#JamesBarryDiary 15/5/1874 The devil all, all [sic] the days now are as dry as buggery. Can only saw half a day now. The Governor's boy was sawing today. No grinding of oats this long time, and only seven little grists of wheat. I'm getting some better, but not able to do much.

This is such sad, sad news. I am a great admirer of Joy’s work. She was a deep influence in the early days of ActiveHistory.ca. #cdnhist has lost a giant.

May 15, 1980 🧵

The Boy Scouts and YMCA remove boats and other expensive equipment from their Spirit Lake camps with help from a donated twin-engine helicopter.

A twirling dumpster hauls items from camps to the Highway 504 roadblock 12 miles W, where trucks take them to safety.

In today's 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵, Landhaus Fellow Sandra Swart introduces the concept of 'Apartheid’s Baboons' shedding light on the Apartheid state's disturbing manipulation of animals for covert biowarfare purposes.

#rcccriticalconcepts #rcc# #apartheid #baboons #lmu

Nonhuman Animals in the Age of Extinction and Mass Production is starting TOMORROW! This exclusively online day will have panels about extinction media, marine creatures and literary animals. We're looking forward to seeing you there! More info: animalstudiesucd.com

1916 Blue Clouds Wooded Hills and Marshes #tt1916

Documentary on Saguenay National Park

youtube.com/watch?v=wiyGee…

#parks #nationalparks #parks canada

Tvindehaugen, built in 1870 as DNT's first hytte in Jotunheimen, with Falketind in the background. The photograph was taken by Axel Lindahl in the 1880s

📷: Norsk Folkemuseum

Perfect baby cat

Opportunity in Dartmouth, NS - Digital Archivist, Halifax Regional Municipality, Dartmouth, NS - Deadline - May 19, 2024 ACA
archivists.ca/Job-Opportunit…

This is a bright day for Alaska!

The Alaska House has passed SB152 (SAVE Act) which will allow renters, low income folks & others to invest in community solar & save money on their electric bills. Avg national bill savings is 10%!

The bill now heads to the Governor's desk.

'The militarized occupation of Palestine has carved up a landscape, distributing the scraps to the highest, or rather, most violent bidder.' - Elsa Barron

niche-canada.org/2023/07/10/why…

#palestine #nakba #envhist #envhum

Today on our site we have ''Draining the Swamp' as a Metaphor for Control' by Anna Myers

This is the seventh post in the Wetland Wednesday series, edited by gab taillefer mclaren 🎃

niche-canada.org/2024/05/15/dra…

#envhist #wetlands #uspoli #rhetoric

CSN-RÉC For anyone curious, my NiCHE post gives some more background info about the book:

niche-canada.org/2024/04/22/new…

Check out Daniel Macfarlane 🇨🇦's review of Jay Hakes's 'Energy Crises: Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Hard Choices in the 1970s,' published in 2022 by OU Press; review now available H-Net Reviews #envhist #envhum #energy
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Day two of the Digital Disruption Field School. A grand merci Musée acadien & IEA for welcoming us. We also stopped at the memorial for Shubenacadie IRS to remember the children & legacy of residential schooling & the importance of the Shubenacadie River for the Mi’kmaq.

Baby leaves get sun-sharpened edges

1915 Footsteps in the Snow #tt1915