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“The Ice Castle, Montréal, Winter Carnival 1887” (1887), J. T. Henderson. Library and Archives Canada, e011074265 CC by 2.0
The latest in blog posts, news, and podcasts from the world of Canadian history.
*As promised, this roundup includes everything from December 18th forwards. It’s three for the price of one! In an effort to keep this somewhat organized, I’ve separated each roundup by week, going from oldest to most recent.
“Compliments of the Season,” (1870s-1900?) Kenneth Rowe fonds 2006-00269-4, Library and Archives Canada
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Welcome back to our monthly series, “Upcoming Publications in Canadian History,” where I’ve compiled information on all the upcoming releases for the following month in the field of Canadian history from every Canadian academic press, all in one place. This includes releases in both English and French. To see December’s releases, click here.
Artist unknown, “Send War Savings Christmas Cards – They Are Free,”(1942-1943?) Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1983-30-555.
The latest in blog posts, news, and podcasts from the world of Canadian history.
A Blast Furnace (1926-1934) Clive Gardiner. Library and Archives Canada, C-109483 CC by 2.0
The latest in blog posts, news, and podcasts from the world of Canadian history.
Hallowe’en greetings (1900). Toronto Public Library, Special Collections OSB-CARDS-N-148 CC by 2.0
The latest in blog posts, news, and podcasts from the world of Canadian history.
(In honour of Thanksgiving, our regular Tuesday blog post is out on Monday!)
Growing up in a Jewish household in Montreal, Thanksgiving was never really on my radar. I mean, I knew it existed, but it had very little meaning for me personally. Mostly it was just a day off. At least, that’s how it was until I went over to my non-Jewish boyfriend’s house and experienced a “traditional” Canadian Thanksgiving for the first time. Oh my god, the mashed potatoes and gravy…. Anyways, after seeing a number of articles online that sounded wrong, I started wondering about the history of Canadian Thanksgiving. What I found both did, and didn’t, surprise me. So in this blog post, I’m going to talk about why we celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada, what distinguishes Canadian and American Thanksgiving, and what the holiday has to do with how we remember and forget our collective histories.
Harvesting oats on the Ed Euie farm near Collingwood, Ontario. On the racks is Ed Euie, pitching sheaves is Jack Bell. (1949)Canada. National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque, Library and Archives Canada, e010955655 CC BY 2.0
The latest in blog posts, news, and podcasts from the world of Canadian history.
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.
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