It is perhaps one of the most important, yet least-known moments in Canadian history, an event that set out a future of peace when the world was enveloped in conflict and despair. In early August, 1941, just off the tiny town of Ship Harbour in Newfoundland’s Placentia Bay, two of the giants of the 20th…
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Canadiana: Putting Canadian history online
The shelves are literally groaning under the weight of cartloads of microfilm at Canadiana, an organization working to create a massive digital library of Canadian history. Established in 1978, the organization was involved in creating the same cartloads of microfilm images of documents from Library and Archives Canada. Since the early 2000s, it has kept pace…
My History Museum: Public Engagement Report
My History Museum: Public Engagement Report Having been a part of the public engagement process for the new Canadian Museum of History, the latest report provides a keen insight into what Canadians envisions as the role of the new museum in exhibiting, preserving and protecting Canadian history for all generations. I personally provided feedback during…
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