Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 6hThe only English front-facing sign at the BANQ on Viger, as seen yesterday. Requests for vital records - crazy times. 000
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 8hNational Conference on World Heritage Nov 13th. us.list-manage.com/PcSyPvBMVDA?...us.list-manage.comDialogue national (Virtuel) / National Conversation (Virtual)Participez à notre dialogue national sur le patrimoine mondial / Join our National Conversation on World Heritage 020
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 9hpopcultureconference.com/2027-musical...popcultureconference.com2027 Musical Theater — DePaul Pop Culture Conference 010
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A tale of two anniversaries: Ottawa 150 and Ottawa 200. A certificate for the 150th, and a strange towel and pin for the 200th. Happy Birthday Ottawa! 001
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.cbc.ca/news/politic...cbc.caCanada changed its citizenship rules. Now U.S. archives are getting flooded with requests | CBC NewsCBC News has learned that Canada's change to its citizenship law to recognize the citizenship by descent of 'lost Canadians' is having an unintended consequence south of the border — creating backlogs... 000
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Irish migration in Quebec.... concordia-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi...concordia-ca.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Lunch & Learn: The Irish Mile: Digitally Mapping Irish Migration Across Quebec. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the m...Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Lunch & Learn: The Irish Mile: Digitally Mapping Irish Migration Across Quebec. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the m... 020
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Caq on news with pledge to stop qc residents from having on plates. Apparently more important an issue in Gatineau than access to health care 000
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026And as a side note to the candidate whose offices are two blocks from my home. FFS man, two blocks away and radio silence - you don't care, do you? 000
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The QC elections so far. Election posters and two robocalls for my district - Hull. The candidates clearly don't respect the constitutents. gilliandr.wordpress.com/2026/09/10/o...gilliandr.wordpress.comOpen letter to the candidates running for Hull, 2026It is election time again, and I have to decide who to vote for at the provincial level. Yipee? And once again I am faced with the lack of enthusiasm the candidates have for campaigning in my area.… 000
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Free advocacy webinar presented by the Canadian Cultural Heritage Advocacy Committee TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 3:00-4:00 EST/EDT (English only) Register here: archivescanada-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi...archivescanada-ca.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Effective Advocacy for Canadian Cultural Institutions. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.John Chrastka, Executive Director of the EveryLibrary Foundation, will deliver a workshop on effective advocacy, covering topics including: how to identify political stakeholders, how to lobby them, a... 013
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026www.anglocelticconnections.ca/2026/09/23/w...anglocelticconnections.caWeir(d?) Times at Library and Archives Canada - Anglo-Celtic ConnectionsWhat’s in Collection Search? As of 22 September, there are 7,942,117 (7,932,049 on 14 September) items in the Archives section of Collection Search, 8,227,688 (8,227,689) in the Genealogy section, 4,4... 000
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Cumberland Museum celebrates 50th link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.MT...link.mail.beehiiv.comCumberland Heritage Village Museum celebrates 50 years as a ‘living history site’On an autumn morning in 1976, a group of locals arrived at an empty, unused farmer’s field on Old Montreal Road in Cumberland and began building a village. 000
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Help save Glendon college: actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...actionnetwork.orgSauvons Glendon! Save Glendon!Join students, faculty, staff, alumni, and supporters in calling on York University's Board of Governors to keep Glendon in its historic home. ✍️ Sign now: https://actionnetwork.org/.../sauvons-glendo... 000
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 20/09/20262nd robocall for the election today. The 1st was from Que Solidaire saying I will love its policies - without saying what they were. The 2nd one was from the CAQ incumbent asking for my labour in her campaign- volunteers. Apparently not interested in my vote, because that wasn't even mentioned. 010
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026www.readtheloon.com/p/when-a-can...readtheloon.comWhen a Candidate Knocks, Ask Them About the ArtsWhy Arts and Culture Matter to London | Sponsored by Downtown London 010
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026gilliandr.wordpress.com/2026/09/15/h...gilliandr.wordpress.comHeritage is all around, 2026I was thinking about how we here in Canada are blessed with so many institutions and groups dedicated to the preservation and promotion of our heritage and history. I decided to make a list of thes… 021
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026heritageadvocacy.ca/advocacy-act...heritageadvocacy.caAdvocacy, Activism, and Archives/Défense des droits, militantisme et archivesClean-up following the Halifax Explosion. Credit: Halifax Municipal Archives. Opération de nettoyage après l’explosion d’Halifax. Crédit : Archives municipales d’Halifax. Laura Mi… 000
Reposted by Dr Gillian I LeitchMihai Cirstea @mihai-cirstea.bsky.social · 15/09/2026YVR has been ranked the best airport in North America for 15 of the past 17 years but you know what it really needs? Some billionaires trying to squeeze personal profit out of it. This always makes things better. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...cbc.caGovernment to open up Canada's 4 largest airports to private investment, Carney says | CBC NewsPrime Minister Mark Carney says his government will open up Canada's four largest airports to private investment, but that Ottawa will maintain ultimate ownership. 44021
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026CFP - Canadian Science Fiction- Northern Speculations in the Canadian Context gilliandr.wordpress.com/2026/04/29/c...gilliandr.wordpress.comCFP: Canadian Science Fiction: Northern Speculations in the Canadian Context21 st -century Canadian science fiction is unique and varied. Its production is a reflection of thecountry’s size, history, its status as a former colony of both Great Britain and France, its vastg… 000
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Just to be clear - I do not support the privatization of our airports. Private business interests should not control our transportation infrastructure. 120
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026www.eventbrite.ca/e/2026-city-...eventbrite.ca2026 City of Vancouver Candidates Forum on Arts, Culture, and HeritageAttend this non-partisan candidates’ forum focused on the future of arts, culture, and heritage within the City of Vancouver. 110
Reposted by Dr Gillian I Leitchstaring blankly into the abyss @irmsby.bsky.social · 15/09/2026It's genuinely fascinating to me that this is not well known! Still looking for the answer. 011
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026museumofvancouver.ca/austerity-to...museumofvancouver.caAusterity Tours: How Decades of Funding Stagnation Affects the MOV — MOV | Museum of VancouverThe MOV’s Austerity Tours will highlight the problems, risks and missed opportunities museums typically hide from view: buckets that catch leaks, the oldest continuously operating freezer in Vancouver... 110
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026ilet-research-hub.ca/from-the-eas...ilet-research-hub.caFrom the Eastern Townships to McGill: Women, Education, and Opportunity in 19th-Century Quebec – ILET 001
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Of course, because a science centre doesn't need scientists, or exhibits, or such www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...ctvnews.caOntario Science Centre laying off entire science departmentThe Ontario Science Centre has laid off 30 workers including the entire science department, The Canadian Press has learned. 231
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026BIFHSGO hybrid meeting Sept 12th - What do museums and archives want from family historians? us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...us02web.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: September monthly meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: September monthly meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. 100
Reposted by Dr Gillian I LeitchMiddle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Proving Mitch McConnell is alive would be the easiest thing in the world if he were alive. 21764671277
Reposted by Dr Gillian I LeitchCanadian Cultural Heritage Advocacy Committee @cchac.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Thank you for following! We are happy to meet you all! You can subscribe to our newsletter if you scroll down on our home page: heritageadvocacy.caheritageadvocacy.caCCHAC-CCDPCAdvocating for Canadian Cultural Heritage 062
Reposted by Dr Gillian I LeitchCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 04/09/2026On this day in 1972, three armed robbers entered the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts through a skylight. They stole 18 paintings, including a Rembrandt. Today, the paintings are worth an estimated $28.4 million. Only one painting was recovered. The robbers were never identified. 15512
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Fondation d'une association pour la recherche en culture populaire et médiatique - prends ce sondage pour aider! sondage.uqam.ca/447472?lang=frsondage.uqam.ca Fondation d'une association pour la recherche en culture populaire et médiatique 000
Reposted by Dr Gillian I LeitchKelly B @kellyblack.ca · 02/09/2026“The bottom line here is that it’s not really about money because the money is small compared to something like the money put toward the [FIFA] World Cup,” said Black. “It’s really about a lack of vision and a lack of understanding about how heritage fits into our communities.” #bcpoli #yyj #cdnhist 12910
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026gilliandr.wordpress.com/2026/09/02/b...gilliandr.wordpress.comBirth Registration – legally required, often ignoredIn this atmosphere of panic, with so many seeking proof of Canadian citizenship, the search for a birth certificate of an ancestor has become all-consuming. There is the belief that there should be… 211
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026You know what would be a really cool idea for museums for an event? "Dinner and a Museum" where the museum opens its cafe for a themed meal, and a tour of its exhibits. 110
Reposted by Dr Gillian I LeitchThe Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I truly believe that the normalization of nighttime bookstores, museums, and libraries would change the world. 32901122
Reposted by Dr Gillian I LeitchJim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 02/09/2026@drmatthewsweet.bsky.social I'm sure you're all over this already, but their deadline looms and the funding gap is more of a chasm ... 143
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Join us for a workshop on heritage advocacy archivescanada-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @cchac.bsky.socialarchivescanada-ca.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Effective Advocacy for Canadian Cultural Institutions. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.John Chrastka, Executive Director of the EveryLibrary Foundation, will deliver a workshop on effective advocacy, covering topics including: how to identify political stakeholders, how to lobby them, a... 002
Reposted by Dr Gillian I LeitchKelly B @kellyblack.ca · 01/09/2026“Black pointed to the old courthouse in Bastion Square, which has heritage value & no designation. It has been sitting empty since 2015. “This further reinforces the point that the province has tried nothing & are all out of ideas regarding provincial heritage”” www.timescolonist.com/local-news/o...timescolonist.comOwner of Emily Carr's boarding house pushes province to assist in repairsThe province says it doesn’t fund repairs for privately owned properties. 42611
Reposted by Dr Gillian I LeitchCanadian Cultural Heritage Advocacy Committee @cchac.bsky.social · 01/09/2026What's new? We have linked to an interesting article about museum wages on our website today! Please have a peek: heritageadvocacy.ca/rethinking-w...heritageadvocacy.caRethinking wages in the museum sectorExterior of the Port Coquitlam Heritage Museum and Archives building. Photo — Alexander Code, Port Coquitlam Heritage Museum and Archives. “It’s no secret that museum workers are historically… 012
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 01/09/2026a1c6d.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/mr/sh/SMJ...a1c6d.r.sp1-brevo.netL’histoire entre en campagne 000
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 31/08/2026People confuse wealth with intelligence, or with good business skills. Wealth is ultimately tied more with luck, luck of being born into a society which rewards certain families, genders, races and classes to access. A lot of wealthy people are idjits. 100
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026evenements-events.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Events/D...evenements-events.bac-lac.gc.caJournées de la culture at LAC - Program for September 25, 2026 011
Reposted by Dr Gillian I LeitchShannon McSheffrey @medievalmcsheff.bsky.social · 28/08/2026JOB!! The Department of History at the University of Ottawa invites applications for a position in medieval and/or transregional history, 7th-16th centuries. French or English, bilingualism an asset. universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/... 380107
Reposted by Dr Gillian I LeitchMichael Iantorno☔️🕹️ @michaeliantorno.com · 28/08/2026I'm happy to share a new 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 for an edited collection on game preservation in Canada, with co-editors @jeanketterling.bsky.social and @videogamehistorian.bsky.social. We welcome essays, material studies, and interviews. Full details at the link below - please share widely!gamepreservation.caCall For Papers – GamePreservation.ca 33340
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 28/08/2026This seems an appropriate read: www.mqup.ca/Books/T/The-...mqup.caThe Lives of Lake OntarioLake Ontario has profoundly influenced the historical evolution of North America. For centuries it has enabled and enriched the societies that crowded its edges, from fertile agricultural landscapes t... 062
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Who else was surprised when Trump "officially" changed Lake Ontario's name to Lake America, that he was actually able to spell it correctly on a map? 200
Reposted by Dr Gillian I LeitchDan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 27/08/2026Yup, as I've mentioned to you before I work at a provincially funded library that has had the same dollar amount for our operating grant from the province since 2008. All it means is that we gradually reduce our staff and what services we can offer. 😕 043
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 26/08/2026"I am pissed with Canada so I know what will scare them, I will threaten to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America. Just like what I did with the Gulf of Mexico." Genius. 200
Dr Gillian I Leitch @gilliandoctor.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Is anyone interested in forming a panel for SFF - PCA 2027 on "Pluribus"? email us at pcasff at gmail.com 110