A FREE 2008 calendar celebrating 150 years of B.C. history
My new 2008 calendar, British Columbia, 150 Years, was like a book I didn’t want to put down. So I didn’t: I just downloaded it to my desktop. And you can, too.
The Canadian Encyclopedia and the Historica Foundation have produced this attractive calendar to commemorate British Columbia’s sesquicentennial—it has been 150 years since B.C. was named a Crown colony in 1858. Each two-page monthly layout includes intriguing images and historical trivia. Daily squares profile the fascinating people, politics, events, scandals, science, and discoveries that helped shape this province.
Originally distributed in print format to 200,000 students across the province, British Columbia, 150 Years is now available online only. Download the calendar—absolutely free—to view on your computer desktop, or to print it out on 8.5” X 11” pages.
Of course, British Columbia Magazine will also be celebrating B.C.’s sesquicentennial. Look for a dramatic 18-page “visual history” of the past 150 years in our Summer 2008 issue—the largest and most fascinating collection of archival images we’ve ever published—plus a mix of colourful characters and tales from the 1858 Fraser Gold Rush that started it all.