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The #Paris2024 #OlympicGames may be over, but you can participate in our 1976 Montréal Olympics Co-Lab anytime! Help us go for the gold in translation, transcription, and description! 🥇 colab.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Challenges…

The #Paris2024 #OlympicGames may be over, but you can participate in our 1976 Montréal Olympics Co-Lab anytime!

Help us go for the gold in translation, transcription, and description! 🥇
 
colab.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Challenges…
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During the #FWW, 3000+ women volunteered with the Canadian Expeditionary Force as Nursing Sisters. Their dedication to their work, their country and most importantly to their patients, commanded respect. Podcast: collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/800001/f7/… 📸 3395830

During the #FWW, 3000+ women volunteered with the Canadian Expeditionary Force as Nursing Sisters. Their dedication to their work, their country and most importantly to their patients, commanded respect.

Podcast: collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/800001/f7/… 

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Today is #NationalAcadianDay, in recognition of the history and nationality of one of Canada’s first European settlers. Read our blog to see if you have Acadian heritage in your family! thediscoverblog.com/2012/08/15/did… 📸2835217

Today is #NationalAcadianDay, in recognition of the history and nationality of one of Canada’s first European settlers.

Read our blog to see if you have Acadian heritage in your family!

thediscoverblog.com/2012/08/15/did…

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Photographs are a crucial part of LAC's collections, and a passion for many of us here. In our latest blog, our Project Naming manager recounts her early love of photography and how it guided her career. thediscoverblog.com/2024/08/15/ref… 📸 3191854

Photographs are a crucial part of LAC's collections, and a passion for many of us here.

In our latest blog, our <a href="/project_naming/">Project Naming</a> manager recounts her early love of photography and how it guided her career. 

thediscoverblog.com/2024/08/15/ref…

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#OTD in 1964, Roosevelt Campobello became the first and only jointly owned international park, run by Canada and the U.S. Pictured here at the opening ceremony are the guests of honour: Lady Bird Johnson and Maryon Pearson. 📸 5815605, 5847780, 5847825, 5852912 U.S. National Archives

#OTD in 1964, <a href="/FDRCampobello/">Roosevelt Campobello</a> became the first and only jointly owned international park, run by Canada and the U.S.

Pictured here at the opening ceremony are the guests of honour: Lady Bird Johnson and Maryon Pearson.

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<a href="/USNatArchives/">U.S. National Archives</a>
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Today’s word in our Anishinābemowin language series is neyàgadawendàgwak (preservation). Our new building will allow us to showcase and make accessible the documentary heritage of Canada which LAC preserves for the benefit of present and future generations!

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Our #Pride celebration lit up the night! 🌈 Yesterday's event was unforgettable, with a flag-raising ceremony, a thematic tour of our facilities, and a magical Silent DJ performance. Thanks to all who joined us, and happy Pride! 🎉🏳️‍🌈

Our #Pride celebration lit up the night! 🌈
 
Yesterday's event was unforgettable, with a flag-raising ceremony, a thematic tour of our facilities, and a magical Silent DJ performance. Thanks to all who joined us, and happy Pride!
 
🎉🏳️‍🌈
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Canada’s Canoe Archive podcast: The iconic image of the canoe, with its timeless utility for recreation and trade, originates with many Indigenous nations who first used them on their homelands, hunting grounds, and shared territories. collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/800001/f7/… 📸 2894476

Canada’s Canoe Archive podcast: The iconic image of the canoe, with its timeless utility for recreation and trade, originates with many Indigenous nations who first used them on their homelands, hunting grounds, and shared territories. 

collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/800001/f7/…  

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Look at those sweet faces! Today is dedicated to celebrating man’s best friend #InternationalDogDay 🐕 Check out our Flickr albums to see more photos of pups: flickr.com/photos/lac-bac… flickr.com/photos/lac-bac… 📷4314791

Look at those sweet faces! Today is dedicated to celebrating man’s best friend #InternationalDogDay 🐕

Check out our Flickr albums to see more photos of pups: flickr.com/photos/lac-bac…

flickr.com/photos/lac-bac… 

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Labour Day is around the corner… want to learn how it became a holiday in Canada? Read our new blog: thediscoverblog.com/2024/08/29/the… 📷3386883

Labour Day is around the corner… want to learn how it became a holiday in Canada? Read our new blog: thediscoverblog.com/2024/08/29/the…

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Our points of service in Ottawa, Winnipeg, Halifax and Vancouver, including all public consultation rooms, will be closed on Monday, September 2 for Labour Day. library-archives.canada.ca/eng/corporate/…

Our points of service in Ottawa, Winnipeg, Halifax and Vancouver, including all public consultation rooms, will be closed on Monday, September 2 for Labour Day.

library-archives.canada.ca/eng/corporate/…
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Voices Revealed, our new podcast miniseries on Discover Library and Archives Canada, is now out! 🎧 Season 1, “Porter Talk,” explores Black sleeping car porters’ experiences through interviews done by Stanley G. Grizzle. Find out more: library-archives.canada.ca/eng/corporate/…

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Happy #LabourDay! Explore the history of workers’ rights with our latest podcast “Porter Talk,” which showcases interviews by Stanley G. Grizzle, a former porter, labour activist, and champion for the Black community. library-archives.canada.ca/eng/collection…

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Lights, Camera, Action! 🎬 For #NationalCinemaDay, why not watch some of your favourite films, either at the theatre or at home? Check out our Flickr album for more photos of movie cameras: flickr.com/photos/lac-bac… 📷3386746

Lights, Camera, Action! 🎬

For #NationalCinemaDay, why not watch some of your favourite films, either at the theatre or at home?

Check out our Flickr album for more photos of movie cameras: flickr.com/photos/lac-bac… 

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It’s #NationalWildlifeDay! Check out LAC’s collection of interview transcripts with environmental activists from “The Green Interview”: …erche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/recor…

It’s #NationalWildlifeDay! 

Check out LAC’s collection of interview transcripts with environmental activists from “The Green Interview”: …erche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/recor…
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Dylan Roy thought he was uncovering records of a naval ship called the HMCS Griffon, but instead, he stumbled upon surprises linking the first ship on the Great Lakes to a military base in Thunder Bay! thediscoverblog.com/?p=17463 📸 2952744

Dylan Roy thought he was uncovering records of a naval ship called the HMCS Griffon, but instead, he stumbled upon surprises linking the first ship on the Great Lakes to a military base in Thunder Bay! 

thediscoverblog.com/?p=17463

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Happy #ReadABookDay! Ever wondered how your favourite Canadian books become, well, books? Join us on an animated adventure exploring their incredible journey from idea to bookshelf! 📚 What are you reading today?

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Today is UNESCO’s #InternationalLiteracyDay! This year’s theme highlights the importance of multilingual education. Check out this bilingual Canada Post stamp from 1996, celebrating and promoting literacy across Canada! 📸2266984

Today is UNESCO’s #InternationalLiteracyDay! 

This year’s theme highlights the importance of multilingual education. Check out this bilingual <a href="/canadapostcorp/">Canada Post</a> stamp from 1996, celebrating and promoting literacy across Canada! 

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