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The Francophone Ranchers of B.C.’s Interior Plateau 1860s-70s (English)
Ernest Patenaude, left, at Harper’s Camp, today the village of Horsefly, near the present-day city of Williams Lake BC, 1896. (Source – Horsefly Museum)
A conference by historian Maurice Guibord, Director, Société historique francophone de la Colombie-Britannique
The SHFCB presents a conference on the Francophone Ranchers of the Cariboo and the Okanagan in the 1860s-70s, following research and oral history interviews with the descendants of the Boucherie, Guichon, Isnardy, Lequime, Minnaberriet, Patenaude, Pigeon, and Versepuech/Gaspard families. We will focus on how the descendants of these ranchers contributed to the fabric of BC history and also see how the Indigenous descendants of these families found their respective places during their historical journeys.
All are welcome to attend, and admission is free.
- Saturday, August 16 in French at 10:30am; in English at 1:00pm
Maurice Guibord has been involved in history and heritage for almost 40 years. His museum experience in the curatorial and programming areas in Calgary’s Glenbow Museum and the Burnaby Village Museum matches his involvement in heritage, cultural and museum organizations in Alberta and B.C. He is also a founding director of the Heritage Vancouver Society, and is active with the Vancouver Heritage Foundation and with Radio-Canada as a historical chronicler. He holds a Masters degree in History from Simon Fraser University and is a Sessional Instructor there. He is an active Board member of the BC Historical Federation and is the Executive Director of the Société historique francophone de la Colombie-Britannique. He has been a resident of the Lower Mainland since 1990. In 2017, he received the Award of Honour for Francophonie Day by the Province of BC “for his invaluable contribution to the research and dissemination of BC’s Francophone history and heritage”.
