The Arlington National Cemetery in the United States is well known amongst Americans (and Canadians) as the national site historic Cemetery. The Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, Canada receives a faction of the visitors and publicity that the Arlington site does. Perhaps this difference relates to larger patriotic differences in Canada and United states. However, given … Continue reading Beachwood National Cemetery of Canada
Virtual Mourning Reexamined
Ages ago I wrote a post on Virtual Dark Tourism which examined the idea of virtual graveyards and the rise of on-line memorials. A Spark podcast recently brought the issue of 'virtual mourning' back to my mind. I recommend listening to the brief portion of the podcast which discusses virtual mourning and the impact which … Continue reading Virtual Mourning Reexamined
Looking Back: Public History and Expanding Viewpoints
For more than a week I have been trying to collect my thoughts on the past eight months of the public history program. I initially wanted to summarize what I've learned, discuss the evolution of my views on public history, and the narrowing of my interests. However, when I sat down to actually do this, … Continue reading Looking Back: Public History and Expanding Viewpoints
Virtual Dark Tourism
As some of my classmates have already mentioned in their blogs, a few weeks ago we spent part of a public history class discussing the idea of dark tourism and the way in which history is often the basis for it. Yesterday, an aspect of dark tourism that I had not previously even considered was … Continue reading Virtual Dark Tourism