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Emancipation Day comes to Canada
There’s so much happening in our little corner of Canada this weekend. You might say that in New Brunswick we are being emancipated from the emergency restrictions put in place to combat COVID. Starting yesterday, the province that cut off … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics
Tagged abolition, Canada, COVID, Emancipation Day, history, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Day, racism, slavery, systemic racism
29 Comments
Map Monday: where the animals used to roam
We get used to being told that many of our most iconic animals are endangered, due to climate change, destruction of natural habitat, poaching and overhunting. But we rarely stop to think about what things were like when these magnificent … Continue reading
Posted in Map Monday
Tagged bears, buffalo, elephants, endangered species, giraffes, historical ranges of animals, history, lions, maps, pandas, rhinos, tigers, wildlife
34 Comments
Canada’s most closely guarded secret: October is Women’s History Month
OK, all of you readers who are Canadian women, raise your hand if you knew that October is Canada’s Women’s History Month, so almost over? I’m not raising my hand, or at least I wouldn’t have a few days ago. … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Leadership, Women
Tagged Alice Munro, Beatrice Worsley, Canada, Canada's Women's History Month, Carrie Derick, Donna Strickland, Elizabeth Bagshaw, Emily Carr, Famous Five, feminism, history, Laura Secord, Persons Day, Roberta Bondar, science, Ursula Franklin, voting rights, Women's History Month, women’s rights
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Map Monday: looking at the history of maps
Thanks to a suggestion from a kind reader (thanks, Karl), today we’re going to take a quick trip through the history of world maps. Stop and think about it for a minute. As I’ve tried to show through past Map … Continue reading
Posted in Map Monday
Tagged Catalan Atlas, explorers, history, history of maps, maps, Ptolemy, world maps
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A new project finally begins
A new project means different things to different people. It could mean starting a new woodworking project, a new writing project, a new painting, a new garden plot, or maybe a new venture altogether, like beekeeping. Whatever you feel passionate … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting
Tagged blogging, Creativity, family, goals, happiness, history, inspiration, motivation, quilting, quilts
27 Comments
Evangeline, Acadia, Refugees, and Resilience
Today, August 15, is National Acadian Day – la fête nationale de l’acadie. Not only is today National Acadian Day, but our Maritime provinces are in the midst of hosting the 2-week long World Acadian Congress, aka le congrès mondial … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics
Tagged Acadia, British, cadians, Canada, deportations, Evangline, expulsions, French, Great Upheaval Day, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, history, inspiration, Maritimes, National Acadia Day, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, World Acadian Congress
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Yes, New Brunswick deserves its own day!
Few people outside the small eastern Canadian province of New Brunswick will know that today is New Brunswick Day. Even fewer will care! In fact, there is nothing historically significant about today – or the first Monday in August – … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Odds and Ends
Tagged civic holiday, Fall, history, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Day, photography, spring, summer, University of New Brunswick, winter
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