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Terry Reksten, a member of the Friends of the British Columbia Archives, and well known for bringing the history of British Columbia history alive through her books such as the best sellers "More English Than the English", "The Dunsmuir Saga", "The Empress Hotel", and founding member of the Victoria Hallmark Society, passed away in 2001 at the age of 59. Her last book, "An Illustrated History of British Columbia" now another best seller, was published just two weeks before her death.
Terry's family asked that the Friends of the British Columbia Archives establish a memorial fund in her name to honour Terry and the work she did for preservation of the history and legacy of this province, and to endow an award for outstanding contributions to Archives and Museums in British Columbia. Through several significant donations, the fund has grown rapidly. It has now reached an amount large enough to support an annual grant to assist local and community archives. All donations are tax deductible, and tax receipts for donations will be sent to contributors. See: "Donations".
Grant Application
Founded in honour of the late Terry Reksten, well known British Columbia historian, the Fund annually offers an award of $700 to a community archives in British Columbia to assist in the endeavour of acquiring, preserving, indexing or disseminating information on archival documentary heritage of British Columbia in the broadest sense of the word. The award is administered by the Friends of the British Columbia Archives.
Eligibility Criteria are:
The winner for 2002 was the Aldergrove Heritage Society. Their project was to "sort, identify and scan original photographs from the Aldergrove Star fonds to provide public accessibility."
The winner for 2003 was the Bulkley Valley Museum, Smithers. They received $500 to copy and encapsulate the more fragile and most often utilized maps in the museum collection, in order to help them preserve and share the history of the Bulkley Valley.
The winner for 2004 was the Bowen Island Historians who used their grant to re-house maps and plans in their Archives.
The winner for 2005 was the Comox Archives and Museum Society, which plans to transfer oral histories, currently deteriorating on tape, to a more stable format.
The winner for 2006 was the Quesnel and District Museum and Archives. They will be using their grant of $700 to purchase a digital recorder in order to collect aural histories within the community.
Applications for the 2007 grant will be received until 30 June. Please outline your project/need in not more than half a page and provide details of eligibility. Submit to:
Friends of the British Columbia Archives - Grant Committee
c/o BC
Archives
875 Belleville Street
Victoria, BC
V8W 9W2
Or by e-mail to: ragreene@telus.net.
The winner will be chosen and announced in September.
The successful applicant will be required to provide notification on completion of the project, and if possible a short report for the Friends of the BC Archives Newsletter.
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