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Dec 12 2024
Discover Hollywood North: Film and TV Highlights at Canada’s Historic Sites
Canada’s reputation as “Hollywood North”, a popular filming location for movies and TV shows around the world, is certainly no…
Nov 25 2024
Curiosities at Passport Places
When you think of a historic site, you might think about the politicians that lived there, magnificent inventions and technological…
Sep 18 2024
Passport Places for Book Lovers
Calling all book lovers, history buffs, and avid readers! Interested in Indigenous knowledge and traditions? What about thrillers and mysteries…
Aug 6 2024
Reviving History: The Reopening of St. John’s Colonial Building
In 2022, St. John’s, the historic capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador, welcomed back visitors to the Colonial Building after…
Aug 6 2024
Métis Nation of British Columbia Unveils Historic Point Ellice House
The Métis Nation of British Columbia (MNBC) has recently reopened the historic Point Ellice House in Victoria, marking a significant…
Apr 7 2024
Withstanding Change from Zanzibar to North Wales
“Although we are located in a different continent…we have something in common to share.”-Makame Juma, the Zanzibar Stone Town Heritage…
Apr 7 2024
Toronto Botanical Gardens – Every season has a smell
Imagine walking through a garden and seeing an abundance of different flowers, a multitude of colours, fragrant smells and insects;…
Apr 7 2024
The Future in Stone: Rock Art and Modern Messages at Áísínai’pi / Writing-on-Stone UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Blackfoot name for Writing-on-Stone in southern Alberta is Áísínai’pi (pronounced A SIN ay bee). Martin Heavy Head, an Elder…
Feb 8 2024
Église Sainte-Marie: North America’s Largest Wooden Church Faces Demolition
Église Sainte-Marie Catholic church towers over the village of Church Point and Université Sainte-Anne (the province’s only francophone university) about…
Feb 8 2024
Unearthing Cupids Cove Plantation
Cupids Cove Plantation is an active archaeological site that has been reconstructing the lives of 38 settlers who, in 1610,…
Jun 22 2023
Indigenous Programming Accompanies Re-enactment Return at Battlefield Park
This June, 210 years since the original battle transpired, the re-enactment of the Battle of Stoney Creek returned after a…
Mar 17 2023
Edmonton Queer History Project: Heritage Placemaking as Community-Engaged Social Justice
2SLGBTQ+ histories (Two Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Queer) are often missing from local history texts and public archives,…
Sep 28 2022
It Takes a Village: Saving Golden BC’s Storied Edelweiss Village
Perched on a mountainside on the outskirts of Golden, BC, a cluster of six historic Swiss-style cabins has rapidly attracted…
Sep 28 2022
Diverse Layers and Stories at Three Heritage Places
Canada’s history and heritage is complex, and certain voices have long dominated its telling. Heritage sites can be wonderfully effective…
Sep 28 2022
The Town of Grimsby Expands Its List of Protected Heritage Properties
Situated at the base of the Niagara Escarpment on the shores of Lake Ontario, the small Town of Grimsby, Ontario…
Sep 28 2022
Spadina Museum’s Dis/Mantle art exhibit
Spadina Museum, named from an Annishnaabemowin word ishpadina (“highland” or “ridge”), sits atop a ravine overlooking Toronto. Nestled right downtown,…
Jul 4 2022
Oil Springs, Ontario – A Small Community with Big International Significance
Many may presume that Alberta is the birthplace of Canada’s oil and petroleum industry. However, that title belongs to the…
Jul 4 2022
Discover the Unofficial Capital of Historic Labrador – Battle Harbour
Today Battle Harbour is a living museum. It preserves and interprets both tangible and intangible history for visitors across the…
