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SUMMARY:Rotary in Guelph 1920–2020: 100 Years of Service Above Self
DESCRIPTION:Image: Rotarians of Guelph\, 1921 \nThe Beginning of Rotary in Guelph:\nOn February 23\, 1920\, 25 local business leaders hosted a meeting to organize a Rotary Club in Guelph. Under the direction of Alex Stewart\, the club held its Charter Night on April 9\, 1920 at the Royal Canadian Café. \nThe Rotary Club of Guelph has sponsored nine other Clubs in Guelph and the surrounding the region: Kitchener (1922)\, Orangeville (1936)\, Acton (1947)\, Drayton (1950)\, Georgetown (1955)\, Fergus (1966)\, Guelph Wellington (1986)\, Guelph Trillium (1995)\, and Guelph South (2003).\nEstablished in 1988\, the Rotary Club of Guelph Charitable Foundation is mandated “to solicit\, manage and allocate funds to support long term projects\, which enhance the quality of life in our community.” \nMembership in Rotary opened to women in 1989. Today\, approximately half of local Rotarians are women and female presidents lead three of the four local clubs. \nOver the past 100 years\, Rotary Guelph has realized many community projects and initiatives. One hundred percent of all profits from Rotary fundraising events go toward projects that help people in and beyond Guelph.
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LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Every Child Matters
DESCRIPTION:Acknowledging the legacy of Canada’s Residential School system and its impact on Indigenous communities\, past\, present and future. \nWhat is Residential School? \nThe term “Residential School” refers to the education system that forced Indigenous children into mainstream “Canadian” ways of living. The practice removed Indigenous children from their families\, languages\, customs\, and traditional teachings. \nThere were 139 Indian residential schools funded and operated by the federal government. Opened in 1828 and located only 50 kilometres from Guelph\, the Mohawk Institute Residential School was the first and longest continually operated residential school in Canada. It closed in 1970\, after 142 years. \nThe Orange Shirt Story \nPhyllis Webstad (Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation) started the Orange Shirt Society in 2013 based on her experience at the St. Joseph Mission Residential School in Williams Lake\, British Columbia. Phyllis grew up on Dog Creek Reservation with her grandmother. In 1973\, at six years old\, Phyllis was to attend the local residential school. Her grandmother purchased a beautiful orange shirt for her to wear on the first day. Phyllis was nervous and excited\, as she was not sure what to expect. Upon arriving to the St. Joseph Mission Residential School in her brand new orange shirt\, it was stripped from her body never to be returned. \n“The color orange has always reminded me of that and how my feelings didn’t matter\, how no one cared and how I felt like I was worth nothing. All of us little children were crying and no one cared.” \n– Phyllis Webstad \nThe Orange Shirt Society \nThe Orange Shirt Society witnesses and honours the healing journey of residential school survivors and their families. The society aims to create conversations about the residential school system\, among all Canadians. Their message is simple: Every Child Matters. \nOrange Shirt Day \nAnnually on September 30\, we wear orange shirts to commemorate the survivors of residential school.   It was the time of year when children were taken from their homes and sent to residential schools. Today\, we must talk about anti-racism and anti-bullying. Let’s come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come. \nFor more information visit: www.orangeshirtday.org \nPhyllis Webstad\, author of The Orange Shirt Story\, wears a 2019 Orange Shirt Day T-shirt\, designed by Vinita Rathod\, a grade twelve student from Richmond\, B.C. Source: UVIC Photo Services
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LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Guelph Circa 1999
DESCRIPTION:Like entering a time capsule\, visitors will discover Guelph of 20 years ago. Told through the stories of the people who spent time at The Bookshelf\, a cultural hub in this city since 1973. \nDowntown Guelph in the late 1990s was vibrant\, brimming with entrepreneurship\, and teeming with energy. Barb and Doug Minett were the owner-operators of The Bookshelf\, a cultural hub in downtown Guelph since 1973. They had the idea to capture Guelph’s unique social environment through a portrait series. Their concept was inspired by an exhibition they had seen in Toronto\, a salon-style installation of black-and-white portraits by German photographer August Sander (1876–1964). They commissioned Guelph photographer Dean Palmer. \nBarb\, Doug\, and Dean compiled a list of more than 100 downtown personalities\, local business owners\, and people who were shaping Guelph’s cultural community. They called the project The Greenroom Series\, after the dining space adjacent to the eBar\, where the portraits were exhibited. The title also alludes to the “green room” in theatre where performers can relax when they are not performing. The completed series featured 16 portraits of people photographed in their natural environments. \nFeaturing portraits of Andy the Barber\, Ian Findlay\, Jaqueline Gilbey\, Diego Hadarits\, Ajay Heble\, Tom King\, Grant Love\, Mark McAlpine\, Fred Mollison\, Harri Palm and Molly Kurvink\, Fredericka Potvin\, Ryan Price\, Joan Rentoul\, Tannis Slimmon\, Emma Smith\, and Jessica Steinhauser. \nThe Greenroom Series was donated to Guelph Museums’ permanent collection in 2018. This exhibition represents the series in its entirety\, encapsulating Guelph on the cusp of the new millennium. \n  \nRelated Events:\n \nHistory Bites: Guelph Circa 1999\nGuelph Museums curator Dawn Owen chats about Guelph Circa 1999 with special guests Ajay Heble\, Dean Palmer\, Ian Findlay\, Jessica Steinhauser\, and Mark McAlpine. Watch guests compete in a 90s trivia challenge\, as they reflect on the cultural life of Guelph in the 1990s.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/guelph-circa-1999/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Lay of the Land
DESCRIPTION:You are here! This interactive exhibition will orient visitors in time and place through an installation of maps\, spanning time immemorial to present day. Lay of the Land invites all visitors to understand our complex relationship to the land\, past and present\, and to the place that we now call Guelph. \nCartography is the art\, science\, and technology of making maps\, plans\, charts\, and globes. The earliest surviving map\, drawn on a clay tablet found in the Middle East\, dates to 2300 BCE. The earlier known maps of Canada were created by European explorers\, seeking to find and secure trade routes to the Asian continent. Dated from about 1502 to 1506\, those maps depict the east coast of Newfoundland as an island in the North Atlantic. \nMapmaking was a well-developed practice among Indigenous peoples in what is now Canada. Indigenous navigational maps were drawn on impermanent materials\, accompanied by verbal descriptions and committed to memory. Lakes\, rivers\, and shorelines on most Indigenous maps differ from modern survey maps. Scale\, however\, was often measured by time (such as a day’s journey) and landmarks were accentuated to aid travellers. \n“Lay of the land” is a turn of phrase. It is a reference to the arrangement of features on the land\, as well as a metaphor for the current state of affairs. The exhibition\, Lay of the Land\, employs both meanings in recognition of our unique connections to places we call home. \nIndigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada\nThe exhibition features the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada (IPAC) floor map. It is on loan from Kids Can Press\, Canadian Geographic and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS). \nThe IPAC floor map is a resource that can assist our understanding of the past\, present and future of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. It represents a diversity of stories and voices. The RCGS worked with Indigenous and ally educators and with organizations across Canada to create the map. \nVisit Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada for more information about the map and for learning activities. \n \n                 \n \n  \nRelated Events:\n \nHistory Bites: Lay of the Land\nWednesday\, February 17\, 12 p.m. \nFacebook Live \nGuelph Museums curator Dawn Owen will be chatting about current exhibit\, Lay of the Land. The exhibition orients visitors in time and place through an installation of maps\, spanning time immemorial to present day. Lay of the Land invites all visitors to understand our complex relationship to the land\, past and present\, and to the place that we now call Guelph.
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LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Backyard Theatre: Sons of 17
DESCRIPTION:Thursday through Saturday\, August 13 to 15 | 7 PM \nSaturday matinee\, August 15 | 2 PM \nSynopsis: An unlikely pair of musicians meets in Guelph during the spring of 1917 to rehearse songs for soldier recruitment\, all while revealing home front emotions\, opinions and diversions of the time. Mike Ford (Moxy Früvous) and Murray Foster (Moxy Früvous\, Great Big Sea) bring this musical remembrance to life. \nSons of ’17 was originally commissioned by Canada’s History Society for the 2014 Governor General’s History Awards Gala\, and was performed by Mike Ford and Sheesham & Lotus. Mike Ford and Murray Foster adapted the piece for their debut performance at McCrae House in 2016. \nCAST\nJack Rochon…………………………………………………………………..Mike Ford\nEric Goodweather………………………………………………………Murray Foster \nPRODUCTION TEAM\nDirector…………………………………………………………………………..Mike Ford\nProduced by……………………………………….Mike Ford and McCrae House\nSound Operation………………………………………………………….Dennis Gray\nSons of ’17 show name by Teilhard Frost (Sheesham) \nTickets are $25 + HST each\, or $40 + HST for both Backyard Theatre performances (Sons of 17 & Keeping the Homefires Burning). Tickets are available through Eventbrite or 519-836-1221. Capacity is limited\, advance booking is encouraged. \nIndividual and family/social circle seating will be assigned\, respecting physical distancing protocols. Please book tickets together with your family/social circle. \n\nPLEASE NOTE: Sons of 17 is performed outside\, in the backyard of McCrae House. Please dress according to weather conditions. We recommend casual clothing and comfortable shoes. \nFollowing health and safety guidelines provided by Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health\, the Museum has introduced enhanced cleaning protocols and new measures to keep guests\, performers\, and staff safe. \n\nPlease do not attend if you are feeling unwell. Please contact us to reschedule or refund your ticket.\nWhen you arrive at McCrae House\, please follow the directional arrows and physical distancing cues.\nUpon entry\, please use the hand sanitizer provided.\nWe will be wearing face coverings for your protection; and we strongly encourage you\, if you are able\, to do the same for our protection.\nIndividual and family/social circle seating will be assigned\, respecting physical distancing protocols.\nRefreshments will be available for purchase. Touch-free forms of payment are preferred. We accept Visa\, MasterCard\, American Express\, and debit payments.\n\nIf you have any further questions\, please contact museum@guelph.ca or 519-836-1221.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/backyard-theatre-sons-of-17/2020-08-13/
LOCATION:McCrae House\, 108 Water Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1G 1A6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Her Story: Trailblazers of Guelph and Wellington County
DESCRIPTION:In fall 2019\, the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) approached Guelph Museums about an exhibition that would mark the 75th anniversary of CFUW Guelph. Through the stories of local women\, who fought for the advancement of the status of women\, the exhibition began to take shape. The goal was to write the history of Her Story and to share women’s legacies in Guelph\, past and present. \nThen\, in March 2020\, the Covid-19 pandemic forced the temporary closure of Guelph Museums. What began as a display in the museum became a major research project and a virtual exhibition. \nCFUW Guelph sought a partnership with the Community Engaged Scholarship Institute and the College of Arts at the University of Guelph. Under the guidance of Professor Catherine Carstairs\, nine students undertook the research and writing and the Canadian Writing Research Collaboratory agreed to host the virtual exhibition. \nHer Story: Trailblazers of Guelph and Wellington County celebrates women who have led the way towards a diverse and gender inclusive community. The project aimed to share the stories of cisgender women\, trans women\, two-spirit\, and gender non-conforming people. We recognize the historical barriers faced by all women. We acknowledge that Black\, Indigenous and People of Colour and LGBTQ2IA+ women have faced and continue to face even greater barriers. \nThe featured trailblazers are activists\, artists\, caregivers\, health care workers\, mothers\, politicians\, scientists\, and writers\, as well as women-led organizations. We celebrate their accomplishments. They show us that change is possible. \nHer Story: Women Trailblazers of Guelph and Wellington County Virtual Exhibition\nFeatured Trailblazers\nTito Alawode\, Kim Anderson\, Parvathi Basrur\, Lois Betteridge\, Norma Bowen\, Deanna Clatworthy\, Amy Ellard-Gray\, Karen Farbridge\, Anne Godfrey\, Adelaide Hoodless\, Gwen Jacob\, Suzy Lake\, Jean Little\, Marisse Scott\, Shakiba Shayani\, Jan Sherman\, Audny-Cashae Stewart\, Gayle Valeriote\, Marva Wisdom\, and Anne-Marie Zajdlik \nTrailblazing Organizations\nCanadian Federation of University Women – Guelph\, Chalmers Community Services\, Guelph-Wellington Women In Crisis\, The Suffrage Movement in Guelph and Wellington County\, and Zonta Club of Guelph \nStudent Researchers\nTanesha Black\, Julia Cole\, Shelby Mawson\, Sofia Mayer\, Emma Ongman\, Brittany Pompilii\, Anne Sanatagi\, Nicole Scott\, and Katrina Stephany \nAcknowledgements\nThe project benefitted from the invaluable guidance of Susan Brown\, Kim Martin\, Mihaela Ilovan\, and Thomas Smith of the Canadian Writing Research Collaboratory. CFUW Guelph\, through Isobel Boyle\, Mary McEwen and Teresa McKeeman\, provided inspiration and key support. Many historians shared their research in women’s history and the history of Guelph. Thank you to Heidi Bohaker\, Christine Bold\, Vicki Hodgkinson\, Franca Iacovetta\, Kris Inwood\, Melissa McAfee\, and Alison Norman. Trailblazers were nominated by Denise Francis of the Guelph Black Heritage Society\, Sarah Dermer at Chalmers Community Services\, and Amanda Derksen at the Guelph Chamber of Commerce\, as well as by individuals from across the region. \nProject Partners\n   \nRelated Events:\n\n\n\n \nHistory Bites – Her Story: Trailblazers of Guelph and Wellington County\nWednesday\, October 21\, 12 to 1 p.m. | ONLINE\nJoin us Guelph Museums’ curator Dawn Owen for an online series of bite-sized conversations inspired by current exhibitions and stories from the collection. Register through Eventbrite.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/her-story-trailblazers-of-guelph-and-wellington-county/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:History Bites: Rapid Response: Collecting Today for Tomorrow
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a series of bite-sized conversations inspired by current exhibitions and stories from the collection. \nFirst up in our online series\, Guelph Museums curator Dawn Owen talks Rapid Response: Collecting Today for Tomorrow. \nJoin curator Dawn Owen for a casual conversation about the Museums’ Rapid Response Collecting program. We will reveal\, for the first time publicly\, some of objects and expressions shared by Guelphites in response to the pandemic and to the local Black Lives Matter solidarity movement. Take part in the conversation from the comfort of home\, as we answer your questions about “Collecting Today for Tomorrow.” \n\nDid you miss the live event? Watch the History Bites: Rapid Response: Collecting Today for Tomorrow recording below:
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/history-bites-rapid-response-collecting-today-for-tomorrow/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Events,History Bites
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SUMMARY:Military Lecture - Fighting for Citizenship: Black Union Soldiers on the Battlefield and in Politics
DESCRIPTION:Image: 1864 Union recruitment broadside\, P. S. Duval and Son\, Philadelphia \nGuelph Museums’ 2020-2021 military lecture series is going digital! \nDana Weiner presents\, Fighting for Citizenship: Black Union Soldiers on the Battlefield and in Politics. \nDuring the U.S. Civil War\, African American men fought to join the Union ranks. Their struggle was just one operation in a much longer rights campaign that both free and enslaved people fought. Across the nation\, thousands of Black men believed that they must join in the effort to defeat the Confederate States of America\, but they confronted initial resistance to their offers of service. As soon as they could\, they took advantage of the opportunities to participate in the Union war effort. This talk will explore Black men’s military service\, their challenges and triumphs in wartime\, and how they used their skills and experiences to gain political and civil rights in the post-war era. \nOffered in partnership with the Laurier Centre for Military\, Strategic and Disarmament Studies. \nAbout Dana Weiner\n \nDr. Dana Elizabeth Weiner is associate professor of history at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her publications include “Legal Ambiguities on the Ground: Black Californians’ Land Claims\, 1848-1870” in Beyond the Borders of the Law: Critical Legal Histories of the North American West(University Press of Kansas\, 2018) and Race and Rights: Fighting Slavery and Prejudice in the Old Northwest\, 1830-1870 (Northern Illinois University Press\, 2013). Her current research concerns citizenship claims and rights activism among people of African descent in early California. \n\nDid you miss the live event? Watch the recording Military Lecture: Fighting for Citizenship below:
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/military-lecture-fighting-for-citizenship/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Events,Military Lecture Series
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201021
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201022
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SUMMARY:History Bites - Her Story: Trailblazers of Guelph and Wellington County
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an online series of bite-sized conversations inspired by current exhibitions and stories from the collection. \nGuelph Museums curator Dawn Owen will be chatting about Her Story: Trailblazers of Guelph and Wellington County\, a display highlighting the contributions of women and organizations/groups who have advanced the status of women by leading the way towards a diverse and gender inclusive community. \nCreated in partnership with University of Guelph College of Arts\, Community Engaged Scholarship Institute\, Canadian Federation of University Women- Guelph\, Women in Crisis Guelph-Wellington and the Zonta Club of Guelph.  \n\nDid you miss the live event? Watch the History Bites: Her Story recording below:
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/history-bites-her-story/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Events,History Bites
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201027
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SUMMARY:Resonance: Guelph Chamber Choir at 40
DESCRIPTION:Experience the soul-stirring sounds of Guelph’s premier chamber choir through 40 years of recording and performance history. This exhibition shares the stories of the people whose lives have been touched by their involvement with choral music since 1980 and sets the stage for the next 40 years of Guelph Chamber Choir. \nResonance: Guelph Chamber Choir at 40 Virtual Exhibition\n 
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/resonance-guelph-chamber-choir-at-40/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201103
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SUMMARY:Liberation of Holland 1945: Trooper Clarence Oliver James
DESCRIPTION:Between 1939 and 1945\, the Second World War was an international conflict fought on land\, on sea and in the air. Canadian soldiers played a major role in the war\, including many from Guelph. Some of Guelph’s soldiers returned home\, but many died in battle and as prisoners of war. \nThe year 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. In remembrance of those who fought and died in the fight for freedom\, Guelph Museums presents exhibitions that share the stories of two Guelph soldiers. \nThe first display\, titled Liberation of Holland 1945\, traces Canada’s central role in the conflict through the story of Trooper Clarence Oliver James of Guelph. As a tank driver with the 1st Hussars\, Trooper James was among the Canadian soldiers in the Rhineland on February 26\, 1945. It was a pivotal battle that triggered the end of the Second World War. The display includes artifacts on loan from the James family archive and from the Museums’ permanent collection. \nThe second display\, titled Scholar\, Soldier\, Spy\, tracks Germany’s role in inciting the Second World War and the establishment of the concentration camps that took over 6 million lives. This dark chapter in world history is recounted through the story of Captain John Kenneth Macalister of Guelph. Captain Macalister served in the Intelligence Corps. He was captured in occupied France and imprisoned at Buchenwald for more than a year before his death in 1944. The display includes photographs and artifacts from the Museums’ permanent collection. \nIn this 75th anniversary year of the end of the Second World War\, these exhibitions help us to remember the lives of these soldiers and to commemorate their deaths. On view at Guelph Museums until January 31\, 2021. \nRelated Events:\n\n\n\n \nHistory Bites – Second World War Remembered\nWednesday\, November 18\, 12 to 1 p.m. | ONLINE\nJoin us Guelph Museums’ curator Dawn Owen for an online series of bite-sized conversations inspired by current exhibitions and stories from the collection. Register through Eventbrite.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/liberation-of-holland-1945-clarence-oliver-james/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:In Our Cases,Past Exhibitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210201
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SUMMARY:Scholar\, Soldier\, Spy: Captain John Kenneth Macalister
DESCRIPTION:Between 1939 and 1945\, the Second World War was an international conflict fought on land\, on sea and in the air. Canadian soldiers played a major role in the war\, including many from Guelph. Some of Guelph’s soldiers returned home\, but many died in battle and as prisoners of war. \nThe year 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. In remembrance of those who fought and died in the fight for freedom\, Guelph Museums presents exhibitions that share the stories of two Guelph soldiers. \nThe first display\, titled Liberation of Holland 1945\, traces Canada’s central role in the conflict through the story of Trooper Clarence Oliver James of Guelph. As a tank driver with the 1st Hussars\, Trooper James was among the Canadian soldiers in the Rhineland on February 26\, 1945. It was a pivotal battle that triggered the end of the Second World War. The display includes artifacts on loan from the James family archive and from the Museums’ permanent collection. \nThe second display\, titled Scholar\, Soldier\, Spy\, tracks Germany’s role in inciting the Second World War and the establishment of the concentration camps that took over 6 million lives. This dark chapter in world history is recounted through the story of Captain John Kenneth Macalister of Guelph. Captain Macalister served in the Intelligence Corps. He was captured in occupied France and imprisoned at Buchenwald for more than a year before his death in 1944. The display includes photographs and artifacts from the Museums’ permanent collection. \nIn this 75th anniversary year of the end of the Second World War\, these exhibitions help us to remember the lives of these soldiers and to commemorate their deaths. On view at Guelph Museums until January 31\, 2021. \nRelated Events:\n\n\n\n \nHistory Bites – Second World War Remembered\nWednesday\, November 18\, 12 to 1 p.m. | ONLINE\nJoin us Guelph Museums’ curator Dawn Owen for an online series of bite-sized conversations inspired by current exhibitions and stories from the collection. Register through Eventbrite.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/scholar-soldier-spy-john-kenneth-macalister/
LOCATION:Guelph Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:In Our Cases,Past Exhibitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201115
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SUMMARY:Locomotive 6167 Move to John Galt Park
DESCRIPTION:On November 14\, Locomotive 6167 moved to its new\, permanent home in John Galt Park\, adjacent to the River Run Centre on Woolwich Street. \nView video on Facebook Live
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/locomotive-6167-move-to-john-galt-park/
LOCATION:Locomotive 6167\, John Galt Park\, Guelph\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events,Other
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201119
DTSTAMP:20260403T150017
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SUMMARY:History Bites: Second World War Remembered
DESCRIPTION:Between 1939 and 1945\, the Second World War was an international conflict fought on land\, on sea and in the air. Canadian soldiers played a major role in the war\, including many from Guelph. In this 75th anniversary year\, we come together to remember their lives and reflect on their sacrifices. \nJoin us on Wednesday\, November 18 at 12 p.m. for an online conversation that focuses on the Liberation of Holland from German occupation and traces Canada’s central role in ending the Second World War. \nHosted by Guelph Museums’ curator Dawn Owen\, History Bites welcomes Julie Allen from Faces to Graves (Groesbeek\, in the province of Gelderland\, the Netherlands)\, Karen Hunter from In Our Fathers’ Footsteps (Guelph)\, and Sue Pynenburg (Rockwood)\, niece of Trooper Clarence Oliver James of Guelph\, who lost his life in a pivotal battle in the Rhineland on February 26\, 1945. \n\nDid you miss the live event? Watch the History Bites: Second World War Remembered recording below:
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/history-bites-second-world-war-remembered/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Events,History Bites
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201127
DTSTAMP:20260403T150017
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SUMMARY:Military Lecture - War Junk: Munitions Disposal and Postwar Reconstruction in Canada
DESCRIPTION:Guelph Museums’ 2020-2021 military lecture series is going digital! \nDr. Alex Souchen presents\, War Junk: Munitions Disposal and Postwar Reconstruction in Canada. \n\nWar Junk reveals the complex political\, economic\, social\, and environmental legacies of munitions disposal in Canada. During the Second World War\, Canadian factories produced mountains of munitions and supplies\, including some 800 ships\, 16\,000 aircraft\, 800\,000 vehicles\, and over 4.6 billion rounds of ammunition and artillery shells. Although they were crucial to winning the war\, these assets turned into peacetime liabilities when hostilities ended in 1945. \nDrawing on comprehensive archival research\, Alex Souchen provides a definitive account of the disposal crisis triggered by Allied victory and shows how Canadian policymakers implemented a disposal strategy that facilitated postwar reconstruction. Canadians responded to the unprecedented divestment of public property by reusing and recycling military surpluses to improve their postwar lives. \nFrom the fear of deflating markets with surplus assets to the thriftiness of upcycling the remnants of war\, Souchen argues that the disposal of munitions and supplies was integral to the making of postwar Canada. \n\n\nThis book will appeal to military and Canadian historians and those interested in material culture and military artifacts. \n\nOffered in partnership with the Laurier Centre for Military\, Strategic and Disarmament Studies. \n  \n \n\nAbout Alex Souchen\n \nAlex Souchen is a historian specializing in warfare\, society\, and the environment in Canada\, based in Kingston. He received his PhD from the University of Western Ontario and held a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies. He currently holds an Associated Medical Services Postdoctoral Fellowship at Trent University’s Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies. \n  \n\nDid you miss the live event? Watch the recording of Military Lecture: War Junk below:
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/military-lecture-war-junk-munitions-disposal-and-postwar-reconstruction-in-canada/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Events,Military Lecture Series
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201216
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201217
DTSTAMP:20260403T150017
CREATED:20200909T181659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T165258Z
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SUMMARY:History Bites: Live from the Vaults
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a series of bite-sized conversations inspired by current exhibitions and stories from the collection. \nThis History Bites session featuring a deep dive into the collection vaults. We’ll be looking into the museum’s collection of cookbooks and cooking tools. From Second World War rationing to a Covid Community Cookbook\, and all the happier times in between\, this session will tell you the story of Guelph through the food we eat. \n\nDid you miss the live event? Watch the History Bites: Cooking Up a History of Guelph recording below: \n \nWant to try some of the vintage recipes mentioned during History Bites? Click to view each recipe.\n\n		\n		\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Supper Dish\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Rolled Oat Macaroons\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Pineapple Marshmallow Salad\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Ginger Bread \n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Caraway Cookies\n				\n		\n\nSome of the Guelph Museums staff were brave enough to try some of the recipes! Click images for full view.\nVal’s Rolled Oat Macaroons\n   \nPaula’s Supper Dish\n    \n\nKen’s Ginger Bread\n     \nLaura’s Carraway Cookies\n     \nEmma’s Pineapple Marshmallow Pimento Cheese Salad\n \nDawn’s Supper Dish Taste Test\nhttps://guelphmuseums.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Supper-Dish-1.mp4\nDawn’s Rolled Oat Macaroon Taste Tests\n\nEffervescent Egg Drink Compilation
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/history-bites-live-from-the-vaults/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Events,History Bites
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210120
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210121
DTSTAMP:20260403T150018
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SUMMARY:History Bites: Guelph Circa 1999
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a series of bite-sized conversations inspired by current exhibitions and stories from the collection. \nGuelph Museums curator Dawn Owen will be chatting about current exhibit\,  Guelph Circa 1999 with special guests Ajay Heble\, Dean Palmer\, Ian Findlay\, Jessica Steinhauser\, and Mark McAlpine. Watch guests compete in a 90s trivia challenge\, as they reflect on the cultural life of Guelph in the 1990s. \nAbout Guelph Circa 1999\nLike entering a time capsule\, visitors will discover Guelph of 20 years ago. Told through the stories of the people who spent time at The Bookshelf\, a cultural hub in this city since 1973. \nFeaturing portraits taken by photographer Dean Palmer of Andy the Barber\, Ian Findlay\, Jaqueline Gilbey\, Diego Hadarits\, Ajay Heble\, Tom King\, Grant Love\, Mark McAlpine\, Fred Mollison\, Harri Palm and Molly Kurvink\, Fredericka Potvin\, Ryan Price\, Joan Rentoul\, Tannis Slimmon\, Emma Smith\, and Jessica Steinhauser. \n\nDid you miss the live event? Watch the History Bites: Guelph Circa 1999 recording below:
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/history-bites-guelph-circa-1999-2/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Events,History Bites
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210128T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210128T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150018
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SUMMARY:Military Lecture - The Power of Witnessing in the Work of Battlefield Painter Mary Riter Hamilton
DESCRIPTION:Clearing the Battlefields in Flanders\, 1921\, Mary Riter Hamilton \n  \nDr. Irene Gammel presents\, “The Power of Witnessing in the Work of Battlefield Painter Mary Riter Hamilton”. Canadian painter Mary Riter Hamilton blazed a trail by painting the First World War graveyards and battlefields in oil and daring to be—unofficially—Canada’s first female war artist. In 1919\, just a few months after the armistice\, she arrived overseas and worked amid harrowing conditions—inadequate shelter and food\, surroundings littered with unexploded shells. In some 320 haunting paintings\, she captured the emotional landscapes and destroyed sites where Canadian soldiers had fought. Irene Gammel will speak about the extraordinary life of this long-forgotten Canadian artist discussing how her paintings render powerful meanings as acts of witnessing. She will give insight into her own travels to Vimy Ridge\, the Somme\, and Flanders\, while ending her talk with a brief reading from her new book on the topic. \nOffered in partnership with the Laurier Centre for Military\, Strategic and Disarmament Studies. \nHow to Access:\nThe military lecture is an online event. Register in advance through Eventbrite to take part in the conversation from the comfort of home. WebEx access link and password will be sent to attendees by email prior to the start of the event. \nAlternately\, \n\nWatch the live stream on Facebook. Don’t miss an event! Follow Guelph Museums to receive notifications when we’re live.\nWatch the live stream through the ONLINE Portal and check out videos from recent online events.\n\n\nAbout I Can Only Paint: The Story of Battlefield Artist Mary Riter Hamilton\nFor Canadian impressionist Mary Riter Hamilton\, capturing the emotional landscape of battlefields and graveyards in the months after the Great War’s armistice became an artistic calling and defined her work. A woman alone after the storm had passed\, she found that her life after the war was indelibly marked by the experience. \nUndeterred by a rejection from the Canadian War Memorials Fund\, who nominated only male war artists abroad\, in 1919 Hamilton received a commission from the Amputation Club of British Columbia (now the War Amps) to commemorate those lost at war. She travelled from Victoria to the pre-reconstruction battlefields and towns of the Somme\, Vimy Ridge\, and the Ypres Salient where amid harsh conditions – inadequate shelter and food\, surroundings littered with unexploded shells – she recorded with determination\, pride\, and grace the ruins of war. Based on intensive archival research in Canada\, France\, and Belgium\, and using many previously unpublished letters\, I Can Only Paint offers an insider’s view of the artist’s vast\, underexplored body of war work and the conditions in which she created it. Irene Gammel argues that Hamilton’s work encoded a female perspective that distinguishes her paintings from the work of official Canadian war artists. \nI Can Only Paint is available for purchase through McGill-Queen’s University Press. \nAbout Irene Gammel\n \nDr. Irene Gammel is Professor of Arts\, Literature and Communication at Ryerson University and Executive Director of the Modern Literature and Culture Research Centre. A cultural critic on women’s heritage\, she researches issues of gender\, forgotten artists\, and World War I; in addition\, she leads a team on Operation Canada\, a study of the Canadian war diary. Dr. Gammel held Tier I Canada Research Chair in Modern Literature and Culture (2005 to 2018) and was inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2009. She is the author and editor of 14 internationally acclaimed books. Her latest book is I Can Only Paint: The Story of Battlefield Painter Mary Riter Hamilton. \nFollow on Twitter: @MLC_Research  \nWebsite: mlc.ryerson.ca \n  \n 
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/the-power-of-witnessing-in-the-work-of-battlefield-painter-mary-riter-hamilton/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210216
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210809
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SUMMARY:Fred Hallett and The Sewing Machine Factory
DESCRIPTION:Alfred “Fred” Thomas Hallett was born in October 1863 in Lewisham\, Kent\, England – over 150 years ago! His parents\, William and Eliza\, moved their family to Canada in May 1869\, when Fred was six years old. He had seven siblings: William\, Henry\, John\, Elizabeth\, Esther\, Charles\, and Arthur. \nThe Hallett family settled in Guelph. At the age of twelve\, Fred left school to work at Raymond’s Sewing Machine Company. He operated a machine called a gear cutter. \nOn February 3\, 1879\, Fred’s hand was caught in the gear cutter. He tried to pull free\, but he lost his arm in the accident. Fred recovered from his injury and returned to work at Raymond’s Factory. He became a wheel turner\, a task that he could do with one arm. \nFred lived in Guelph until 1891. When he was 28 years old\, he moved to Chicago\, Illinois\, USA. He got married a year later. Fred and his wife Emily had four children: Hazel\, Alfred\, William\, and Anna. Their descendants continue to live in Upper State New York\, USA. \nFred’s story is a permanent fixture of the Families Gallery but this display featuring Fred Hallett\, Raymond Sewing Machine Factory and child labour in 19th century Guelph extends beyond the gallery to the second floor\, opposite from the elevator. \nThanks to local historian Bonnie Durtnall\, Labouring All Our Lives\, who discovered Fred Hallett’s story. Her research contributed greatly to this display. \nPortrait of Alfred “Fred” Hallett\, Courtesy of Tom Large.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/fred-hallett-and-the-sewing-machine-factory/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,In Our Cases,Past Exhibitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210217
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210218
DTSTAMP:20260403T150018
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SUMMARY:History Bites: Lay of the Land
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a series of bite-sized conversations inspired by current exhibitions and stories from the collection. \nThis History Bites session featuring current exhibition\, Lay of the Land. The exhibit orients visitors in time and place through an installation of maps\, spanning time immemorial to present day. Lay of the Land invites all visitors to understand our complex relationship to the land\, past and present\, and to the place that we now call Guelph. \n\nDid you miss the live event? Watch the History Bites: Lay of the Land recording below: \n 
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/history-bites-lay-of-the-land-2/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Events,History Bites,Online
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210226
DTSTAMP:20260403T150018
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SUMMARY:Military Lecture - A Tethered Dragon: The Eight Nation Army Occupation of Beijing & Tianjin\, 1900-1902
DESCRIPTION:Meridian gate\, the entrance to the Emperor’s quarters in Beijing’s Forbidden City\, 1900. \n  \nBlaine Chiasson presents\, A Tethered Dragon: The Eight Nation Army Occupation of Beijing & Tianjin\, 1900-1902. \nIn September 1900 American\, British\, French\, Italian\, Russian\, German\, Japanese and Austro-Hungarian troops\, the multi-national ‘Eight Nation Army’ occupied northern China\, having invaded Qing China in response to the Buddhist millennial Boxer Rebellion\, which targeted foreign missionaries and diplomats. For two years Beijing\, the northern capital\, and Tianjin its port city\, were occupied and administered by these combined officers and troops as the Qing court remained in exile in western China. His talk will examine the dynamics of this multi-national occupation concentrating on the debate and justification for looting\, foreign fascination with the previously closed Forbidden City\, inter-allied conflict\, Chinese resistance\, and the occupation’s long-term affects on the built urban landscape of the two cities. \nOffered in partnership with the Laurier Centre for Military\, Strategic and Disarmament Studies. \n\nAbout Blaine Chiasson:\n \nAfter his BA is in Russian language & history from Dalhousie University\, Chiasson attended the University of Toronto intending to continue my MA in Russian. After taking Mandarin & Chinese history he became interested in the fate of the 500\,000 + Russian émigré population in interwar China and switched to Modern Chinese history for his PhD. His monograph\, Administering the Colonizer: Manchuria’s Russians under Chinese Rule 1919-1929 (2010) was published by UBC Press. Chiasson’s published articles all examine Russian imperialism in China and the Russian community in exile. Further research on the Russian army and Beijing’s Ethnic Chinese Russian Orthodox community during the 1901 Boxer rebellion has led to his present project\, a study of the Eight Nation international occupation of Tianjin and Beijing from 1900 to 1903. He is currently an Associate Professor\, Department of History\, Wilfrid Laurier University. \n\nDid you miss the live event? Watch the recording of Military Lecture: A Tethered Dragon below: 
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/military-lecture-a-tethered-dragon/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Events,Military Lecture Series
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210313
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220418
DTSTAMP:20260403T150018
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SUMMARY:Memory Cycle: Re-Sonified Artifacts
DESCRIPTION:Memory Cycle: Re-Sonified Artifacts is a collaboration between Guelph Civic Museum and musician Gordon Monahan. This exhibition is a foray into the parlour rooms of Victorian Guelph and an experiment with Victorian-era piano recordings. \nWorking with the museum\, Monahan selected 19th-century artifacts from the permanent collection. Using furniture\, farm equipment\, and keyboard instruments\, Monahan experiments with period sound by transmitting vibrations through the artifacts. \nVisitors to the exhibition hear sounds once emitted by the instruments on display. In a process called sonification (and re-sonification)\, Monahan works with the principle that vibration is perceived by the human ear as sound. The artifacts become sounding objects — transmitters of recorded sound — as well as sound sculptures. \nThe sound installation in the midst of a Victorian-era parlour room offers a ghostly rendition of music that once vibrated through the displayed artifacts. Like memory\, the circulation (and re-circulation) of sound calls forth the music and history of times past. \n\n		\n		\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Installation View\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Sound Transducer on Victorian Crib\n				\n		\n\n \nHear a conversation about Memory Cycle with Guelph Museums’ Curator Dawn Owen\, Jesse Stewart\, and artist Gordon Monahan: \n\nMemory Cycle was researched\, developed and presented by Gordon Monahan with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/gordon-monahan-sonification-of-the-collection/
LOCATION:Guelph Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Past Exhibitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210317
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210318
DTSTAMP:20260403T150018
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SUMMARY:History Bites: From Farmland Irrigation to Martian Exploration - 125 Years of Physics in Guelph
DESCRIPTION:History Bites is a monthly series of bite-sized conversations inspired by current exhibitions and stories from the collection. Visitor Experiences Assistant Anna Patterson chats with Dr. Joanne O’Meara and Orbax from the Physics Department at the University of Guelph about their upcoming exhibit at the Civic Museum – “From Farmland Irrigation to Martian Exploration: 125 Years of Physics in Guelph”. \n\nDid you miss the live event? Watch the History Bites: From Farmland Irrigation to Martian Exploration recording below: \n \n  \n 
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/history-bites-from-farmland-irrigation-to-martian-exploration-125-years-of-physics-in-guelph/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Events,History Bites,Online
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210323
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211101
DTSTAMP:20260403T150018
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SUMMARY:From Farmland Irrigation to Martian Exploration: 125 Years of Physics in Guelph
DESCRIPTION:“I believe the scientific farmer is going to be the farmer of the future. […] If farming is to be made a success in this country\, it has to be done on a scientific basis.” \n— J.B. Reynolds (1867-1948) \nWith that pronouncement in 1895\, the Department of Physics was born at the newly formed Ontario Agricultural College (est. 1874). Since then\, the Department of Physics at the University of Guelph has grown to become one of the most respected in Canada. With a rich history of research and a strong commitment to innovation in teaching\, Guelph Physics has come a long way since its agrarian roots.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/from-farmland-irrigation-to-martian-exploration-125-years-of-physics-in-guelph/
LOCATION:Guelph Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:In Our Cases,Past Exhibitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210323
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211101
DTSTAMP:20260403T150018
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SUMMARY:CFRU: 40 Years on the FM Dial
DESCRIPTION:CFRU Radio & Media Centre celebrates 40+ years of broadcasting the voices of Guelph’s campus and community at 93.3 FM. Featuring interactive audio and visual links\, artifacts\, and ephemera pulled from reel-to-reel archives\, poster bins\, cassette collections\, and the reminiscences of CFRU alumni. This display guides viewers through the eclectic\, creative\, social-justice-promoting\, funny\, and wild story of this beloved local outlet.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/cfru-40-years-on-the-fm-dial/
LOCATION:Guelph Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,In Our Cases,Past Exhibitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210325
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210326
DTSTAMP:20260403T150018
CREATED:20210111T201431Z
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SUMMARY:Military Lecture - Hidden Scars: Uncovering the Lived Experience of Shell-Shocked Ex-Servicemen
DESCRIPTION:Electric Heat Cabinet – Military Hospital Commission – Cobourg\, Ontario \n  \nHeather Ellis presents\, Hidden Scars: Uncovering the Lived Experience of Shell-Shocked Ex-Servicemen. \n1918 marked the end of the First World War\, but for returning soldiers it was the beginning of adjustment\, recovery and\, in some cases\, collapse. The transition from war to peace was especially difficult for those diagnosed with a psychological illness. ‘Shell shock’ has become synonymous with the Great War and frequently appears in the history\, literature\, and film of the conflict. While these studies highlight the emotional turmoil and hardship faced by soldiers\, they often obscure the reality of war neurosis. \nEllis’ talk highlights the post-war lives of shell-shocked ex-servicemen and their families through their disability pension applications. It explores the challenges families faced when veterans were hospitalized for extended periods of time and demonstrates the power struggle between pension officials\, physicians\, veterans\, and their family members. \nOffered in partnership with the Laurier Centre for Military\, Strategic and Disarmament Studies. \n\nAbout Heather Ellis:\nHeather Ellis is a PhD Candidate at Western University under the supervision of Dr. Jonathan Vance. Her dissertation focuses on the impact war neurosis had on veterans and their families. She is particularly interested in the ways in which veterans constructed their mental illnesses and their negotiations with the Canadian state in disability applications. \n\nDid you miss the live event? Watch the recording of Military Lecture: Hidden Scars below:
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/military-lecture-hidden-scars-uncovering-the-lived-experience-of-shell-shocked-ex-servicemen/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Events,Military Lecture Series
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210412
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210413
DTSTAMP:20260403T150018
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SUMMARY:Mission STEMpossible: Rocket Science with Creative Encounters
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Spring Break with safe-at-home science activities and adventures. Mission: STEMpossible videos released daily from April 12 to 16 at 11 am on Facebook\, YouTube and our Museum Everywhere page. \nMake your own bottle rocket.\nADULT SUPERVISION REQUIRED. \n\n  \n \nPresented in partnership with:
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/mission-stem-possible-safe-at-home-science/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Events,Online,Other
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210413
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210414
DTSTAMP:20260403T150018
CREATED:20210412T211014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T175757Z
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SUMMARY:Mission STEMpossible: OAC Science Challenges
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Spring Break with safe-at-home science activities and adventures. Mission: STEMpossible videos released daily from April 12 to 16 at 11 am on Facebook\, YouTube and our Museum Everywhere page. \nGet your hands dirty making your own soil globe.\n\nSoil Globe Worksheet\nDiscover the real cost of food.\n\nReal Cost of Food Worksheet\nTake a closer look at your landscape.\n\nLooking at Landscapes Worksheet\nBreak down bread.\n\nBread Breakdown Worksheet\nGet outside for a biodiversity adventure.\n\nBiodiversity Worksheet\nPresented in partnership with:
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/mission-stempossible-diy-soil-globe-with-oac/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Events,Online,Other
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210414
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210415
DTSTAMP:20260403T150019
CREATED:20210412T210551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220830T192143Z
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SUMMARY:Mission STEMpossible: Birding with Wild Ontario
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Spring Break with safe-at-home science activities and adventures. Mission: STEMpossible videos released daily from April 12 to 16 at 11 am on Facebook\, YouTube and our Museum Everywhere page. \nBirding for science. Science for birding.\n\nMission STEMpossible Birding Challenge\nMission STEMpossible Birding Resources\n\nPresented in partnership with:
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/mission-stempossible-birding-with-wild-ontario/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Events,Online,Other
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210415
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210416
DTSTAMP:20260403T150019
CREATED:20210412T205525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T194811Z
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SUMMARY:Mission STEMpossible: DIY water filtration with Let's Talk Science
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Spring Break with safe-at-home science activities and adventures. Mission: STEMpossible videos released daily from April 12 to 16 at 11 am on Facebook\, YouTube and our Museum Everywhere page. \nMake your own water filter.\n\n \nPresented in partnership with:
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/mission-stempossible-diy-water-filtration-with-lets-talk-science/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Events,Online,Other
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