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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Behind the Scenes at MDHS: A Month of Exhibits, Archives, and Accessibility
As May now comes to an end, I realize that just like that, my first month with MDHS has swiftly come to a close, and what a month it has been. As I mentioned in my last post, much of my time over the last several weeks has been dedicated to the Blockhouse Refresh and I’m happy to say, that project has largely been completed. Beyond the Refresh, my days have been filled with a variety of new and exciting projects ... Read more
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More Than Storage: Rebuilding and Reorganizing the MDHS Archives
As we head into the middle of June my work here at MDHS continues to expand with new projects and opportunities. One such project ... Read More
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Coming 30 June
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