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Department of History, York University
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On Oral History and the Presence of the Past

On Oral History and the Presence of the Past

October 25, 2011 · by Jennifer Bonnell · in Uncategorized

When I first moved to Toronto from British Columbia ten years ago, I took up a job with the Multicultural History Society of Ontario, coordinating an oral history project on the Scarborough community of Agincourt. Conducted in partnership with the…

On Teaching History to Retirees

January 10, 2011 · by Jennifer Bonnell · in Uncategorized

Part of the purpose of Teaching the Past: A Blog About Teaching History in Canada is to discuss experiences and strategies related to teaching history in diverse venues. In the fall of 2010, I was invited to teach a course on the…

Recent Posts

  • Two Writing Awards for Stewards of Splendour
  • Podcast Feature – Writing the Coast: BC & Yukon Book Prizes
  • Don River history referenced in Globe and Mail article on July 2024 Floods
  • Newstalk 1010 Radio Interview with John Moore on the history of the Don River, 25 May 2023
  • Reclaiming the Don featured in Guardian story about changes to the river mouth

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