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Black and white photo from 1900 of Meridian gate, the entrance to the Emperor’s quarters in Beijing’s Forbidden City.

Military Lecture – A Tethered Dragon: The Eight Nation Army Occupation of Beijing & Tianjin, 1900-1902

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Meridian gate, the entrance to the Emperor’s quarters in Beijing’s Forbidden City, 1900.   Blaine Chiasson presents, A Tethered Dragon: The Eight Nation Army Occupation of Beijing & Tianjin, 1900-1902. In 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…

History Bites: From Farmland Irrigation to Martian Exploration – 125 Years of Physics in Guelph

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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…

Mars Rover, Curiosity, February 2021

From Farmland Irrigation to Martian Exploration: 125 Years of Physics in Guelph

Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

"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." — J.B. Reynolds (1867-1948) With that pronouncement in 1895, the Department of Physics was born at the newly formed Ontario Agricultural…

CFRU 40 Years on the FM Dial title graphic

CFRU: 40 Years on the FM Dial

Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

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…

Mission STEMpossible: Rocket Science with Creative Encounters

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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. Make your own bottle rocket. ADULT SUPERVISION REQUIRED. https://youtu.be/-NZ2aCRwkEI   Presented in partnership with:

Mission STEMpossible: OAC Science Challenges

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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. Get your hands dirty making your own soil globe. https://youtu.be/KSitcC4h_88 Soil Globe Worksheet Discover the real cost of food. https://youtu.be/lmf9qsyhbaI Real Cost of Food Worksheet…

Mission STEMpossible: Birding with Wild Ontario

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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. Birding for science. Science for birding. https://youtu.be/_9rtKCAf-uI Mission STEMpossible Birding Challenge Mission STEMpossible Birding Resources https://youtu.be/NvE9BaygAa8 Presented in partnership with: