Version française The Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Blog is starting a new chapter. After nearly 15 years and over a thousand blog posts on this site, we are preparing to launch a new storytell…| Library and Archives Canada Blog
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Version française By Laura M. Smith Within the walls of Library and Archives Canada’s Winnipeg facility, we find an accession from Parks Canada containing numerous field notebooks used by its employees. These notebooks contain measurements, calculations, technical drawings and notes … Continue reading →| Library and Archives Canada Blog
Version française By Ariane Gauthier The story of Sulo W. Alanen begins in the northern Ontarian village of Nolalu, a small settlement outside of Thunder Bay that emerged largely due to the arrival of Finnish settlers in the region. These settlers were … Continue reading →| Library and Archives Canada Blog
Version française By Dylan Roy “Get on your bike and ride,” my mother often told me in my youth when I would ask for a lift somewhere. Although I would sometimes begrudge her for forcing me to stay…| Library and Archives Canada Blog
Version française By Rebecca Murray In 2022, I wrote about researching my great-grandfather’s attendance at the 1936 unveiling of the Vimy Memorial. A year later, I shared another instalment, and now, I’m back with what feels like the conclusion to … Continue reading →| Library and Archives Canada Blog
Version française By Ariane Gauthier We make surprising connections throughout our lives. Things we thought were confined to our work or social circles unexpectedly surface in other areas. For me, …| Library and Archives Canada Blog
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Version française By Brian Virostek This article contains historical language and content that may upset some readers, including an illustration of a public hanging. For more information, please consult our historical language advisory. What goes through the mind of an … Continue reading →| Library and Archives Canada Blog
Version française By Ariane Gauthier The 1950s were a decisive decade for consumerism in the western world, particularly in the Americas. Economic growth, technological advancements and mass media …| Library and Archives Canada Blog
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Version française By William Benoit and Alyssa White This article contains historical language and content that may be considered offensive, such as language used to refer to racial, ethnic and cul…| Library and Archives Canada Blog
Version française By Marc St. Dennis This article contains historical language and content that may be considered offensive, such as language used to refer to racial, ethnic and cultural groups. Please see our historical language advisory for more information. The … Continue reading →| Library and Archives Canada Blog
Version française By Théo Martin Did you know that Le Cercle Molière, one of the oldest Canadian institutions in performing arts, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year? Library and Archive…| Library and Archives Canada Blog
Version française By Muhamed Amin In 1994, as part of its 40th anniversary, Sports Illustrated announced its “40 for the Ages” list of most influential figures to have significantly altered or elev…| Library and Archives Canada Blog
Version française By Rebecca Murray From fantasy to historical fiction, contemporary authors are incorporating the topic of banned and challenged books in their writing. In Rebecca Yarros’s popular…| Library and Archives Canada Blog
Version française By Jeff Noakes The image above comes from a series of photographs of Black sleeping car porters from during and after the Second World War. This series documents service to countr…| Library and Archives Canada Blog
Version française By Andrew Elliott As mentioned in Part 1 of this blog post, Allan Fleming mostly provided background consultancy work to the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) after its new l…| Library and Archives Canada Blog
Version française By Andrew Elliott Introduction For some reason, few people discussed the design process for the Canadian National Railway Company’s (CN) logo that came after the initial creative …| Library and Archives Canada Blog
Version française By Sacha Mathew Did you know that you can easily make your own military heritage display by using the tools and digitized records found on the Library and Archives Canada website?…| Library and Archives Canada Blog
Version française By Andrew Elliott “Imagination is our third partner.” – Cooper & Beatty, Allan Fleming, 1958 Introduction In the history of corporate logos, one stands out above many others a…| Library and Archives Canada Blog
