Tag Archives: history

Map Monday: democracy throughout history

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Jane Fritz

There’s much lamenting these days of the future of democracy as we know it, or rather as we would like it to be. Sorry to say that, as an example, there is much concern both inside and outside one of … Continue reading →

Posted in History and Politics, Map Monday | Tagged authoritarianism, autocracy, democracy, history, maps, world maps | 15 Comments

Emancipation Day comes to Canada

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Jane Fritz

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 | 34 Comments

Map Monday: where the animals used to roam

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Jane Fritz

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

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Jane Fritz

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 | 26 Comments

Map Monday: looking at the history of maps

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Jane Fritz

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 | 2 Comments

Map Monday: language, culture, identity and world maps

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Jane Fritz

This week’s Map Monday is an effort to show what languages are spoken around the world. I have learned a lot about the importance of language as central to culture and identity by virtue of where I live, which I … Continue reading →

Posted in History and Politics, Map Monday | Tagged Acadia, Canada, culture, heritage, history, indigenous languages, Inuktitut, languages, maps, minority languages, most spoken languages, Quebec, second most popular languages, third most popular languages, world maps | 26 Comments

A new project finally begins

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Jane Fritz

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

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Jane Fritz

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 →