Announcing the Mississauga Library System Speakers’ Series
In this post, we announce an upcoming speakers’ series in March, April, and May 2011 at the Mississauga Library System.
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Want to Write With Us? We’re Looking for More Bloggers!
ActiveHistory.Ca puts out a Call for Bloggers, as we seek to expand our circle of regular contributors.
“Come On Over”: Call-In Collaborative History in Northeastern Ontario
When up in the Sudbury and Manitoulin areas for a quick research trip in mid-September, driving several hundred kilometres, I became well-acquainted with CBC Sudbury. On Morning North, there was a regular program by two Laurentian University professors conducting research for their upcoming book Come on Over: Northeastern Ontario A-Z. In what sounds like a cross between an encyclopedia and… Read more »
Toronto: A Proud Union City
This post discusses Labour Day walking tours.
Learning about Teaching Canadian Rural History at Black Creek Pioneer Village
This post re-caps the inaugural event in the Approaching the Past workshop series, which is co-sponsored by ActiveHistory.ca. It discusses what we did at the workshop, and hopefully helps people learn some teaching tips.
Approaching the Past: A Series Connecting People Teaching History
On Wednesday, June 16th graduate students in History and Education, academic historians, history teachers, and public history professionals will gather at Black Creek Pioneer Village for an evening of discussion around the theme of “teaching history by doing history.” The event is part of a new series called Approaching the Past: A Series Connecting People Teaching History, sponsored by The… Read more »
Want to Write With Us? We’re Looking for More Bloggers!
ActiveHistory.Ca puts out a Call for Bloggers, as we seek to expand our circle of regular contributors.
Book Review Section Launched
Our new book review section launches today with the publication of our first review. John Horn, Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Gumboot, a community blog out of Vancouver, has reviewed Craig Heron’s Booze: A Distilled History. Please check out his fun review. Our book reviews will have community members and involved citizens reviewing academic works. We hope this will provide a… Read more »
“Web Tools Aim to Open the Gates to the Ivory Tower”: Globe and Mail.
An article in January 2nd’s Globe and Mail discussed various web tools that universities are using to ‘open the gates of the ivory tower.’ In her article, Elizabeth Church discussed a new search engine launched by Memorial University named Yaffle, which allows community members to search and uncover various Memorial research projects, opportunities for involvement, and learn who is working… Read more »
CHA Annual Meeting – Presentation
The first annual meeting of the Active History committee was held at Carleton University on 27 May 2009, part of the Canadian Historical Association annual meeting. A fruitful discussion was had, revolving around our constitution (which was passed and is available upon request) as well about the general mandate of both the committee and the website. It has helped us… Read more »