Krista McCracken

Canadian Folk Music Heritage

November 25, 2010

A brief history of the Canadian folk music tradition and its preservation.

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Canadian Census Data: A Lost Resource

July 19, 2010

Statistics Canada is making significant changes to the way that the Canadian census is conducted.  Beginning in 2011 the long census form will no longer be distributed to Canadians. Previously, this portion of the census collected information on topics such as ethnicity, religion, employment, education, income, and various other social concerns.  Information on some of [...]

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Collection Access: the Toronto District School Board Artifact Loan Program

May 26, 2010

The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) recently announced plans to increase access to the private art and artifact collection held by the School Board.  The collection is estimated to be worth millions of dollars, has been unavailable to the general public for years, and includes items from numerous noteworthy Canadians. The School Board plans on [...]

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Public Trust at Your Local Museum

March 31, 2010

The ethic guidelines established by the Canadian Museum Association (CMA) maintain that museums which operate in the public trust have two main responsibilities to the public: stewardship and public service.  Stewardship refers to the need for museums to acquire and preserve valuable heritage, as a means of protecting this heritage for the general public.  The [...]

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Promises, Prospects and Pitfalls of Digital Memory

February 24, 2010

Technology has created an abundance of new mediums for storing historical documents. Challenges arise for the historian over issues of organization and accessibility. Historians and the interpretation of history are still crucial in a world ruled by digital memory.

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