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David Juliusson leads heritage bike tour on June 22, 2013 – French Forts of Toronto & Aboriginal Festival
David Juliusson has shared the following details about a great event happening this weekend: Date: Saturday, June 22, 2013 The French Forts of Toronto and Aboriginal Festival Bicycling is a unique and exciting way to view Toronto’s early history. On … Continue reading
The true Intrepid: Sir William Stephenson and the unknown agents (2001)
The true Intrepid (2001) is listed as a Reference-only book at the Toronto Public Library, but is in fact available on loan under the Call Number 940.54864 MACD. This bit of confusion about what one is dealing with is characteristic … Continue reading
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Making meaning of heritage landscapes (2013); Giving new meaning to religious conversion (2013)
A couple of recently published Canadian journal articles related to heritage preservation are of interest. Many articles are accessible at no cost at The Canadian Geographer website. Making meaning of heritage landscapes The first article, by Lachlan B. Barber, is … Continue reading
In a matter of days, a lidar device mounted on a Cessna can discover archaeological sites that would otherwise require years of research to locate
In a previous blog post, I’ve noted that stories about forests – such as in Honduras and Nicaragua as encountered in an article the May 6, 2013 print edition of the New Yorker – are enduring sources of fascination for me. I’ve … Continue reading
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Farmers’ fields north of Montreal is where the City of Laval was built
I was interested to come across an article in the May 10, 2013 Globe and Mail entitled “Laval mayor’s arrest marks a climate change in Quebec.” An subhead for the article reads: “The arrest of Gilles Vaillancourt on charges of … Continue reading
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Rethinking unequal exchange: The global integration of nursing labour markets (2012)
Update: An April 28, 2013 New Yorker article about migrant labourers is entitled “Hidden from view.” Rethinking unequal exchange: The global integration of nursing labour markets (2012) deals with research related to migrant workers. The author is Salimah Valiani, Associate … Continue reading
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Gawthorpe Celebrations is a traditional English holiday event occurring on the first Saturday in May
As Eric Hobsbawm has remarked in a classic study, The invention of tradition (1983), traditions don’t spring out of nowhere. They have to be invented. The same can be said of nation states, which Benedict Arnold famously spoke of as imagined communities. As a … Continue reading
Aviation in Canada: The pioneer decades (2008) provides overview of Curtiss flying school at Long Branch, near Toronto
Aviation in Canada: The pioneer deacdes (2008) by Larry Milberry is described as “the first general interest book dedicated to Canada’s beginnings in flight.” I became interested in the book as a result of receiving a JPEG file of a photo (see … Continue reading
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Colleen O’Marra adds to information related to the 1917 “Y” Squadron Long Branch photo
Colleen M. O’Marra has shared the following comments, regarding the “Y” Squadron photo sent by Bob Lansdale, which I read with interest. She’s given me permission to post her comments: Absolutely wonderful photo of the Long Branch 1917 flying squad. Perhaps … Continue reading
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Almost 200 years later, a look back at The Battle of York – March 20, 2013 Torontoist
David Juliusson of Toronto has informed us of an article, related to a series of War of 1812 lectures, in the March 20, 2013 Torontoist. [Click on link in previous sentence to access the article.] The head, subhead, and introduction … Continue reading
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