The Prince George Public Library has officially announced the nominees for the 35th annual Jeanne Clarke Award, which was first offered in 1985 in memory of the former Library Chair.
The award looks to honour an individual or organization that has made “outstanding contributions in the preservation and promotion of local and regional history” according to the library board.
Eight nominees were named by the Library Board, including:
- Carla Funk for Every Little Scrap and Wonder
- Ross Hoffman and Alfred Joseph for Song of the Earth: The Life of Alfred Joseph
- Robert Budd for Voices from the Skeena: An Illustrated Oral History
- Trelle A. Morrow for A Milestone on the Nechako
- Jessica McDiarmid for Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
- Nechako Valley Historical Society for As the River Flows: Stories of Life Along the Nechako
- Curt Garland for Uphill Both Ways
- Tyler McCreary for Witsuwit’en-Settler Relations in Smithers, British Columbia
A reception will be held on February 23rd at the Central BC Railway & Forestry Museum.
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