internment camp in B.C.'s interior, is touring British Columbia schools and community venues from October 2005 to May 2006. "a gym floor and an excited audience" is all that's required. Composed by Ramona Luengen & libretto by Ann Hodges. Vancouver Opera in the Schools Programme: to book a performance in your community, contact Hitomi Nunotani, Artistic Co-ordinator: hitomi@vancouveropera.ca For more information: http://www.vancouveropera.ca/education/operaschools.html Knowledge Network Television: October 18 at 9:00 pm, repeating October 19, 10:00 pm, "Eyewitness to War", the story of Canadian journalist Gladys Arnold, who was transformed from a pacifist into an impassioned activist during the Second World War. October 31, 10 pm, "Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster". Nearly 200 years after "Frankenstein" was first published, we look at how Mary Shelley's personal life influenced her most famous work and why her ideas resonate so clearly today. Also of interest: The Journal of Women's History has entered its second year at the University of Illinois and seeks submissions on a range of subjects animating women's and gender history. The editors are interested in enhancing the Journal's consideration of international, transnational, and global issues, from pre-modern times through the recent past. Guidelines: http://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_womens_history/guidelines.html or contact the editors at womenshistory@uiuc.edu if you have any questions. If you know of current, ongoing or upcoming women's history related events & activities in British Columbia, please send the information to this list or to diane_rogers@shaw.ca or call Diane at 604 294 5369. Thank you.

2 photos are listed on e-bay, said to be 130 years old, purchased from estate sales in Victoria BC. E-bay item number 6212113209. Strachan's were from Scotland. I have nothing to do with the seller, e-bay, or this family, just noticed photo and thought someone may have connection. Cheers, Kate

Canada's Women's History Month, October 2005 National Theme: Women & War -Contributions & Consequences For more information & for the announcement of The Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case, October 18, 2005 see Canada's Status of Women's website: http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/dates/index_e.html REMINDER: Women's History Network of British Columbia's annual conference: September 30-October 1st, 2005 in Burnaby, B.C Theme: "Saints & Sinners: Unruly and Respectable Women in British Columbia's History" Presenters include: · Jennifer Iredale: " Enduring Threads: Church Linens Made for the Church of St. John the Divine, Yale, B.C." · Anne Edwards: B.C.'s women politicians as 'Sinners or Saints'? · Robert Campbell: "Into the hands of the patrons: Regulation, Gender and Negotiating Decency in Vancouver's Beer Parlours" · Lorna Townsend: 'He was So proud of the Grit of His Little Wife': Representation and Reality in the Experiences of Early Twentieth Century Women in North-Central British Columbia". 2005's conference sessions and WHN/BC's Annual General Meeting will be October 1st at the Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby And, Friday night, September 30th, join WHN/BC's networking dinner at Boston Pizza, 1045 Columbia, New Westminster & hear a presentation on "British Columbia Women as Canadian Historic Persons" by Jacqueline Gresko, President of the B.C. Historical Federation & Diane Rogers, WHN/BC Chair. Sunday, October 2nd, Jolene Cumming will lead a Stanley Park women's history tour. Historical Walking Tour: The Women of Stanley Park, Vancouver, 1850-1914. 1:00pm - 3:00pm, October 2, 2005 Meet at the Stanley Park Pavilion, across from Malkin Bowl. $10 per person Come & join local historical interpreter Jolene Cumming and explore the lives of both the famous and forgotten women who lived in or visited the park during this significant time period. Stroll the seawall, green spaces, gardens and forests of this unique west coast park and observe its natural beauty while hearing stories about the women's extraordinary lives and we remarkable experiences. Part of the proceeds go to the Stanley Park Ecology Society. Anyone interested in women's history in British Columbia is invited to attend the Women's History Network of British Columbia's conference & the Stanley Park tour. WHN/BC's website has more information including a conference registration form: www.members.shaw.ca/whnbc If you have not already registered, please register at the conference. For more information, or if you are unable to attend Friday/Saturday, but would like to go on the walking tour, please contact Diane Rogers diane_rogers@shaw.ca 604 294 5369 If you know of future events & activities relating to women's history in British Columbia, please forward the information to this list or to diane_rogers@shaw.ca Thank you!

The Kelowna Art Gallery has a write up and photos of Artist Bev Tosh's amazing tribute to war brides. It is online at http://www.galleries.bc.ca/kelowna/2005/bev_tosh_one_way_passage.htm Annette

This workshop is tomorrow. Thursday, 2:00pm - 3:00pm June 16, 2005 Journaling Memories Preserve your family history through journaling. Join professional writer Vicki McLeod in this informal workshop and she will give you the tools and tips to begin your family journaling experience. Seating is limited for this presentation and registration is required. Participants please bring a journal or writing paper and pen. Please register for this program at the Maple Ridge Library main floor Information desk. Phone (604) 467-7417

Women's History Events Update, June, 2005 Women's History Tours Coming Up at both Burnaby Lake & Stanley Park, Vancouver Historical Walking Tour, "The Women of Stanley Park, 1850-1914." Sponsored by the Stanley Park Ecology Society. NOTE: NEW TIME 1-3pm. Join historical interpreter Jolene Cumming on a two hour walk in the park. Explore the lives of both the famous and forgotten women who lived in or visited the park during this significant time period. Come hear stories about their extraordinary lives and remarkable experiences. Spring 2005 dates: June 4 and September 3, 2005 1:00pm-3:00pm. Meet at the Lost Lagoon Nature House: located at the south east end of Lost Lagoon near the west end of Alberni Street at the water's edge. Rain or shine. www.stanleyparkecology.ca Pre-register 604-257-8544 or drop in. Cost: $8 SPES members or $10 others. LADIES OF THE LAKE WALKING TOURS, Deer Lake Park, Burnaby WHEN: June 16 & Sept. 15, 2005, 2pm-3:30pm WHERE: Meet and park at Burnaby Art Gallery parking lot. The group walks around Deer Lake Park to Eagles Estate and back. WHAT: A tour led by Lynda Maeve Orr and held in conjunction with The Land Conservancy (whose offices are in the Eagles house). A brief biography of four women significant to the area will be given, as well as the reasons behind their decisions to move to Deer Lake. Their impact on the landscape will be discussed, as well as how they in turn were influenced by this lovely locale. The tour will end at the Eagles Estate, where the group will have tea provided by The Land Conservancy staff, who will also explain their mandate and their garden project. The group will then return to their cars at their leisure. FEE: $10/person. Min. age: 16 To register call the Museum at 604 293 6500 To register by TeleReg call 604 570 3800 To Register by WebReg www.city.burnaby.bc.ca/webring Vancouver Public Library Talks, Readings & Events Ann Thomson, author of "Winning Choice on Abortion: How British Columbian and Canadian Feminists Won the Battles of the 1970s and 1980s", speaks about what it took to win women's 'right to choose' in British Columbia. Free, Alice MacKay room - Lower Level, 350 W. Georgia St. Phone: (604) 331-3603 Tuesday, June 7th 2005 7:30 pm Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch Journalist and novelist Joan Skogan reads from her book, "Mary of Canada: The Virgin Mary in Canadian Culture, Spirituality, History and Geography". Free, Alma VanDusen room - Lower Level, 350 W. Georgia St. Phone: (604) 331-3603 Wednesday, June 8th 2005 7:30 pm Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch Join three poets from UBC's Creative Writing Program: Fiona Tinwei Lam, Amanda Lamarche, and Stephanie Maricevic - for an evening of witty word fire! Fiona Tinwei Lam is a Scottish-born, Vancouver-based poet and former lawyer. Her poetry collection "Intimate Distances" was a finalist for the City of Vancouver Book Award this past Fall. Amanda Lamarche was raised in Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario and moved to Gibsons when she was eleven. Her poetry can be found in "Breathing Fire 2" and her first collection is to be published this Fall. Stephanie Maricevic is a poet, educational administrator, and creative writing instructor. "Republic of Parts", winner of the 2004 Poets' Corner Award, is her first book. Free event. Alma VanDusen room - Lower Level, 350 W. Georgia St. Phone: (604) 331-3603 Monday, June 13th 2005 7:30 pm Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch A third generation Chinese American writer who resides in San Francisco, Rosemary Gong will read from "Good Luck Life: The Essential Guide to Chinese American Celebrations and Culture". Why are dragons so ubiquitous to the Chinese? What's the most dangerous day of the year? What's the significance of making joong - sticky rice wrapped in bamboo leaves - in the month of June? The answers to these questions and more can be found in Rosemary Gong's guide book. Free event. Co-sponsor: Chinese Canadian Historical Society Alice MacKay room - Lower Level, 350 W. Georgia St. Phone: (604) 331-3603 Tuesday, June 21st 2005 7:30 pm **repeated on June 16th at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Gardens, 578 Carrall St. www.cchsbc.ca Free 6:00 PM - Thu, Jun 16, 2005 8:00 PM Contact Jennifer Lau, 778-892-5585 **also in Nanaimo June 20th, 2: 30 pm Nanaimo District Museum, 100 Cameron Rd. 250-753-1821 7 pm Homestay Office, Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo Campus, Bldg 256, Room 109. 900 Fifth St. 250-753 3245 Obachan's Garden: Movie Screening Screening of Linda Ohama's documentary film, "Obachan's Garden". The film is about her grandmother's garden that was confiscated by the Canadian government during the Second World War when the family was shipped to Alberta. Free event. Note: this year's One Book, One Vancouver selection is "Obachan" by Joy Kogawa. See webpage for more information: www.vpl.ca/MDC/news05/obovann.html Alice MacKay room - Lower Level, 350 W. Georgia St. Phone: (604) 331-3603 Thursday, June 23rd 2005 7:30 pm Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch Susan Musgrave Reads Award-winning author Susan Musgrave will read a selection of her work. She has published 23 books: she is a peot, novelist, children's writer, essayist, columnist for the Ottawa Citizen, and frequent guest on the CBC. Her most recent collection of poetry is "What the Small Day Cannot Hold: Collected Poems 1970-1985" and her most recent novel is "Cargo of Orchids". Free event. Co-sponsor: Public Library Services Branch Ministry of Community, Aboriginal & Women's Services. Alice MacKay room - Lower Level, 350 W. Georgia St. Phone: (604) 331-3603 Monday, June 27th 2005 7:30 pm Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch The Asian Mystique: Dragon Ladies, Geisha Girls, & Our Fantasies of the Exotic Orient Prize-winning journalist and Asia expert Sheridan Prasso reads from her new book "The Asian Mystique: Dragon Ladies, Geisha Girls, & Our Fantasies of the Exotic Orient". This is a provocative critique of the West's eroticized illusions about Asia and how profoundly these illusions colour our social, cultural, business, personal, and political interactions. Free. Alice MacKay room - Lower Level, 350 W. Georgia St. Phone: (604) 331-3603 Wednesday, June 29th 2005 7:30 pm Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch Five Korean-Canadian Women Filmmakers Helen Lee, Ann Shin, Min Sook Lee, Eunhee Cha and Sun-Kyung Yi For screening details: www.explorasian.org or 604.488.0119. All films are in English. Tickets $5/$2 June 2-4, Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre, downtown Vancouver. Filmmakers Forum, Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre, Downtown Vancouver Directors Helen Lee, Ann Shin, Min Sook Lee, Eunhee Cha and Sun-Kyung Yi in attendance. Free, June 4, 1-4 pm Daphne Odjig Four Decades of Prints May 29 to August 21, 2005 Kamloops Art Gallery, 465 Victoria St., 250-377- 2400 Daphne Odjig's career really began in Manitoba, where she was central in the development of the New Woodland native art movement which emphasized content from First Nation beliefs. She has received the Order of Canada, the Aboriginal Achievement Award and four honorary degrees. She now lives in Penticton, B.C. For more about the exhibit: http://www.kag.bc.ca/exhibitions/current.htm For more about Daphne Odjig: http://www.nativeonline.com/daphne_odjig.htm Gallery tours each Sunday, June through August at 1 pm with David Tremblay, first nations artist. Free with gallery admission. Japanese Canadian Studio Photography to 1942, Apr. 21, 2005 - Jun. 22, 2005, Maltwood Gallery, Victoria, This exhibition examines issues of as assimilation and exclusion and documents the role of several Japanese Canadian photographers in British Columbia in the early 1900s. On loan from the Japanese Canadian Museum, this exhibit shows the value of photographs in reconstituting community stories. Exhibit partners: New Westminster Museum and the Cumberland Museum For more information go to http://www.cura.uvic.ca/projects/japanese_canadian/home.html Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery University of Victoria 250-721-6562 or 250-721-8298 (recording) http://www.maltwood.uvic.ca/main/ Karen Brownlee, Back Home 2005, April 26 - June 11, 2005 Grand Forks Art Gallery, (7340 - 5th Street) 250-442-2211 Back Home 2005 is a celebration of Alberta's Centenary featuring a series of watercolour paintings reflecting on life in Alberta at the turn of the century..Karen's ties to the prairies of southern Alberta go back four generations, with both her mother and husband's families having farming ties dating back to the 1880's. Dr. Dan Gallacher, formerly chief curator of the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria, former Director of History, Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa.wrote the didatic panels and the forward in Karen's up-coming book to be released August 1st, 2005. Karen continues to work and reside in Lethbridge, Alberta. The exhibition has been made possible through the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Traveling Exhibition Program. For more information: http://www.galleries.bc.ca/grandforks/brownlee05.html Also Of Interest: Conferences Coming Up: Pacific Northwest Labour History Conference, "The IWW, 100 Years", June 10-11, 2005 held concurrently and in collaboration with the "Thinking Through Action: Twentieth-Century Social Movements and Their Legacy" conference, Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre Campus, Downtown Vancouver. For details: http://www3.telus.net/robbgibbs/PNLHA/# Call for Papers: Women's History Network of British Columbia 2005 Conference, September 1-October 1, 2005 Burnaby Village Museum, Burnaby Theme: Saints & Sinners--- The upcoming conference will explore the variety of ways that women have either transgressed or worked and lived within the historical boundaries of respectable femininity and gender roles. Topics may include, but are not limited to women's relationship to bars or taverns, as either proprietors or customers; women in the temperance movement; women's historical work in the field of prostitution; women social reformers or social purity activists; women in the church; women and sexuality; women and criminalization; women, health and the body; women in theatre and entertainment. Conference papers should be 15-20 minutes in length. Please send a 1 page proposal with your contact information by July 20th, 2005 to: WHN/BC c/o Linda Quiney E-mail address: lquiney@telus.net Snail mail c/o WHN/BC, 1937 West 14th. Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., V6J 2K1 Canada Watch WHN/BC's website for more details: www.members.shaw.ca/whnbc Articles Wanted: Women's History MAGAZINE, of the Women's History Network, founded in Britain in 1991. By accepting shorter articles than those which are generally sought by other academic journals, the WHM hopes to fill a gap and to encourage both younger scholars and established scholars who are exploring new subjects or new dimensions of their research to publish their work. Deadline: Autumn 2005 Issue: September 30, 2005 For information & contributors' guidelines: http://www.womenshistorynetwork.org/whn_magazine.htm Ross Bay Cemetery Sunday History Walking Tours Old Cemetery Society, Victoria, Cemetery History Tours & Events, July 3rd-August 28th See the website for a full list: http://www.oldcem.bc.ca/tour.htm Start at 2 pm starting outside Fairfield Bakery at Fairfield Plaza, 1516 Fairfield Rd across the street from the cemetery. Charge: $5 for non-members; $2 for members. No reservations needed. Other tours and events as noted. Gossip in the Graveyard is a lively tour about many scoundrels, characters and eccentrics at Ross Bay Cemetery you won't find in your history books! Gold Rush! is about some of the colourful men and women who made history in BC, Alaska, Yukon and the US West and are buried at Ross Bay Cemetery. Backroads to Barkerville Field Trip - July 11 - 20. An exclusive 10-day mini-van trip through the historylands of BC's Cariboo and Chilcotin country, with 2 nights in Barkerville as a highlight. Reservations required. A once-in-a-lifetime chance to explore BC's backroads and the famed Cariboo goldfields. Brent Rutherford is your experienced guide to Horsefly, Quesnel Forks, Dog Creek, Big Bar Guest Ranch and Lillooet, with two nights in a historic bed and breakfast inside Barkerville Historic Town. Group size is small, so early registration is required. Cost from Victoria (including all transportation, meals and lodging) is $2,280. Deposit of $500 required with reservation before March 31. To register call the office at 598-8870. ********************************************************************** Please send your information about upcoming B.C. women's history events & activities (exhibits, lectures, book signings, etc.) to diane_rogers@shaw.ca

I've just subscribed to this list and look forward to the postings. I have a question right away. I'm a writer and am currently working on a novel set partly in Victoria in the years during and just after WW1. One of the characters is a pacifist and is interested in the suffrage movement. She subscribes to Jus Suffragii for instance. I'd like to know more about these movements -- pacifism and suffragism -- in Victoria during this period. Can someone direct me to good sources? I live on the Sunshine Coast and have access to interlibrary loan services but would like to know what to order! Thanks in advance. Theresa Kishkan ___________ Just released: A Man In A Distant Field (Simon & Pierre, 2004)

The Irish Women's Network will be marching in Vancouver's second annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, March 13th, 2005, which starts at 11am, at Davie & Granville Streets. Watch for the B.C. Genealogical Society table in the CelticFest's Village Market on Granville, Sunday, March 13th. (900 Block Granville, between Smithe & Nelson Streets.) For more about CelticFest, March 11-17th, see the website at: http://www.celticfestvancouver.com/ ********************************************************************************** Please! Read my blog at: http://www.canadagenealogy.blogspot.com/ M. Diane Rogers

B.C.Women's History Events & Activities Update, January-February, 2005 January 26th , Vancouver, "Leading Ladies", with Gwyneth Lewis. Real women who led armies into war in ancient Greece & Rome. March 2 , Vancouver, "Have Pen Will Travel", with Marjory Lang. A few enterprising women found in the new journalism of the late 19th & early 20th centuries a passport to the life of adventure they longed for. March 9, Vancouver, "Along the Way To A Better Future: Canadian Eugenicists in the 1920s and 1930s", with Lealle Ruhl These three lectures are part of Along the Way, Langara College Community Lecture Series, Alice McKay Room, Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia, Vancouver, B.C. Wednesdays, 12 noon (Donations Gratefully Accepted) For information about these & other lectures in this series, contact Linda Hale 604-323-5365. Website: http://www.langara.bc.ca/news/events/lectureseries.html January 27, continuing for 8 sessions, Vancouver, "Women in Canada: Part 1 Fur Trade to Early Suffragism",with Eileen Edwards. Come prepared to discuss themes & ideas from the extensive reading list & seldom seen videos. $69., Vancouver School Board, Kitsilano School, 2550 W. 10th Ave., Vancouver, Thursdays 7-9 pm . To register, call 604 713-4550 or register on-line at www.vsb-adult-ed.com January 27th, Vancouver, Dionne Brand, reads from What We All Long For, her new novel. At Women in Print, 3566 W. 4th Ave., Vancouver, 7:30 pm For more info, call 604-732-4128 or view http://www.womeninprint.ca/index.html January 23rd , Victoria, "Vicious Trade: Prostitution in Victoria and Vancouver, 1900-1915", guest speaker Linda Eversole, a freelance researcher, writer and heritage consultant, will guide us through the seamier side of life in Victoria and Vancouver at the beginning of the last century. In the course of her research into Victoria's notorious Madam Stella Carroll, Linda has tracked the development of prostitution as a business in the Pacific Northwest, spurred principally by the Yukon and Alaska gold rushes. Linda will give an insight into this "vicious trade" with personal profiles and a collection of largely unpublished archival photographs of Madams, "inmates", habitués", police, politicians and brothels. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Newcombe Conference Hall, Royal British Columbia Museum 675 Belleville Street, Victoria March 13th, Victoria, "Insanity in British Columbia between 1873 and 1950", Professor Geoff Smith, of the Department of Psychiatry at UBC, & a Research Scientist at Riverview Hospita, for the past 15 years has researched the causes of schizophrenia. Professor Smith has examined the clinical records of virtually every individual in British Columbia who developed a major mental health disorder before 1951. This enormous research project was made possible through the existence of the Essondale patient case files held at the BC Archives. Professor Smith will talk about the value of these records to his research, and will describe how these archival records are contributing to modern medicine. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Newcombe Conference Hall, Royal British Columbia Museum 675 Belleville Street, Victoria For more information about these two Friends of the BC Archives events, contact Ann ten Cate, Outreach Coordinator, BC Archives, 250-387-2970 or Ron Greene, Secretary of the Friends of the BC Archives at 250-598-1835. This event is free for Friends of the Archives, $5.00 for non-members, payable at the door. Call in advance for information about handicap access. Richmond Art Gallery, Art Exhibits To January 27th Connie Watts: Circle "She is able to pull from her heritage, design and art backgrounds, and her femininity to create a new language from the many circles in which she travels." For more information about Connie Watts and her work, see http://www.nativeonline.com/connie.htm February 5th to March 9th, STILLS: Miranda Mallinson, watercolours, Michele Provost, samplers, & Sandra Sugimoto, neo-pop art scrolls. For more about these artists & their work, see http://www.richmond.ca/culture/gallery/ee/exhibits.htm February 5th to March 9th LIP SERVICE: rug hooked images from Ann Marie Fleming's film "Lip Service, A Mystery". For more about Ann Marie Fleming, see http://www.globalmechanic.com/indie/amf.shtml For more information about these exhibits, Richmond Art Gallery, 180-7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC V6Y 1R9 604.231.6457 website:http://www.richmond.ca/culture/gallery/about/welcome.htm January 27th, "Roman Paranoia and The Military Woman", Tony Barrett, 3-4:30 pm, Classics Research Seminar, Buchanan Penthouse, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Contact 604-822-2889 Robert Daum January 22nd, Vancouver, Inaugural Chinese Canadian History Fair, hosted by the Chinese Canadian Historical Society, Vancouver Museum, Joyce Walley Room, 1100 Chestnut St, (Vanier Park), Saturday, 10:30 am -4 pm, free. CCHS is a newly formed society whose major objective is to bring out the unknown history of the Chinese in British Columbia. Contact: Jennifer Lau, jennlau@gmail.com or see the website at www.cchsbc.ca The History Fair will offer a sampling of the various kinds of research on Chinese Canadian History currently being done in this province, especially by members of CCHS Subjects will include genealogies and family histories, artefacts from Chinese sites, plans by the Kamloops Chinese Cultural Association to honour Chinese railroad workers, SFU Library's project to facilitate online access to research material about the Chinese, presentations on Alexander Won Cumyow, Chinese opera costumes, Chinese laundries, Chinese women aviators in BC, Chinese Canadian WWII veterans, Chinese cemeteries and more. There will be short formal programs during the period from 10:30 to 2 PM. Otherwise, the emphasis will be upon meeting and talking to researchers. Refreshments will be available. January 30, Kamloops, The Curve of Time - M.Wylie Blanchet-book discussion, Sunday Book Club, join us once a month, on Sundays at 2:00 p.m., at the downtown Kamloops Library. 100 - 465 Victoria Street Kamloops, B.C. V2C 2A9 Phone: (250) 372-5145 February 7th, Vancouver, Mairuth Sarsfield reads from her novel, No Crystal Stair, a contender for the 2005 CBC Canada Reads competition. 7:30 pm Central Vancouver Library, Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level, 250 W. Georgia St., Vancouver 604 331 3603 February 13th, Vancouver, Women of Vancouver, 1850-1914, Historical Interpreter, Jolene Cumming will present an illustrated talk which recognizes and examines the historical importance of the lives and experiences of Vancouver city's women during the years 1850-1914. See rare historical photographs and hear about the women's stories. 1:30 pm, Vancouver Museum, 1100 Chestnut St., Vancouver, 604 736 4431 Kamloops Art Exhibit, to January 30th, Allyson Clay, Imaginary Standard Distance, a mid-career retrospective of the work of Vancouver-based artist Allyson Clay. Kamloops Art Gallery, 101-465 Victoria St., Kamloops, 250-828-3543 http://www.kag.bc.ca/exhibitions/current.htm Ongoing-Vancouver Art Gallery exhibit "Emily Carr: Art, Place, Culture" sheds light on who Emily Carr was, how her career developed and the legacy she left behind, as well as offering a fresh look at her profound relationship with the land and her impact on the identification of BC with its landscape. The exhibition also contextualizes Carr's interest in aboriginal cultures. 750 Hornby St., Vancouver. 604-662-4719 or http://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/home.cfm Coming Up April 23rd, Cloverdale (Surrey) Finding your Female Ancestors: Techniques and guidance for tracing elusive female branches on your family tree. Illustrated with examples from Western Canada. Instructor: Diane Rogers Charge $10 10:30 - 12:30 pm ,Cloverdale Library, 5642-176A Street, Surrey $10. charge. Please pre-register by calling 604-576-1384 (local 303 or 304). Payment is required upon registration Also Of Interest: Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal seeking new members to join editorial board. Scholars in any field in the Humanities and/or Social Sciences are invited to apply. This referred, open access, e-journal is published solely on the Internet and is devoted to an exploration of gender issues in Jewish religion, culture, society and history. Now in its eighth year of publication, the journal features articles, essays, book and film reviews, and bibliographies. New editorial members will be asked to review 1-3 submitted articles a year. The materials fall within the members' area of expertise. Members will also be asked to promote the journal within their respective academic communities. Current and previous issues are freely available @ http://www.utoronto.ca/wjudaism Please include your CV with your electronic application. We would greatly appreciate your participation in our journal, and thank you for your consideration. Dina Ripsman Eylon, Publisher and Editor Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal http://www.utoronto.ca/wjudaism 246-1054 Centre St. Thornhill, ON L4J 8E5 Canada Email: dina.eylon@utoronto.ca ***************************************************************************************************************** P Please send information about upcoming B.C. women's history events & activities (exhibits, lectures, book signings, etc.) to diane_rogers@shaw.ca

Special 2 hour seminar on Family Tree Maker with Peter Claydon, BC Genealogical Society --- February 19th, BCGS Boardroom, (see below) 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm --- due to the limited space, maximum of 20 people can be accommodated --- $5.00 per person BCGS members / non-members $10.00 which includes library admission. Pre-registration required - email Eunice Robinson at eunice@dccnet.com. The BCGS Resource Center, located at Unit 211, 12837 - 76th Avenue, in Surrey . For directions/maps, please see the BCGS website www.bcgs.ca

Many excellent women writers on the speakers list, including Elizabeth Shown Mills, author of Cane River, past president of the American Society of Genealogy, & past editor of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly. Forwarded by Diane Rogers Original Message ----- From: "George G. Morgan" <aha@ahaseminars.com> To: <CGC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 2:59 PM Subject: [ISFHWE-CGC] Historical Novel Society's North American Conference (4/15-17/05) in SLC > Greetings! > > The Historical Novel Society is holding its North American Conference in > Salt Lake City on the weekend April 15-17. If you are interested in a very > professional conference at which you can learn about writing historical > materials, including your own family history, this is an event you will > want > to consider. This is the first time the conference has been held in the > U.S. > There will be agents there, too. > > You can learn more at the Web sites: > > The program is at http://www.historicalnovelsociety.org/USA/schedule.htm > Bios of the speakers are at > (http://www.historicalnovelsociety.org/USA/authors.htm > > George > > > George G. Morgan > President > Aha! Seminars, Inc. > 15611 Jericho Drive > Odessa, FL 33556-3016 > 813.920.0619 > > President of the International Society of Family History Writers and > Editors > (ISFHWE) > Director, Genealogical Speakers Guild (GSG) > Member, Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) > Director, Florida Genealogical Society, Tampa, FL forwarded by Diane Rogers, from ISFHWE-CGC e-mailing list

This meeting cancelled. Next B.C.G.S. meeting February 9th, 2005 January 12 BCGS Regular Monthly Meeting -Edmonds Community Centre for the Retired, Edmonds & Kingsway, Burnaby, 7:30 pm CANCELLED Special Interest Groups: Beginners-Census Records Scottish Group Computer Group Canadian Group

BRITISH COLUMBIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY www.bcgs.ca Special Interest Group Meetings January -February 2005 Please see end of message for location addresses, BCGS contact # January 12 BCGS Regular Monthly Meeting -Edmonds Community Centre for the Retired, Edmonds & Kingsway, Burnaby, 7:30 pm Special Interest Groups: Beginners-Census Records Scottish Group Computer Group Canadian Group January 15th Scandinavian Group-Scandinavian Centre, Burnaby 1-4 pm January 19th Ukrainian Group-BCGS Resource Centre, Boardroom 7:30-10 pm February 5th Quebec Group-BCGS Resource Centre, Boardroom 10 am-noon February 9th Regular Monthly Meeting, Edmonds Community Centre for the Retired, Kingsway & Edmonds, Burnaby 7:30 pm Special Interest Groups: Beginners-Library Research German Group English Group Quebec Group February 16th Ukrainian Group-BCGS Resource Centre, Boardroom, 7:30-10 pm February 19th Scandinavian Group, Scandinavian Centre, Burnaby 1-4 pm February 20th First Nations Interest Group, BCGS Resource Centre, Boardroom, 10am-noon LOCATIONS BC Genealogical Society Resource Centre, Unit 211, 12837 - 76th Avenue, Surrey, B.C. Edmonds Community Centre for the Retired, 7282 Kingsway, Burnaby, B.C. (for meetings only) See the BCGS website http://www.bcgs.ca/ for more information, events calendar & directions to the BCGS Resource Centre Call the BC Genealogical Society at 604) 502-9119 Scandinavian Centre, 6540 Thomas Street Burnaby See website for map: http://scandinaviancentre.org/ Forwarded by Diane Rogers