Here's a schedule of events where Merna Forster appeared in 2012-2013.

• Presentation on Celebrating Canadian Heroines - Luncheon speaker
  Saanich Peninsula Newcomers Club
  Pier Hotel (9805 Seaport Place)
  Sidney, British Columbia
  February 9, 2012
  12:00 to 1:30 pm
  Merna presented an illustrated talk about notable women in Canadian history, highlighting some of the amazing people featured in her new book 100 More Canadian Heroines: Famous and Forgotten Faces. Autographed copies of Merna's books were available. Saanich Peninsula Newcomers Club.
  
  
• Television Appearance for International Women's Day
  Breakfast Television - Vancouver
  City TV
  Vancouver, British Columbia
  Approximately 8:20 am
  March 8, 2012
  Merna Forster was a guest on Breakfast Television - Vancouver for International Women's Day, 2012.
  
  

  Breakfast TV host Jody Vance and Riaz Meghji.

  
  
  
  
• International Women's Day Event
  Sidney/North Saanich Library
  10091 Resthaven Dr.
  Sidney, British Columbia
  V8L 3G3
  7:00 to 8:00 pm
  March 8, 2012
  on International Women’s Day 2012, Merna gave a presentation about the history of the commemoration and shared some stories from her books.
  
  
• Presentation on Richard Carr-Gomm, founder of the Abbeyfield Movement
  St. Andrew's Abbeyfield House
  10017 5th St.
  Sidney, British Columbia
  June 15, 2012
  Afternoon
  Historian Merna Forster gave a short talk about Richard Carr-Gomm at a garden party celebrating the 25th anniversary of St. Andrew's Abbeyfield.
  
  
• Presentation on Promotion of Canadian Heroines - Dinner speaker
  Zonta Club of Victoria
  University Club
  Victoria, British Columbia
  June 28, 2012
  6:00 to 7:30 pm
  Merna gave a presentation about her work to ensure notable women in Canadian history are not forgotten. What a great group of women at the Zonta Club of Victoria!
  
  
• University of Alberta Alumni Honour Award Gala
  Frances Winspear Centre
  Edmonton, Alberta
  September 20, 2012
  Merna Forster received a University of Alberta Alumni Honour Award for her accomplishments as a Canadian historian, especially her advocacy in raising awareness of Canada's unsung heroines.
  
  
  
  
• Women's History Month Celebration: Canadian Heroines
  

  Kate Carmack, 1898 (Yukon Archives)

  
  The Canadian Club of Victoria
  Coast Harbourside Hotel
  146 Kingston St.
  Victoria, British Columbia
  October 16, 2012
  11:45 am
  Merna was the luncheon speaker for a celebration of Women's History Month.
  
  
  
  
• Interview on Breakfast Television Vancouver
  
  

  Jody Vance (left) with Merna Forster

  
  
  Vancouver, British Columbia
  October 17, 2012
  Early morning
  Check out the clip of this interview on Breakfast Television Vancouver. To promote Women's History Month, Merna Forster shared a few stories about some cool Canadian women!
  
  
• Presentation on Canadian Heroines
  Hope Library, Recreation Centre
  1005A 6th Avenue
  Hope, British Columbia
  
  

  Copyright Merna Forster

  
  
  October 17, 2012
  7:00 pm
  A special event for Women's History Month: Merna Forster gave a presentation on Celebrating Canadian Heroines.
  
  
• Workshop for teachers: Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History
  BC Social Studies Teachers Association
  Vancouver, British Columbia
  October 19, 2012
  In her capacity as Executive Director of the Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History Project, Merna presented a workshop at the annual conference of the BCSSTA.
  
  
• Book Promotion and Marketing Tips for Writers
  Victoria Writers' Society
  Oaklands Community Centre
  2827 Belmont Ave.
  Victoria, British Columbia
  November 7, 2012
  7:00 pm
  Writer Merna Forster was the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Victoria Writers' Society. She shared some tips for promotion and marketing, with examples from her personal experiences. From book launches to radio and TV appearances, speaking engagements, newspaper coverage, etc.
  
  
• Workshop for teachers: Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History
  National Council for the Social Studies
  Washington State Convention Centre
  Seattle, Washington
  November 16, 2012
  In her role as Executive Director of the Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History Project, Merna presented a workshop at the annual conference of the National Council for the Social Studies in the United States.
  
  
  
  
• Book Club Discussion re 100 More Canadian Heroines
  Sidney, British Columbia
  November 20, 2012
  Merna Forster attended a book club meeting and participated in discussions about her book 100 More Canadian Heroines: Famous and Forgotten Faces.
  
  
  
• Black Canadian Heroines
  

  Merna Forster was the guest speaker at the October 2012 general meeting of the BC Black History Awareness Society in Victoria.

  In celebration of Women's History Month in Canada, historian and writer Merna Forster gave a presentation on notable Black women in Canadian history. Merna is the creator of the website heroines.ca, A Guide to Women in Canadian History, as well as the author of 100 Canadian Heroines and 100 More Canadian Heroines. She shared stories and images of some of the Black women featured in her books, from the first female police officer in North America to the first women to found, publish and edit a newspaper in Canada.

  
  
  Singer Portia White
  
  Sunday, October 20th, 2013
  2:00 p.m.
  Location: James Bay New Horizons Centre
  234 Menzies St.
  Victoria, BC
  Free Event