Tag Archives: Grand Pre National Historic Site

The Moral Distance of the Past: History, Tragedy, and Ethics at Grand-Pré

By Andrew Nurse I admit it. The first time I saw the Evangeline “memorial” (if imaginary people can have memories) at Grand-Pré, I was impressed. It was beautiful. Located in the Nova Scotia Annapolis Valley near New Minas where my son’s soccer team was playing in a tournament, it made for what seemed like a natural stop for what had… Read more »

Hands-on History: Are the archaeologists leading the way to a new mode of public engagement?

Are the archaeologists leading the way to a new mode of public engagement? A discussion and comparison of public archaeology and history.