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Tag Archives: University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia creates online guide to Chinese-Canadian materials
One of the projects by staff at UBC Rare Books and Special Collections during the COVID-19 shut-down of on-campus operations was to develop a new online guide to Chinese-Canadian materials in their collections. One of the subjects being researched for this project was the … Continue reading
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19 projects funded by BC History Digitization Program this year
The University of British Columbia announced Friday that 19 projects have been selected as the successful recipients of the 2020–2021 BC History Digitization Program funding awards. This year’s projects include the digitization of several historical newspapers (Kelowna, Nelson, Oliver and … Continue reading
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University of BC’s most popular digitized collection probably won’t surprise genealogists
British Columbia historical newspapers top the list as the most popular online collection at the University of British Columbia Library Digitization Centre, followed at a distant second by BC historical books. According to UBC’s Digitization Centre Impact and Activity Report for … Continue reading
This week’s crème de la crème — June 8, 2019
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Oldest photos in Open Collections by Risa Hatanaka on UBC Digitization Centre. French-Canadian “dit names” and nicknames by François Desjardins on Généalogie et histoire du Québec. The Revision Books at PRONI by Donna … Continue reading
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17 projects receive a BC History Digitization Program grant
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at the University of British Columbia announced Monday that 17 projects have been selected as the successful recipients of the 2019-2020 BC History Digitization Program funding awards. This year’s range of projects includes the … Continue reading
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This week’s crème de la crème — November 10, 2018
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Canadian First World War Resources – A Recap by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Military Ancestors: The weekly newspaper “Canada” by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. How to … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, FamilySearch, Files du roi, Ireland, maps, newspapers, Scotland, University of British Columbia, WWI
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BC History Digitization Program call for submissions
The BC History Digitization Program (BCHDP) is now accepting submissions for project funding. The program, launched in 2006 by the University of British Columbia’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, provides matching funds to support projects that make unique British Columbia … Continue reading
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UBC Library announces almost $180K in funding to digitize provincial historical resources
The University of British Columbia Library’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre announced the 18 organizations that will receive almost $180,000 in funding this year to digitize unique provincial historical resources. Access to the digitized items will be made available online … Continue reading
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Diaries shed light on history on two Canadian coasts
Two old diaries have appeared in opposite ends of Canada — one from British Columbia on the west coast and the other from Nova Scotia in the east, and both are an important addition to the country’s historical records. In … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917 Halifax Explosion, diary, University of British Columbia
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UBC Archives’ website redesign makes an online visit worthwhile
As a webmaster, the redesign of a website attracts my creative side. As a genealogist, a redesign of an archival websites makes me re-visit to discover what is new and what I may have overlooked during my last visit. A … Continue reading
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