Voices of BC Book Giveaway
byAfter discovering I had a passion for writing about local history a few years ago I began to closely follow the works of the Vancouver Archives, Chuck Davis, John Atkin, and more recently James Johnstone. Although Vancouver is only 124 years old, our region has centuries of history which is why I was pretty excited to receive a copy of Voices of British Columbia, a new book published by Robert Budd.
Within my age bracket, Rob Budd has managed to document and share even more regional history than I could imagine. Voices of British Columbia: Stories from Our Frontier isn’t just Rob’s voice, it’s a compilation of stories drawn from the CBC’s Imbert Orchard audio collection. Imbert Orchard was a CBC journalist who traveled across BC between 1959 and 1966 with a recording engineer. He interviewed almost a thousand of the province’s early pioneers and First Nations members — he was essentially a podcaster decades before the term or technology existed.
Rob Budd has brought these recordings to life in the book through his preservation and restoration project. A handful of CD’s with original audio accompany the book, not only giving it that extra impact but really reaching out to the reader and listener on a personal level.
Voices of BC is a personal glimpse into the lives of those who lived in and shaped our province. You can pick it up online or leave a comment below to win one of three copies that I have to give away. In your comment entry I’d love to hear about which BC historic landmark is your favourite, or which you would like to visit. Bonus points for those who can name the man on the top right corner of the front cover.
The book would make an excellent stocking stuffer for history buffs, CBC enthusiasts, and even a student in your life. I will draw three winners at random from all comment entries on Friday, December 17th, 2010.
Update The winners are Stuart C, Dave, and Brianne. Congratulations and enjoy the book!
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My favorite place to visit in BC is China Town in Victoria, so much history…love it!
Well, I am a history buff and CBC enthusiast and I was a student not too long ago so I should qualify for loving this book 🙂
The Royal BC Musuem – I love that you get a taste of all parts of the province, and I see something new every time I visit.
i want to visit the mining museum near whistler one day
Well, you are absolutely right – in a city that is only over a hundred years old, it is very easy to forget about history. Students sometimes make comparison to European or Asian states and their development over thousands of years, but what matters most is not the actual amount of history preceding us, it is much more about people being able to learn from it and draw parallels.
My favourite historic landmark would be Barkerville, so much history in such a small area.
Every city / town museum has so much to offer if you take the time to read about the history 🙂
New Westminster Public Library is wonderful to visit because there is so much history to experience. It was the first public library in British Columbia, when New Westminster was BC’s first capital city.
I love books written/compiled by former CBC personalities. I can’t wait to read this one!
I believe that is Bill Miner in the top corner.
My favourite BC historic landmark is Barkerville, but I also like the Marine Building.
I loved Fort Steele when I was a kid, especially the General Store with the high shelves full of all sorts of curios. It was the first time I ever had candy sticks (butterscotch was the best) and loved buying tiny silver jawbreakers.
The Osoyoos Museum is also one of the most fascinating museums I’ve ever seen. It’s housed in the town’s first hockey arena!
Would love to win this as I teach Social Studies.
Fort Langley is always great to visit!
I’m a Barkerville fan.. and it looks like Billy Miner to me 🙂 We have a Billy miner restaurant in Kamloops
Gastown!
Stanley Park
That’s the legendary train robber Bill Miner.
The Lee Building is my favourite building in Vancouver, but my favourite overall landmark has to be Science World, mostly for the memories.
Fort Steele all the way!
That handsome fella is Bill Minor.
This would be perfect for my dad, he takes himself all over BC on his own little history tours.
like choosing a favourite song, it’s difficult to choose a favourite landmark. but i love stories of people, little details, and from the little (so far) that i know about Victoria and its Chinatown, though it doesn’t emit quite the array of market smells nor the size of that of Vancouver, it is the oldest in Canada, and i adore the stories of so-and-so’s grandfather being the only white boy allowed in Chinatown for awhile, as he was the trusted paperboy, and the tales of opium dens and all the underground trails (some you can see sealed off below wharf st) for long-ago merchants to bring in their wares
i believe bill minor’s the top right corner man
robert budd’s a fantastic and positive person – and i am so excited to get my hands on his Voices
I find BC History actually very interesting and have been collecting a number of different books and such on the regions past. I would really love to have a book like this.
I like the historical book and song. They are very interesting and involving more knowledge.
I like the footings from the old English Bay pier, which can be seen during low tide. Gastown is a fave as well.
i love the Burnaby Village Museum! 😀
Stanley Park, no question. I love spending time there.
wow, that looks like a great book, and would fit well under the Christmas tree for somebody 🙂 that ‘feller’ in the top right is of course Billy Miner! Being a transplated Kamloopsian, where the town has a bit of a love/hate relationship with the man, I know his story well and would love to read more about it in this book 😉
Granville Island … love it!
i would love to visit underground tunnels in vancouver starting from the Jack Chau building leading to public baths.
also love the clock in gastown
I understand the reasoning for demolition, but I was fond of the Jericho Beach wharf – my Grandfather used to take me there and tell me stories of this time in the war. He never really told me much, but it’s just a memory I have of the time I spent with him..