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Canadian Museum of History Blog
4M ago
Figure skater Elizabeth Manley was mercilessly criticized and fat-shamed in the lead-up to the 1988 Winter Olympic Games. She nonetheless persevered, winning a silver medal and proving her critics wrong. Manley’s Olympic team jacket is part of the collection at the Canadian Museum of History. It illustrates the patriotism and fame that comes with elite ..read more
Canadian Museum of History Blog
4M ago
In the 1980s and ’90s, Dale King was English Montréal’s most in-demand aerobics instructor. She achieved this status this by breaking from the Jane Fonda approach and by bringing Black culture, music and dance to the fitness scene. Her surprising advertisements are part of the collection at the Canadian Museum of History. Because how we ..read more
Canadian Museum of History Blog
5M ago
On May 27, 2021, the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Nation announced that the unmarked graves of Indigenous children had been found at the site of the former Kamloops Residential School. Kwaguʼł master carver Stanley C. Hunt was stunned at the news, as were people across Canada. Hunt responded by creating a massive red cedar sculpture that is ..read more
Canadian Museum of History Blog
5M ago
When does a story become history? “That is the million-dollar question,” says James Trepanier, Curator, History of Childhood and Social Movements at the Canadian Museum of History. He is one of the curators responsible for collecting artifacts that reflect how Canadians experienced the COVID-19 pandemic. “This was an event unlike anything we had seen in ..read more
Canadian Museum of History Blog
5M ago
Nav Bhatia made history as the first basketball fan to be inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame. He’s widely known as the Toronto Raptors “Superfan,” and his Superfan Foundation helps bring basketball to underserved communities across Canada. Fans are a huge part of the history and experience of sports. The Museum recently acquired a ..read more
Canadian Museum of History Blog
6M ago
Torches help signal the beginning of the Olympic Games. Months before competition, the flame is lit in Olympia, Greece. Torchbearers then carry the flame to the Olympic stadium in the host country, where they light the official cauldron. The flame burns until the closing ceremonies. Although torches evoke ideas about the ancient world, they are ..read more
Canadian Museum of History Blog
8M ago
Joe Clark’s term as Canada’s 16th Prime Minister was brief, lasting 273 days in 1979–1980. But those nine months represent only a key moment in the long career of this proud Albertan, who left his mark as a party activist, member of Parliament and federal minister.
Coming of age in Alberta
Charles Joseph Clark was born on June 5, 1939, in High River, a small town in southwestern Alberta. High River is known for its wide-open spaces, vast skies, and prosperous farmers. The Clark family was involved in journalism: Clark’s father, Charles, was editor-in-chief of the weekly High River Times, found ..read more
Canadian Museum of History Blog
8M ago
Paraskeva Clark – Maintenance Jobs in the Hangar, 1945 – CWM 19710261-5678 – Beaverbrook Collection of War Art – Canadian War Museum
Women artists experienced war in distinct ways. Through their art, they reflect different perspectives on war and Canada’s military history, influenced by their own lived experiences and identities. Outside the Lines, which opened on May 24, 2024, is the Museum’s latest and most extensive look at war and conflict through the eyes of women artists.
Drawing primarily upon the renowned Beaverbrook Collection of War Art, the exhibition features 65 works by 55 artis ..read more
Canadian Museum of History Blog
10M ago
Participants in the inaugural week of Encounters with Canada programming in Ottawa, September 1982. Photo: Historica Canada
Over the past few years, research staff at the Canadian Museum of History have been collecting and documenting various aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. This post focuses on a longstanding educational program that closed its doors for good as a result of the pandemic.
March marked the anniversary of the nearly global adoption of public health restrictions in response to the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020. These policies transformed schools, workplaces, and other ..read more
Canadian Museum of History Blog
11M ago
Jean Chrétien served as Canada’s Prime Minister for 10 years, from 1993 to 2003. That alone would have been enough to earn him an enduring place in Canadian history. However, for Chrétien himself, the role of Prime Minister was simply the crowning moment in a long and eventful career.
Aerial view of Shawinigan, Quebec — glass slide, around 1930. Jean Chrétien spent his childhood in this small industrial town. Canadian Museum of History, IMG2011-0036-4444-LS.
Born on January 11, 1934, in Shawinigan, in the central Quebec region of La Mauricie, Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien would one day leave ..read more