Scholarship & Prize Winners
William Barraclough History Scholarship
| 1983 | Ron Muir | 1995 | Kevin Hamilton |
| 1984 | Betty-Lou Hickey | 1996 | Lisa Bawtinheimer |
| 1985 | Linda Holmes | 1997 | Susan Lymbery |
| 1986 | Terry Kersch | 1998 | Felicity Davies |
| 1987 | Marisa Paitson | 1999 | Karin Armstrong |
| 1988 | no record | 2000 | Paula Shupe |
| 1989 | Gretchen Brown | 2001 | Alba Banman |
| 1990 | Karen Marsh | 2002 | Nicole Smith |
| 1991 | Kevin Joyce | 2003 | not awarded |
| 1992 | Cheryl Garrett | 2004 | Elizabeth Boyce |
| 1993 | Ken Warren | 2005 | Alan Kilpatrick |
| 1994 | Eric Nevatie | 2006 |
Dr. Gregory Heide Scholarship
| 1989 | Bruce McIntosh Jeff Waatainen |
1999 | Terra Dickson |
| 1990 | Sally de la Rosa Marie McHaffey |
2000 | Karin Armstrong |
| 1991 | Karen Katchur | 2001 | Cornell Vandenberg |
| 1992 | Mairi Scanlan | 2002 | Nicole Smith |
| 1993 | Matthew Lotkowski | 2003 | Jasmine Sonier |
| 1994 | Eva St. Jean | 2004 | Kimberly McIntyre |
| 1995 | Victoria Ridley | 2005 | Jennifer-Leigh Gould |
| 1996 | Milan Zvekich | 2006 | |
| 1997 | Danielle Vavra | 2007 | |
| 1998 | Susan Lymbery | 2008 |
Nanaimo Historical Society's Ethel Barraclough Memorial History Award
| 1992 | Cindy Whitmore | 2002 | Dodi Cane Christopher Stevenson |
| 1993 | Christine Meutzner Philip Evans Kerry Anderson |
2003 | Theresa Ratzlaff |
| 1994 | Ken Warren | 2004 | not awarded |
| 1995 | Christine Meutzner | 2005 | Serina Bain |
| 1996 | Eva St. Jean | 2006 | |
| 1997 | Shannon Iverson | 2007 | |
| 1998 | not awarded | 2008 | |
| 1999 | Barbara Bond | ||
| 2000 | Matthew Seguin | ||
| 2001 | not awarded |
Margaret Ormsby Essay Prize
| 1997 | Carol Grant Powell | 2003 | Tracey Moss |
| 1998 | Erin Ashbee | 2004 | Allen Peabody |
| 1999 | not awarded | 2005 | not awarded |
| 2000 | Wendy Robertson | 2006 | |
| 2001 | Matthew Seguin | 2007 | |
| 2002 | not awarded | 2008 |