BC History Digitization Program

The British Columbia History Digitization Program promotes increased access to British Columbia’s historical resources by providing matching funds to undertake digitization projects that will result in free online access to unique historical material from around the province.

The British Columbia History Digitization Program demonstrates the Learning Centre’s dedication to sharing knowledge and supporting education by making local information resources available to people throughout the province and beyond.

BC History Digitization Program – 2018-2019 Recipients
Eighteen projects have been named as successful recipients of the 2018-2019 B.C. History Digitization Program (BCHDP) funding awards. The digitization program, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, was launched in 2006. It provides matching funds that help libraries, archives, museums and other organizations digitize unique historical items, including images, print and sound […] Read More
VIVO Completes Stage 1 of the Gay Games | Celebration 90 Digitization Project
Project title: The Gay Games | Celebration 90 Digitization Project (Stage 1) Organization: VIVO Media Arts Centre Description: The 1990 Gay Games was held in Vancouver from August 4 to 11, 1990 and was open to athletes and artists of all sexual orientations. Approximately 7,300 athletes took part in 27 sports, with another 1,500 cultural participants attending. […] Read More
Over 20,000 New Images Added to Museum of Vancouver’s Online Collection
Project title: BC Archaeology and Early Industry Digitization Organization: Museum of Vancouver Description: The goal of this project was to digitize both a significant portion of the BC Archaeological Collection and a smaller portion of the Vancouver History collection. All items in the St. Mungo Connery collection and 354 objects connected to Vancouver’s early industry were photographed and […] Read More

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Applications are closed for the 2018/2019 funding period. If your organization is interested in digitizing and making available historical British Columbia materials, we encourage you to apply for the next round of funding in October 2018.

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