A Student's Journey Exploring Merrickville's Past
Mercedes Hunter is a trained archeologist, and a summer student engaged by MDHS to help us promote and preserve our community's history. Over the summer we've asked her to share her experiences digging into our past.
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Preserving the vibrant heritage of the Merrickville district is a community effort. My name is Mercedes and I am MDHS’s summer student researcher dedicated to excavating the past from our local archives and sharing the stories that shaped the place we call home. As a Museum Studies student from Algonquin College with an extensive past as an archaeologist; I come with an arsenal of experience I believe will help me tremendously this summer. From leading multi-stage excavations to conducting historical research on properties throughout Southern Ontario and I was very fortunate to gain hands-on experience working with both Euro-Canadian and Indigenous material and gain an in-depth knowledge of Ontario’s pioneer past. ... Read More
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Coming 30 May
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Coming 15 June
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Coming 30 June
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