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“Desserts” is “Stressed” Backwards: COVID-19 and Pandemic Foodways in ...

When her children were sent home in March 2020 due to the first COVID-19 lockdown, Saskatchewan mom Dawna Doell decided that...
Museum Research
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Reflections on 1968: An Electrifying Year in Canada

Looking back on 1968, I think about the testing of the first intercontinental nuclear missile carrying multiple warheads and how...
Publications
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Signs of the COVID-19 Era: Collecting Pandemic History

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced significant adaptation and innovation, while exposing long-standing inequities in Canada...
Museum Research
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Allan MacEachen, the “Celtic Sphinx” (1921–2017)

Politician Allan MacEachen would have turned 100 years old in 2021. Although he had a number of nicknames over the course of...
Museum Research
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Behind the Scenes… Early Holiday Cards

The expression and exchange of warm wishes in the form of holiday greeting cards is a tradition dating back nearly two centuries....
Behind the Scenes
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Behind the Scenes… Political Greeting Cards

The expression and exchange of warm wishes in the form of holiday greeting cards is a tradition dating back nearly two centuries....
Behind the Scenes
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Preserving Your Greeting Cards

Over the years, we all receive many greeting cards from people we care about, with memories we would like to preserve. A few...
Behind the Scenes
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Vaccine Mandates in Historical Context

As Canadians face another winter of COVID-19, vaccine mandates — the proof often required to work, shop or participate in...
Museum Research
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Behind the Scenes… Featuring Mitsou Gélinas!

Judith Klassen, Curator of Cultural Expression, is your host as this video takes you behind the scenes of the Canadian Museum of...
Behind the Scenes
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Bill Davis (1929–2021)

William Grenville Davis (1929–2021), Premier of Ontario from 1971 to 1985, passed away recently in his hometown of Brampton....
Significant Dates
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Honouring an Influential Figure in Historical Geography 

Lockdown has made many of us consider the spaces in which we live. How do our workplaces or homes affect our daily habits, diets,...
Publications
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October 1970: Multiple Perspectives on a Drama

We commemorate many historical events in Canada. Some are tragic, evoking painful memories and complex emotions. One such event...
Significant Dates
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Port of Entry: Immigration Stories From Pier 21

The world is facing many challenges this year. In times like these, we see the threads that hold our social safety net together...
Publications
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Freshly Pressed: Place-Making in the Pretty Harbour! 

Besides a freshly pressed orange, is there anything that smells better than a fresh off the press archaeological...
Museum Research
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Successful symposium inspires new ideas for Children’s Museum renewal...

At more than 30 years of age, the Canadian Children’s Museum is never too old to learn. And with the Canadian Museum of History...
Exhibitions
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When Cree and Inuit Transformed Modern Canada

Forty-six years ago, in November 1973, Superior Court Judge Albert Malouf set off a shock wave by finding in favour of a demand...
Significant Dates
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Daniel Weetaluktuk: A Community Archaeology Pioneer

International Inuit Day (November 7), proclaimed by the Inuit Circumpolar Council, provides an opportunity to celebrate the...
Museum Research
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The Official Languages Act: The Early Years (1969–1977)

The Official Languages Act, adopted and coming into effect in 1969, was a milestone in Canadian history, but it did not put an...
Significant Dates
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The Official Languages Act: A Difficult Birth (1962–1969)

“The English and French languages are the official languages of Canada for all purposes of the Parliament and Government of...
Significant Dates
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An archaeology wonder moment

As archaeologists, we are often asked about the best object we ever found. For me, what is most important is how we found it,...
Museum Research
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