I recently made a visit to the The Ermatinger-Clergue National Historic Site in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. The site includes the original Ermatinger stone house and the Clergue Blockhouse. The Ermatinger house is locally known as the Old Stone House and was built between 1812-1814. The house is the oldest stone house north of Toronto. … Continue reading Ermatinger Old Stone House
Linguistic Heritage
Language is one of the most commonly used means of expression. A language speaks volumes about the culture that developed it. Despite the value society places on language, there are a number of Aboriginal languages in Canada which are in risk of dying off within a generation. The impact of the residential school system and … Continue reading Linguistic Heritage
Second Built Heritage Chat
Earlier today the topic for the second twitter #builtheritage chat was announced. The chat will take place on April 6th at 4pm and will focus on sustainability.Kayla Jonas provides a great summary on how to participate in the chat.The first #builtheritage chat was a huge success and I am looking forward to seeing what this … Continue reading Second Built Heritage Chat
Citing in Popular Publishing
Recently, while at a friend's house I picked up a local history book that was sitting on their coffee table. The book focused on the history of Espanola Ontario that was written by a local history enthusiast. In the introduction of the book, the author stated that he had not made an effort to record … Continue reading Citing in Popular Publishing
Active History Website Reviewers
Is there a heritage website you absolutely love? Or a history website you find unbearably frustrating? Active History is looking for website reviewers. The call for website reviewers posted on Active History can be seen below:As a growing number of historical resources become available online, the internet is increasingly becoming a site of serious historical … Continue reading Active History Website Reviewers
The Porcupine Express
This week's Northern Ontario historical photo focuses on Timmins and more specifically The Porcupine Express, circa 1915. In 1911, the Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway line was extended to South Porcupine. That rail line is currently known as Ontario Northland Railway. South Porcupine is now one of the many neighbourhoods which makes up Timmins.Timmins is … Continue reading The Porcupine Express
Open Source Options For Heritage Organizations
My most recent post focusing on the open source software alternatives available to heritage organizations can be seen over at the Active History Group Blog. The post focuses primarily upon the benefits of using open source exhibit design and photo manipulation tools such as Google Sketchup, GIMP, and Inkscape.
Nippising Junction Public School
This week's Northern Ontario Historical Photograph is of the Nippising Junction Public School in 1948. This one room school house was for grades one to four and serviced an area that is now part of North Bay, Ontario.This photograph is from the Michael Oldfield collection held by the Nippising University Archive. The Archive has a … Continue reading Nippising Junction Public School
Built Heritage Twitter Chat
The first built heritage twitter chat took place earlier today. The chat focused on adaptive reuse and was moderated by @jonaskayla, @presconf and @presnation. The chat was well organized and included a number of interesting questions and examples were brought up. The #builtheritage chat is currently slated to run on the first Wednesday of the … Continue reading Built Heritage Twitter Chat
Main Street Sudbury, circa 1910
This week's Northern Ontario historical image is of the Main Street of Sudbury, circa 1910. The image is from the Archives of Ontario and is part of the Photographs of the Audio-Visual Education Branch series.The Archives of Ontario also holds a number of historical maps of the communities within the Sudbury district. Many of these … Continue reading Main Street Sudbury, circa 1910