Over 150 people attended the Prince George Civic Center yesterday (Sunday) to celebrate the finalists and winners of the 2025 Jeanne Clarke Local History Awards.
Hosted by the Prince George Public Library, the Jeanne Clarke Local History Service Award was established by the Library Board in 1985, in memory of former Board Chair, Jeanne Clarke, with a Publication Award added in 1993.
This year’s Service Award was bestowed on Chuck Chin, and the Publication Award was given to Blair Mirau for his book The City of Rainbows: A Colourful History of Prince Rupert.
Eight publications were shortlisted and showcased for this year’s Publication Award:
• Gold in the Mountains: Stories of Prospecting & Mining in the Rosswood and
Kitsumkalum Lake Region of British Columbia, compiled by The Terrace Regional
Historical Society.
• Lha Yudit’ih We Always Find a Way: Bringing the Tŝilhqot’in Title Case Home, by Lorraine
Weir with Chief Roger William.
• The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future, by Wayne McCrory.
• Gumboot Guys: Nautical Adventures on British Columbia’s North Coast, edited by Lou
Allison; compiled by Jane Wilde.
• Sleeping With Horses: a Twenty-Year Collection of Horse Packing Stories Through B.C.’s
Remote Wilderness, Gold Mines and Grizzly Years, by Joyce Helweg.
• The City of Rainbows: a Colourful History of Prince Rupert / Blair Mirau.
• Always on Call: Adventures in Nursing, Ranching, and Rural Living, by Marion McKinnon
Crook.
• Reflections: Interviews of School District #57 (Prince George) Retired Educators, edited
by Kris Nellis.
A selection of Chin’s photography will be on display at the Bob Harkins Branch until Friday.
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