Articles on Canadian Topics in Forest History

From 1959 to 1974 the Society published the journal Forest History. Numerous articles relating to Canadian forest history appeared in the journal. Its title changed to Journal of Forest History in 1975 and to Forest & Conservation History in 1990. The Society began publishing a new quarterly with a broader focus titled Environmental History in 1996.

Articles on Canadian Topics Published in Forest History (1959-1974)

• Davis, Douglas F. "Logging, Lumbering, & Forestry Museums: A Review." Forest History 17 (January 1974): 28-31. Origins of several museums and efforts to create an association of such organizations. Museums included are: Adirondack Museum, Blue Mountain Lake, New York; Lumbertown, U.S.A., Brainerd, Minnesota; Cowichan Valley Forest Museum, British Columbia; Collier State Park, Oregon; Camp Six, Tacoma Lumber Museum, Tacoma, Washington; Texas Forestry Museum, Lufkin, Texas; and Georgia-Pacific Historical Museum, Portland, Oregon.

• Pross, A. Paul, ed. "Historical Memorandum of the Management of the Crown Lands..." Forest History 15 (April 1971): 22-29. Edited memorandum (1867) by Alexander I. Russell, chief officer of Crown Lands Department of United Canadas (Quebec and Ontario), on forests of the Ottawa Valley.

• Fowke, Edith. "Songs of the Northern Shantyboys." Forest History 14 (January 1971): 22-28. On nineteenth century Canadian lumberjack songs.

• Schon, D. O. L. "The Handlogger: Unique British Columbia Pioneer." Forest History 14 (January 1971): 18-20. Handlogging, 1860s-1966.

• Wilson, Ellwood. "Through Canadian Wilds: Three Sketches of Early Forestry in Quebec." Forest History 11 (January 1968): 16-25. Selected writings (1909, 1912, 1920) by a forester employed by the Laurentide Paper Company.)

• Forest History. "The Forest in Canadian Life: A Brief Historical Anthology." Forest History 11 (October 1967): 14-27. Eleven selections from three centuries of writing about Canadian forests.

• Schieder, Rupert. "Martin Allerdale Grainger: Woodsman of the West." Forest History 11 (October 1967): 6-13. On his career as logger, novelist, and chief forester of the British Columbia Forest Service, 1874-1941.

• Forest History. "Cowichan Forest Museum." Forest History 10 (January 1967): 36-38. Origins of the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum near Duncan, British Columbia, 1960s.

• Phipps, R. W. "Across the Watershed of Eastern Ontario." Forest History 9 (October 1965): 2-8. A descriptive account of logging operations in Ontario's Ottawa Valley; excerpted from his Report on Forestry, 1884 (1885).

• Cowan, Charles S. "An Interview with Charles S. Cowan: Forest Protection Comes under the Microscope." OHI by Elwood R. Maunder. Forest History 2 (Winter 1959): 3-14. On Cowan's career in forest protection and fire prevention in Washington and British Columbia, 1913-1950s.

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