Come and Help with the Victory Harvest, You are Needed in the Fields (1939-1945), Library and Archives Canada, e010756935 CC BY 2.0
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Preparing Empire Products. F. C. Harrison. Empire Marketing Board. Library and Archives Canada, C-109470 CC BY 2.0
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Welcome back to another edition of “What’s in My ____?,” the series that uses material culture to take a snapshot of a moment in time. Find out about the inspiration behind the series and read the first blog post by going here.
Today’s blog post was inspired by the picture you see at the top of the page, which is an image of a child’s book bag from the early 1940s. The photo comes from the Virtual Museum exhibit on rural schools created by the Assiniboia and District Museum, located in southern Saskatchewan. As soon as I saw this picture, I knew that I had to write a blog post about it!
A family picnic at Lake Waskesiu, Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan (July 1950), Frank Royal. Canada. National Film Board of Canada. Library and Archives Canada, e010955736 CC BY 2.0
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Wished there was a way to easily keep track of new books coming out in Canadian History? Now, for the first time, there is! Welcome to our new monthly series, “Upcoming Publications in Canadian History!” We’ve compiled information on all the upcoming releases in the field of Canadian history from every Canadian academic press, all in one place. This includes releases in both English and French.
Guests sunbathe on the pier at Wigwassan Lodge, Lake Rosseau, Muskoka, Ontario, July 1951 / Chris Lund. Canada. National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque. Library and Archives Canada, e010955792 / C.C. by 2.0
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In our Historian’s Toolkit series, we look in depth at one online resource that history professors can use to teach Canadian history. You can view other posts in this series by clicking here.
Have you ever wondered where I get the awesome pictures that I use in the Roundups? One of my favourite places is Fickr Commons, so in this edition of the Historian’s Toolkit we will be taking a closer look!
It’s often a challenge for Canadian historians to find good visuals for lectures, blog posts, or publications. One factor is the tremendous prevalence of American images online, which makes searching for purely Canadian content something of a nightmare. The other problem, especially for blog posts or publications, is that of copyright (though lecturers should also be considering this problem!). Many images that are available, either though digitized archival collections or museums, are still under copyright or you need to ask permission to use them.
Picnicking on the shore of the St. Lawrence River, Mallorytown Landing, Thousand Islands national park (June 1950). Chris Lund. Canada. National Film Board of Canada. Library and Archives Canada, e010955677. CC by 2.0
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Invasion Review at the Canadian Army Show. DND. June 1944. Library and Archives Canada, e010786198. CC by 2.0
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