Historian, writer, genealogist, and Dr Who enthusiast. (19C Cdn identity, QC history, family history, voluntary societies, celebrations, immigration from UK..)
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Archivist, John Swire & Sons (HK) Limited, Hong Kong - Deadline - Until job is filled @archivistsdotca
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"Since the release of the TRC’s Final Report, denialists feel that they have lost control of the narrative and [...] seek to distort, downplay, and discredit established historical truths to try and regain control."
@SeanCarleton's post is live today.
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Starting an exit strategy, where the skies are blue. Sad b/c for a long while this was a great place to network
Dr. Gillian Leitch retweeted
"The contradiction at the centre of the American experiment is the contradiction between the promise of freedom and equality and the reality of racism and nativism."
Donald Wright's essay is live.
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Happy World Digital Preservation Day!
This year, we've placed #DigitalPreservation front and centre—from upgrading to full member of the Digital Preservation Coalition in February to hosting the Risk North 3 summit this November.
#WDPD2024
@carlabrc @dpc_chat
ALT Poster wishing a happy World Digital Preservation Day.
Dr. Gillian Leitch retweeted
in retrospect, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords really might've been a better basis for a system of government.
Dr. Gillian Leitch retweeted
Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.
Opportunity in Victoria, BC - Archivist, Royal BC Museum, Victoria, BC - Deadline - November 19, 2024 @archivistsdotca
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Trying to change cell no on credit card - oh we will send you are verification code to your cell - that is the number I need to change- I can't access it anymore - where the system breaks down
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Got any skeletons in your closets...? For today's ACA Hashtag Party, we're taking a look at your backlogs! Take to social media to share pictures of the unprocessed sections of your holdings, tag us, and use the hashtag.
#ACAHashtagParty #ArchivesBacklog
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Save the Beaverton! Satire challenges authority and hypocrisy and is sorely needed at this point in history.
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Opportunity in Dawson City - Heritage Collections Steward, Tr'ondek Hwech'in, Dawson City, YK - Deadline - Until Position is Filled @archivistsdotca
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Dr. Gillian Leitch retweeted
If @TIME is wavering over who to name Person of the Year, may I suggest Gisele Pelicot? Her bravery and resolve are exemplary, and every last one of her rapists deserves to rot in prison until death. I hope she can find some semblance of peace, however small, when the trial ends.
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"My collections would, perhaps, better be termed a “pack” and a “herd”; the “collections” that both inform and provide respite from my research are my four dogs and my small flock of sheep."
Renée Worringer's essay is live today.
activehistory.ca/blog/2024/1…
