Two B.C. professors, a poet and the Barkerville Heritage Trust have been named as stewards of local history by the Prince George Public Library.
Every year since 1985 the library hands out the Jeanne Clarke Memorial Local History Awards in the categories of service and publication.
It's named in memory of Clarke, a founding member of the library's local history committee and long-time Prince George resident.
At Sunday night's event, University of British Columbia professors Charlotte Townsend-Gault and Jennifer Kramer and poet i-e-in joined 30 years worth of recipients as editors of the book Native Art of the Northwest Coast: A history of changing ideas.
"A work of critical historiography, it makes accessible for the first time in one place a broad selection of the 250 years of writing on Northwest Coast art," said the book's publisher. "The contributors -- leading scholars, writers, and artists -- provide perspectives on the diverse intellectual traditions that have influenced, stimulated, and clashed with each other."
Meanwhile, the Barkerville Heritage Trust was recognized for its exhibition Who Am I? - Bridging the Pacific: from Guangdong to Barkerville and back.
It tells the story of Chinese immigrants living in Barkerville in the late 19th and early 20th century during the Gold Rush, depicting their experiences in mining and other business.
It uses photographs and portraits by Chinese-Canadian photographer Chow Dong Hoy, who is "known for his startling, evocative documentation of First Nations, Chinese, and Caucasian subjects," the library release said.
The exhibition has toured both Canada and China and is described as "a strong tribute to and presentation of an important archive for our regional, provincial and national history."
