A geography class, Laurentian High School. Ottawa, Ont. 1959. Chris Lund. Credit: Library and Archives Canada. Copyright: Expired
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Note from Andrea: And we’re back! If you are a long-time reader of Unwritten Histories, you know that last year I helped Krista and Jessica promote the first Canadian history Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. So of course I’m super excited to do so again! While I am not teaching this semester, last year my students participated in the Edit-a-thon and really loved it. I’ll include some more information about what I did at the end of this post.
In October 2017 Krista McCracken and I hosted the first Canada Wide Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Canadian history. This national event encouraged folks from across Canada to join us in editing Canadian history content on Wikipedia and much to our surprise they did!
The event resulted in 12.9K words being added to Wikipedia, 259 total edits being completed, over 36 editors contributing, and 60 articles being edited. We had numerous classes, community groups, and individuals participate from all over Canada. You can read a full summary of the event on Krista’s website.
I was particularly thrilled to have Grade 9 students from Connect Charter School in Calgary, Alberta participate in this event. Educators Chris Wilding and Jaime Groeller and students Lucas Braun and Benjamin Green wrote about and shared their experiences in an article on CanadasHistory.ca.
On October 24, 2018 we will be hosting the second annual Canada Wide Canadian History edit-a-thon. We’re inviting folks from throughout Canada to join us in editing Canadian history content on Wikipedia. Keep reading to learn about what an edit-a-thon is and find out how you too can participate
Mr. and Mrs. L.D. Clark and son Kerr lunch on roadside near Odessa, Ontario. Chris Lund. 1949. National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque. Library and Archives Canada, e010955616. CC BY 2.0
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Two husky pups playing outside. Between June 17-October 31, 1960. Credit: Rosemary Gilliat Eaton / Library and Archives Canada / e010835981. Restrictions on use: Nil
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Mae Akpayu (Arpajuk) Annanck, left, and Susie Etok Morgan, right] cleaning char outside at George River, Quebec. Between July 16 and August 9, 1960. Credit: Rosemary Gilliat Eaton / Library and Archives Canada / e010835788 ; Restrictions on use: Nil.
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Everyone once in a while here on Unwritten Histories, we like to show you how historians develop and design historical research projects. Today we have a special guest post by Peter Anderson previewing a new collaborative project with on the history of Canadian soil scientists and their work. Pete is one of the nicest historians that I know, and a big help on my blog post on lilacs, so I’m really excited to be able to share his research with you! Enjoy!
Photo by Will Knight
Peter Anderson is a historical geographer and science. He runs History Applied, a historical research consultancy in Ottawa, Ontario. His personal research examines the confluence of the agricultural sciences, politics, and landscape change in Canada and his doctoral thesis explored the early history of Canada’s Central Experimental Farm from the 1880s through the 1930s. He is a member of the Coalition to Protect the Central Experimental Farm and can be found on Twitter @dairpo.
On the rocks along the shore of Lake Nipissing. July 1950. Frank Royal. Credit: National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque / Library and Archives Canada. Copyright: Expired
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Two historians of 20th century domesticity in Canada give you the dish on CBC’s Back in Time for Dinner!
Welcome back to part three of our mini-series reviewing CBC’s new show, Back in Time for Dinner!
Because, let’s face it – who has time to catch up on all the journal articles published in Canadian history?
Welcome back to the Best New Articles series, where each month, I post a list of my favourite new articles! Don’t forget to also check out my favourites from previous months, which you can access by clicking here.
This month I read articles from:
- BC Studies 197 (Spring 2018)
- Canadian Journal of History 53, no. 1 (Spring 2018)
- International Journal: Canada’s Journal of Global Policy Analysis 73, no. 1 (March 2018)
- Newfoundland and Labrador Studies 32, no. 2 (Fall 2017)
- Oral History Review 45, no. 1 (Winter/Spring 2018)
- Acadiensis 47, no. 1 (Winter/Spring 2018)
- Archivaria 85 (Spring 2018)
- Regional Environmental Change 18, no. 4 (April 2018)
- British Journal of Canadian Studies 31, no. 1 (March 2018)
- Individual articles:
- Samantha Cutrara, “The Settler Grammar of Canadian History Curriculum: Why Historical Thinking is Unable to Respond to the TRC’s Calls to Actions,” Canadian Journal of Education, 41, no. 2 (2018): 250-275.
- Tom Peace, “Indigenous Intellectual Traditions and Biography in the Northeast: A Historiographical Reflection,” History Compass 16, no. 4 (April 2018): 1-10.
- Catherine Evans, “Heart of Ice: Indigenous Defendants and Colonial Law in the Canadian North-West,” Law Review and History 36, no. 2 (May 2018): 199-234.
Here are my favourites:
Two men and two women picnicking on a Vancouver beach with the Lions Gate Bridge in the background. June 1952. Gar Lunney. Credit: Library and Archives Canada. Copyright: Expired
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