Comments for My History Museum

Comment on Related: WHO HAS SHAPED OUR COUNTRY? by M. Diane Rogers

M. Diane Rogers — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:37:01 +0000

I agree with Jennie – also more people/emphasis on northern Canada (as well as the west). One theme might be the role of families – for e.g. David Thompson and Charlotte Small and Sir James Douglas and Amelia Connolly, then representative families – immigrant families on the prairies, for instance, and perhaps some of the elite, the Molson family and/or Lady Aberdeen and her husband.

Comment on Related: WHO HAS SHAPED OUR COUNTRY? by jennie stadnichuk

jennie stadnichuk — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:10:20 +0000

add more First Nations people, ie. women? and in the earliest times when without their assistance the early explorers and so called “discoverers” of Canada would hv perished if not for sharing of survival skills by Native men and women. Who in the long run have lived and died to regret their assistance to the “white” discoverers.

Comment on Related: WHO HAS SHAPED OUR COUNTRY? by M. Diane Rogers

M. Diane Rogers — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:43:05 +0000

Less emphasis on personality and more on the organizations and companies developed, built and worked with by many ‘common Canadians’ that have thus influenced our history would allow for a more comprehensive look at Canada and its people – just as a few examples –
Northwest Company, Hudson’s Bay Company, C.P.R, Federation of Women’s Institutes of Canada, Grain Growers Grain Company Limited, BC Indian Homemakers Association.

Comment on Related: WHO HAS SHAPED OUR COUNTRY? by Deborah Diduck

Deborah Diduck — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 08:53:11 +0000

I would add Calire Culhave to the list. I read her story “One Woman Army” and was impressed with how she persevered. Her daughter lives in Powell River, BC

Comment on Related: WHO HAS SHAPED OUR COUNTRY? by Deborah Diduck

Deborah Diduck — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 08:50:24 +0000

I would add Claire Culhane to the list. I read her story “One Woman Army” and was impressed with how she persevered to make the justice system more humane. Her daughter lives in Powell River.

Comment on Related: WHAT IS THE CANADIAN STORY? by J. Mairs

J. Mairs — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:15:04 +0000

Sorry, but i’ve given up on this… first, because the webpage is excruciatingly slow. More important, because the exercise is absurd. We’re voting on which historical events we think are ‘important’??? pooling our ignorance?! what a waste.

Comment on Related: WHAT IS THE CANADIAN STORY? by J. Mairs

J. Mairs — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:04:21 +0000

i’m shocked that so many of the options you’re offering are relatively recent! How can this help us get an understanding of where we come from, and of the wider sweep of our history?

Comment on Related: WHO HAS SHAPED OUR COUNTRY? by Elly Daniels

Elly Daniels — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:34:20 +0000

Not just through it’s personalities, but through their stories…We need to talk to those making a difference in Canada while they are still living. We need to record their stories and build an oral history of Canada. A copy of each story should be in the museum or the National archives and online for students and all Canadians to access. Every story is important, not just those of prominent Canadians. See StoryCorps, a project of NPR in the U.S.

Comment on Related: WHO HAS SHAPED OUR COUNTRY? by John R.A. mayer

John R.A. mayer — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:00:09 +0000

I like many of the candidates, but urge that Dr. Lotta Hitschmanova (152) be included

Comment on Related: WHO HAS SHAPED OUR COUNTRY? by John R.A. mayer

John R.A. mayer — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:59:11 +0000

I like many of the candidates, but urge to include 152, Dr. Lotta Hitschmanove