Daniel Francis

Reading the National Narrative

February 2022

February 21, 2022

The Ormsby Review has announced that it is changing its name. The five-year-old book review site, originally named as an homage to noted BC historian Margaret Ormsby, is re-branding as The British Columbia Review.

Site editor Richard Mackie explains that the new name more...

February 14, 2022

Canada's History has recently launched an online series of animated videos for youngsters, called "History Bits".

The videos cover a variety of subjects in Canadian history, from farming in the Depression to spying in World War Two to women's suffrage. And many other things as well. Lots of fun stuff so...

February 2, 2022

The transformation of False Creek from an industrial centre to an urban playground -- that's it above -- is one of the major developments of the past 50 years in Vancouver's  history.

If you were unable to attend my illustrated talk on the evolution of the post-war city, hosted by the Vancouver Historical Society, it has been...