The British Columbia Historical Federation (formerly The British Columbia Historical Association) is a nonprofit Canadian historical society. Established in 1922, it was registered under the Societies Act in 1927.
The British Columbia Historical Association was established on October 12, 1922, and on March 2, 1927, the Association was registered under the Societies Act. It was renamed to the British Columbia Historical Federation on July 29, 1983.
The British Columbia Historical Federation publishes a monthly newsletter and articles on its website. Its quarterly magazine, British Columbia History, is dedicated solely to the history of the province of British Columbia.
In 1923, the British Columbia Historical Association published its First Annual Report and Proceedings, edited by Walter Noble Sage. In 1937, it evolved into the British Columbia Historical Quarterly edited by W.K. Lamb. After a 10 year hiatus, the British Columbia Historical News appeared in the spring of 1968. Early issues included news from member societies and of local historical interest as well as a feature article. As the journal matured it published fewer news items and more feature articles, so to reflect this change the title was revised to British Columbia History in 2005. All of these publications from 1923 to 2015 have now been digitized and made available to researchers online through a partnership with UBC Library. British Columbia History is a member of the Magazine Association of British Columbia.
K. Jane Watt is the current Managing Editor of <em>British Columbia History</em> magazine. Guest editors are now brought on for each issue.
In order to provide timely information to member societies, the British Columbia Historical Federation newsletter has been issued since June 2003. 42 issues of the newsletter were edited and produced by Ron Hyde from 2003 to 2013. The newsletter is now delivered electronically. The <em>BCHF Buzz</em> provides monthly information and is a forum for member societies to publicize events and activities. The <em>BCHF Buzz</em> is emailed to all BCHF members. Laura VanZant (Revelstoke) is the editor.
The British Columbia Historical Federation holds an annual conference typically along with its Annual General Meeting (AGM). The conference includes presentations about British Columbia history, field trips to historical places, sites, museums, archives, and monuments, social events, and an annual awards dinner.