Diversity and the Freedom to Read: Who’s Missing?
By Liane Belway Readers and writers across Canada will celebrate Freedom to Read Week this February 18–24. This annual event raises awareness about access to books for all Canadians and about how...
View ArticleFreedom to Read
By Mary-Francis Turk At Library and Archives Canada (LAC), we never judge a book by its cover (or its content, for that matter)! We want to make sure that readers and researchers have access to all...
View ArticleNo Leap of Faith
By Forrest Pass For those of us stuck in the throes of a Canadian winter, it seems cruel to add an extra day to the month of February. We might well ask why a day isn’t added to the summer … Continue...
View ArticleAccessing Personnel Records of the First World War: A new database at Library...
By Richard Yeomans On August 4, 1914, Britain formally declared war on Germany, a decision that brought Canada into the theatre of conflict in Europe because of its status as a dominion within the...
View ArticleThe Great Gabrielle and Young Annik
By Ariane Brun del Re and Stéphane Lang Did you know that famous novelist Gabrielle Roy, known for Bonheur d’occasion (1945) (published in English as The Tin Flute, 1947), La petite poule d’eau (1950)...
View ArticleSummer Student Experience at the Archives
By Valentina Donato I have always had an interest in artefacts that share a story. Throughout my undergraduate studies at the University of Ottawa, I surrounded myself with history by working at...
View ArticleThe Final Charge of the Canadian Cavalry
By Ethan M. Coudenys Shells were falling, machine guns were firing, and horses were whinnying as the final cavalry charge of the Great War on the Western Front took place at Moreuil Wood. The line had...
View ArticleCheese and walnut loaf from 1924
By Ariane Gauthier In 1924, the Department of Agriculture published the booklet Mangeons du fromage canadien : Recettes et menus. It highlights the health, nutritional and economic benefits of cheese,...
View ArticleWomen in the War: the Royal Canadian Air Force at 100
By Rebecca Murray Please note that many of the visuals for this article were taken from digitized microfiche; as such, the image quality varies, and individual item-level catalogue descriptions are not...
View ArticleFifty Years after the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry: Environmental...
By Elizabeth Kawenaa Montour The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry (MVPI), also known as the Berger Inquiry, was enacted fifty years ago in 1974 by the Canadian Government. The purpose of the Inquiry...
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