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Margaret A. Ormsby

Born

in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada

June 07, 1909

Died

November 02, 1996

Genre

History

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Dr Margaret Anchoretta Ormsby, OBC (7 June 1909 – 2 November 1996) was a noted Canadian historian, particularly concerning the History of British Columbia.

Born in Quesnel, British Columbia, she was raised in the Okanagan Valley. She enrolled at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 1925, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1929, and a Master of Arts in 1931, both in History. While pursuing her Ph.D. at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania she interrupted those studies to work as a teaching assistant in history at UBC, then graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1936. She taught in the United States for the next three years, then became a lecturer at McMaster University in 1940, returning to teach at UBC in 1943. In 1955 she was appointed Professo ...more

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	A Pioneer Gentlewoman in British Columbia: The Recollections of Susan Allison by Margaret A. Ormsby, Susan Allison 3.55 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1976 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	British Columbia: A History 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1958 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coldstream: Nulli Secundus: A History of the Corporation of the District of Coldstream really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1990	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sixteenth Report of the Okanagan Historical Society 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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