Canada's National History Society

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Canada's National History Society
Formation1994;29 years ago (1994)
FounderHudson Bay Company
Founded atWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
TypeCharitable Organization
HeadquartersWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Website http://www.canadashistory.ca

Canada's National History Society is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Society was founded in 1994 by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) for the purpose of promoting greater popular interest in Canadian history principally through its publishing activities and outreach and recognition programs. The Society receives a core grant from the Hudson's Bay Company History Foundation annually, but operates as an independent entity. Its operating budget averages $2.7 million a year, and its largest share of revenues comes from its membership who in addition to subscribing to their magazines also contribute charitable donations. 66% of total annual revenues come from individual subscriptions and donations.

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From 2007 to 2009 it partnered with HBC to administer the HBC Local History Grants Program which provided modest support to small community-based history projects. Today the History Society continues to support local history organizations through the Canada's History Awards program as well as its website's news and travel services.

Publications

Canada's History' magazine

Its flagship product is Canada's History magazine (until 2010 known as The Beaver: Canada's History Magazine). Produced six times a year with a current paid subscriber/membership base of 44,000. [1] [2] In 2017 Canada's History released an archive of the back catalogue of The Beaver. [3]

Kayak' magazine

In addition, the History Society launched Kayak: Canada's History Magazine for Kids in 2003 which now published quarterly in English and in French as an insert to Quebec children's magazine Les Editions Les Debrouillards. Paid circulation for the English edition is just under 6,000.

Books

To date, The History Society has published five books:

Awards programs

In addition to its publishing projects, the History Society produces Canada's History Awards, a national celebration of the country's top history honours including the Governor General's Awards for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History and the Pierre Berton Award for achievement in popular history. In 2008, the History Society established the National Forum on Canadian History as part of the annual Awards events as an opportunity to bring students, teachers, historians, museum specials, and history organizations together to discuss ways to improve formal and informal history education in Canada.

The Governor General's History Awards

The Governor General's History Awards program were established in 1996 by Canada's National History Society. The awards include a number of separate awards programs: [4]

Pierre Berton Award

Established in 1994, the Pierre Berton Award is presented annually by the Society for distinguished achievement in presenting Canadian history in an informative and engaging manner. The award program is currently known as the Governor General's Award for Popular Media: the Pierre Berton Award. [5] Canadian writer and historian Pierre Berton was the first recipient and agreed to lend his name to future awards. The award honours those who have introduced Canadian characters and events of the past to the national and international public.

Year [6] Recipient Name
2022 Thomas King
2021 Murray Sinclair
2020Steven High
2019 Sylvia D. Hamilton
2018 Bill Waiser [7]
2017 Daniel Francis
2016Merna Forster [8]
2015 Lawrence Hill [9]
2014Mark Zuehlke
2013 Tim Cook
2012 Dictionary of Canadian Biography
2011 J’ai la mémoire qui tourne
2010 Desmond Morton
2009 Paul Gross
2008 Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History
2007 Brian McKenna
2006 Ken McGoogan
2005 Will Ferguson
2004 Jack Granatstein
2003 Charlotte Gray
2002 Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
2001 Canada: A People's History
2000 Peter C. Newman
1998 Bob Johnstone: Today in History
1997The CRB Foundation
1996 Jacques Lacoursière
1995 James H. Gray
1994Pierre Berton

Arms

Coat of arms of Canada's National History Society
Notes
Granted 20 March 2008. [10]
Crest
A demi-bear affronty holding in its dexter paw an eagle feather Proper.
Escutcheon
Or two canoe paddles in saltire Azure overall a candle Gules its flame Argent surmounting a maple leaf Gules.
Supporters
Two beavers Proper each gorged with a coronet erablé Argent and standing on a grassy mount Vert.
Motto
Our Past Shapes Our Future

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