Friday morning at NCPH I presented as part of the "Reaching the Public through the Web: The Practice of Digital Active History" panel with Ian Milligan, Devon Elliott, Tom Peace, and Nathan Smith as the facilitator. I won't rehash our panel as a lot has already been written to summarize our presentations. Prior to the … Continue reading Active, Digital, Public History
Graphics in the Archive: History and Comics Unite!
Check out my latest post, "Graphics in the Archive: History and Comics Unite!" over at Activehistory.ca. The post looks at the prevalence of historically informed comics and the preservation of the comic medium in archives.
Canada’s Farming Roots: Agricultural Fairs and Education
My latest post can be seen over at Active History. The post focuses on Canada's farmings roots and looks at the history of community agricultural fairs and large farming events such as the International Plowing Match. I look at the importance of these events in creating communities and in educating both farmers and the general … Continue reading Canada’s Farming Roots: Agricultural Fairs and Education
Fresh, Local, and Financially Sound: Community Supported Agriculture in Canada
My latest post on the rise and history of Community Supported Agriculture in Canada can be seen over on Activehistory.ca. The post examines Canada's history of community based agricultural efforts, including community gardens and agricultural co-operatives. Special thanks to my friend and colleague Tracy who operates the Be True Farm and was the partial inspiration … Continue reading Fresh, Local, and Financially Sound: Community Supported Agriculture in Canada
Reclaiming History Through Photographs
My most recent post, "Reclaiming History Through Photographs" can be seen over at the Active History site. The post focuses on the use of photographs by repressed and minority peoples to reclaim a lost past. Images can have a pivotal role in healing, reconciliation, and in the reclamation of lost history. This particular post highlights … Continue reading Reclaiming History Through Photographs
Active History Celebrating Three Years
Head on over to ActiveHistory.ca to check out a great summary by Jim Clifford on the past three years of the Active History site. It's hard to believe that it was four years ago, in 2008 when I traveled to York University for the Active History symposium. Since the symposium and the development of the … Continue reading Active History Celebrating Three Years
Engaging Corporate Heritage: Struggling to Cultivate Institutional Memory
My most recent post, Corporate Heritage: Struggling to Cultivate Institutional Memory, can be seen over on the Active History group blog. My post looks at the reasons why institutional memory is non existent in so many institutions, why organizations should care about institutional memory, and how to foster a culture which cultivates institutional memory.
Tale of a Town: History Meets Theater
This morning CBC played a documentary entitled, "Small Time Stories: From the Tale of a Town - Queen Street West." The radio documentary was based on the work done to compile the multimedia interactive play Tale of a Town that focuses on the history of the Queen Street West neighbourhood in Toronto. The radio production … Continue reading Tale of a Town: History Meets Theater
December #builtheritage chat
This month's #builtheritage twitter chat focused on preservation and the holidays. There was an abundance of good festive promotion ideas, examples of seasonal events, and First portion of the chat focused on the question, How can you use the holidays to promote your historic site? Some of the proposed activities included:Displaying old holiday photos on … Continue reading December #builtheritage chat
Sharing Archival Photographs in a Digital World
Check out my latest post at the ActiveHistory.ca site. The post talks about options for cultural heritage organizations looking to share photograph collections online through free or low coast image hosting and image sharing sites.