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Deborah Preuss, pcc 🇨🇦"The Museum of Toronto has launched a new virtual exhibition that spans the whole city with the goal of uncovering overlooked parts of the metropolis’s history.Strap on your walking shoes, warm up your QR code scanner and visit 25 storied sites of Toronto’s past, including the location of a fatal duel, the pitch where a legendary reggae musician honed his soccer skills and the former address of a notorious women’s prison."<a href="https://torontolife.com/city/toronto-just-turned-into-a-virtual-history-exhibition/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://torontolife.com/city/toronto-just-turned-into-a-virtual-history-exhibition/</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#toronto</a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/canadianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#canadianHistory</a>

Bryan H. Rombough<a href="https://mastodonarchitecture.org/tags/EmancipationDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EmancipationDay</a> <a href="https://mastodonarchitecture.org/tags/Slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Slavery</a> <a href="https://mastodonarchitecture.org/tags/MarcelTrudel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarcelTrudel</a> <a href="https://mastodonarchitecture.org/tags/CanadasForgottenSlaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CanadasForgottenSlaves</a> <a href="https://mastodonarchitecture.org/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mastodonarchitecture.org/tags/CanadianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CanadianHistory</a> <a href="https://vehiculepress.com/shop/canadas-forgotten-slaves-two-hundred-years-of-bondage-by-marcel-trudel-translated-by-george-tombs/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://vehiculepress.com/shop/canadas-forgotten-slaves-two-hundred-years-of-bondage-by-marcel-trudel-translated-by-george-tombs/</a>

Gina BlankOK, <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Internet</a>, help me out. I found this behind some baseboards in my post-war-era home. Web search shows similar pins for Canada & other cities, but can’t find the history. What were they from? *When* were they from? <a href="https://canada.masto.host/@canadaehx" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@canadaehx</a> <a href="https://threads.net/@cdnhistoryehx/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@cdnhistoryehx</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/@VintageEdmonton" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@VintageEdmonton</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/@CityofEdmonton" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@CityofEdmonton</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/YEG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YEG</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/EdmontonHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdmontonHistory</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CanadianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CanadianHistory</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#History</a>

Sharing bits of Canada 'eh🇨🇦Nellie McClung: A Leading Figure in the Suffrage Movement 🇨🇦Nellie McClung was a prominent Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. As a member of the Famous Five, she fought for women's suffrage and other social reforms. McClung's tireless advocacy played a crucial role in securing the right to vote for women in Canada and advancing gender equality. ♀️🇨🇦 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NellieMcClung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NellieMcClung</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Suffrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Suffrage</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CanadianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CanadianHistory</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_McClung" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_McClung</a>

Sharing bits of Canada 'eh🇨🇦Avro Arrow: Canada's Lost Aviation Dream 🇨🇦✈️Feb 20, 1959: Canada abruptly cancelled the Avro Arrow, a cutting-edge supersonic jet. Thousands lost jobs & all plans were destroyed. The cancellation is controversial, seen by many as a blow to Canada's aerospace industry and a symbol of lost potential. What could have been? 🤔 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AvroArrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AvroArrow</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CanadianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CanadianHistory</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Aerospace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Aerospace</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_CF-105_Arrow" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_CF-105_Arrow</a>

Just a Gwai LoEngineering Marvel: Peterborough Lift Lock TrentSevern <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/4k" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#4k</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/engineeringmarvels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#engineeringmarvels</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/canadianhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#canadianhistory</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrXZpXkKNNw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrXZpXkKNNw</a>

Of Bookish ThingsExistential Friday: America July 4th 2025 Florida is now home to both Disney World, and America’s future concentration camp. Let that horrific eldritch absurdity sink in on this July 4th, and let us mourn the death of a country and the democratic ideals it claimed as its own.<a href="https://c.im/tags/MassMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MassMedia</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AmericanHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmericanHistory</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CanadianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CanadianHistory</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AmericanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmericanNews</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AmericanPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmericanPolitics</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CanadianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CanadianHistory</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CanadianCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CanadianCulture</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TommyDouglas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TommyDouglas</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CanadianPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CanadianPolitics</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democracy</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ExistentialFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ExistentialFriday</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Memes</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PosterArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PosterArt</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SocialIssues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialIssues</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Society</a> <a href="https://impliedspaces.wordpress.com/2025/07/04/existential-friday-america-july-4th-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://impliedspaces.wordpress.com/2025/07/04/existential-friday-america-july-4th-2025/</a>

Sharing bits of Canada 'eh🇨🇦Viola Desmond: Canadian Civil Rights Pioneer 🇨🇦Viola Desmond, a Black Nova Scotian businesswoman, challenged racial segregation In 1946, Viola Desmond bravely challenged racial segregation by refusing to leave a whites-only section of a movie theatre. Her act, though resulting in arrest, galvanized Canada’s civil rights movement. In 2018, she was honored on the Canadian $10 bill! ✊ 🇨🇦 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ViolaDesmond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ViolaDesmond</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CivilRights</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CanadianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CanadianHistory</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_Desmond" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_Desmond</a>

Sharing bits of Canada 'eh🇨🇦Northern Dancer’s Triple Crown TriumphIn 1964, Canadian-bred racehorse Northern Dancer won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Queen’s Plate. Trained in Ontario, he became a global breeding icon. His Derby win at Churchill Downs was in a record time and made him a national hero. 🇨🇦 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NorthernDancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NorthernDancer</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HorseRacing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HorseRacing</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TripleCrown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TripleCrown</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CanadianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CanadianHistory</a><a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/northern-dancer" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/northern-dancer</a>

Her Doing🚨 Canadian History PSA! 🚨 So this seems interesting - all the <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/HeritageMinutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HeritageMinutes</a> from @HistoricaCanada in chronological order!(I had no idea there were so many!)For our international friends, Heritage Minutes were exactly that - a one-minute Canadian history lesson, aired as commercials on CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; national television network) - many of them packing quite a punch and memorable even decades later.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5INQNRNmUNamOA8SLIWTiUVF6eLwssSp" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5INQNRNmUNamOA8SLIWTiUVF6eLwssSp</a><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/HeritageMinute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HeritageMinute</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/CanadianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CanadianHistory</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#History</a>

TrevorTW for colonialism, racism, and general imperial apologia

Of Bookish ThingsWhen I moved to <a href="https://c.im/tags/NorthernOntario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NorthernOntario</a>, I met a resident who had been a German soldier during WWII. He had been captured, and ended up in a prisoner of war camp in Northern Ontario, clearing brush and clearing roads. After the war, he returned home, married his fiancé, and then returned to <a href="https://c.im/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> with her, to become a hardworking <a href="https://c.im/tags/Canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canadian</a> citizen and raise their Canadian family. Apparently, he was not the only one to do this.Thinking back on it now, I am hard-pressed to think of another country, other than <a href="https://c.im/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a>, where prisoners of war decide to return to the country that held them captive, and become citizens. If there are other countries where this happened, it would be interesting to hear about them. In the meantime, <a href="https://c.im/tags/ElbowsUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElbowsUp</a>. 🇨🇦 <a href="https://c.im/tags/CanadianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CanadianHistory</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NorthernOntarioHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NorthernOntarioHistory</a>

Sharing bits of Canada 'eh🇨🇦Laura Secord's Courageous Journey: A War of 1812 Heroine 🇨🇦June 22, 1813: Laura Secord, hearing of a planned American attack, bravely walked 32 km through fields and woods to warn British Lt. James FitzGibbon. Her warning led to the British victory at Beaver Dams and prevented an American advance. 🇨🇦<a href="https://mas.to/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> 🇨🇦 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LauraSecord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LauraSecord</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Warof1812" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Warof1812</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CanadianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CanadianHistory</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Secord" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Secord</a>

CarveHerName<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OnThisDay</a>, 22 June 1812, Canadian Laura Secord is said to have walked 19 miles to warn British forces of an impending American attack in the War of 1812.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WomenInHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WomenInHistory</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OTD</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WomensHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WomensHistory</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CanadianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CanadianHistory</a>

CarveHerName<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OnThisDay</a>, 21 June 1957, Ellen Fairclough becomes the first woman to be a Canadian federal cabinet minister. She advocates for equal pay for equal work.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CanadianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CanadianHistory</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WomenInHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WomenInHistory</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OTD</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WomensHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WomensHistory</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Histodons</a>

CarveHerName<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OnThisDay</a>, 19 Jun 1916, Emily Murphy is sworn in as a police magistrate in Alberta, Canada. She is the first woman to hold the role in the British Empire. Her experiences in the courts cause her to lead the 1929 “Persons case” that confirmed women are 'qualified persons' to hold public office in Canada.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CanadianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CanadianHistory</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WomenInHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WomenInHistory</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OTD</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WomensHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WomensHistory</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Histodons</a>1/2

Sharing bits of Canada 'eh🇨🇦Laura Secord's Courageous Journey: A War of 1812 Heroine 🇨🇦June 22, 1813: Laura Secord, hearing of a planned American attack, bravely walked 32 km through fields and woods to warn British Lt. James FitzGibbon. Her warning was crucial, leading to the British victory at Beaver Dams and preventing an American advance. 💪 Her daring act is a symbol of Canadian courage and unwavering patriotism. 🇨🇦<a href="https://mas.to/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> 🇨🇦 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LauraSecord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LauraSecord</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Warof1812" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Warof1812</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CanadianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CanadianHistory</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Secord" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Secord</a>

Sharing bits of Canada 'eh🇨🇦The Halifax Explosion 💥On December 6, 1917, two ships collided in Halifax Harbour causing the largest man-made explosion prior to nuclear weapons. The blast killed approximately 2,000 people and injured 9,000 others. Boston was one of the first cities to send aid, and Halifax sends them a Christmas tree each year in gratitude. 🇨🇦 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Halifax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Halifax</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CanadianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CanadianHistory</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion</a>

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