Description: "The British Columbia Historical Federation was organized on October 31, 1922 as "The British Columbia Historical Association" and registered under the Societies Act, March 2, 1927. The change of name to British Columbia Historical Federation occurred July 29, 1983. The Federation acts as an umbrella organization for provincial historical societies, and is a non-profit organization recognized as a charitable society under the Income Tax Act." The BCHF hosts an annual conference, and offers a variety of awards and scholarships, including the BC History Web Site Prize. Current and selected back issues of its journal are available online as Adobe Acrobat PDF files.