Latest posts tagged with #onhist on Bluesky
Doing some prep for this week’s #HiddenHistory of #swont. Here’s a great line about #LakeErie: “Erie is a dull lake, like a person one meets in life, neither beautiful nor ugly, neither strong nor weak, neither good nor bad.” (Harper’s Magazine, June 1873) #onhist #cdnhist
With #AlCapone ‘s birthday coming up on Saturday, we talked #Bootlegging on #LakeErie for this week’s #HiddenHistory of #swont. You can listen the Matt & my conversation here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... #Alcohol #cdnhist #onhist
Sorry #DryJanuary folks, but we are talking #Alcohol for this month’s #HiddenHistory of #swont. Lots to unpack from #Labatt & #HiramWalker to #Bootlegging & #Prohibition. Hear today’s conversation here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... #cdnhist #onhist
It is #TreatyRecognitionWeek. What is your treaty history? Here’s a link to what looks like a wonderful initiative: anishinabek.ca/2025/11/03/a... #onpoli #cdnpoli #cdnhist #onhist
I'm pleased to learn that The Champlain Society has awarded me its 2025 Floyd S. Chalmers Award for my book, Improving Upper Canada. #cdnhist #envhist #onhist #aghist
If you are in #ldnont tonight, please join us at Museum London, as we launch Behind the Bricks: the Life and Times of the Mohawk Institute. You can find more details here: museumlondon.uplifterinc.com/registration... #cdnhist #onhist
Really proud to be part of the team working with Rick to publish this new book on the history of the #MohawkInstitute. www.thestar.com/news/insight... #ResidentialSchools #onpoli #onhist #cdnpoli #cdnhist
Postcard of "The Bore, Moncton, NB", flanked by a banner depicting the coat of arms of Ontario and a Union Jack, and a crown on top.
Happy 60th b-day to the provincial flag of Ontario, ne'er to be confused with any national flag, past or present. Not like this gonfanon of the Arms of Ontario posing as a Canadian flag on a postcard of a New Brunswick scene, about 1910 #cdnhist #onhist #vexillology
Holiday edition of #HiddenHistory of #swont. This week Matt Allen & I explore the history of Crokinole, a game that roots back to Perth Co: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... #cdnhist #onhist
With a bit of time today, I updated the #HiddenHistory of #swont website. We just passed the 1 year mark. That’s 53 interviews for a total of about 6h 11 min talking #onhist. Check them out here: www.huronresearch.ca/communityhis... #cdnhist
With all the snow last week, we featured the #HiddenHistory of #LdnOnt Doidge Park, one of our city’s treasured toboggan hills. We also discussed the important history of parks (shout out to @drgeoffread.bsky.social who got me thinking about this) - www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... #cdnhist #swont #onhist
For #GivingTuesday we featured Warwick Township’s “Uncle Joe” for this week’s #HiddenHistory of #swont. You can listen to my conversation with CBC #ldnont host Matt Allen here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... #onhist #cdnhist
This week’s #HiddenHistory of #SWOnt: The history of salt mining (& it’s not just about #Goderich!) #onhist #cdnhist -
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I will be curious to tune in. My gut says “no” but only in favour of several rich & dynamic more regional identities, a few of which cut across borders. #SWOnt #onpoli #onhist #cdnhist #cdnidentity.
