A lot of work I've been doing recently falls more under the project management and administrative support category than hands on archival work. All of my jobs have included administrative and planning tasks that many people don't associate with public history. Getting ready ready to go public takes a lot of work. Exhibit schedules do … Continue reading Public History and Administrative Skills
Project of Heart: Hands on History
Comparable to the (official denial) trade value in progress sewing actions I wrote about last week, Project of Heart is a commemoration project which combines an artistic activity with history education. Project of Heart aims to educate Canadians about the lasting impact of the Indian Residential School system. The project places an emphasis remembering those … Continue reading Project of Heart: Hands on History
History Education in All Shapes and Sizes
The Fall/Winter 2012 issue of the American Archivist recently appeared on my desk. I'm still working my way through it, but I found the article "Archival Document Packets: A Teaching Module in Advocacy Training Using the Papers of Governor Dick Thornburgh" by Richard J. Cox, Janet Ceja Alcala, and Leanne Bowler insightful and thought inspiring.The … Continue reading History Education in All Shapes and Sizes
History Education: Remembrance Day
There was a great segment on CBC's Morning North today. It focused on Canadian teachers who visited France this past summer to visit WWI and WWII battlefields as a means of learning more about the Wars, soldier experience and historical landscape. The idea being that this experiential learning trip would provide the teachers with better … Continue reading History Education: Remembrance Day
Active Learning and History Education
In September I talked about the online records management course I'm currently taking. As the course has progressed I have thought a lot about content delivery and methods of active engagement. One of the mandatory course features is participating in at least one online chat session. The idea being that chats can provide a real … Continue reading Active Learning and History Education
Making History Child Friendly
The August/September issue of Canada's History recently landed in my mailbox. A short article, "Genealogy Can be Child's Play" by Paul Jones inspired me to spend some time considering children and public history. Jones' article talks about interesting children in family history through the use of age appropriate activities that are engaging, active, and ultimately … Continue reading Making History Child Friendly
Exhibit Reflection: Body Worlds Vital
Part of my recent Science North trip included seeing the Body Worlds Vital exhibit. This exhibit is part of a series of Body Worlds exhibits featuring real human bodies that have been preserved using a processed called plastination. Plastination was created by Dr. Gunther von Hagnes, and the resulting figures created through the process have … Continue reading Exhibit Reflection: Body Worlds Vital
Graphic Novels and History Education
What to superheros, anime, and history education have in common? They can all be found in graphic comic format. Recently a number of publishers, historians, and education professionals have attempted to make lessons of history more tangible. This has contributed to a variety of history based graphic novels being produced.This month Renegade Arts and … Continue reading Graphic Novels and History Education
Indigenous-Settler Relations: 8th Fire
CBC has recently been running a series called 8th Fire, this tv and radio series focuses on the relationship between Aboriginal people and non-indigenous communities. The complete series can be streamed online here.8th Fire addresses topics such as land disputes, indigenous urban communities, and economic and demographic shifts which impact everyone within in Canada. The … Continue reading Indigenous-Settler Relations: 8th Fire
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