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Monthly Archive: December Prog
Dr. Catherine Forster: Dinosaur Hunter
Meet Catherine Forester, the first speaker in our Dinosaur Hunter SpeakerSeries.
If you thought all dinosaur hunters were men, you’d be wrong. Our first palaeontologist in the Dinosaur Hunters Speaker Series, which starts this Sunday September 9, is Dr. Catherine Forster. She has toughed it out in some of the harshest climates and conditions in the world making significant discoveries in China, Madagascar, and South Africa.
I found the Baby Bison and now I’m on my way to Grasslands National Park
By Alexander Muth, winner of the Find the Baby Bison Contest
Invertebrate Life in the Ocean: Curator’s Corner
Hello, I’m Claire Healy, Associate Curator of Invertebrate Zoology here at the ROM. It’s almost that time again – Curator’s Corner is gearing up to bring you another opportunity to meet a curator (me!) and learn a bit more about the animals here at the museum, and the delightful organisms that I study.
The first Church at York and the War of 1812
Written by Paul Vaculik, ROMwalks volunteer
ROM Walk: Sculpture and the City
By Valerie Fairclough, ROMwalks volunteer
ROM Walk: Queen’s Park Circle
By Bruce Salvatore, ROM Walks, Department of Museum Volunteers
Queen’s Park, located in central Toronto, was opened in 1860 and dedicated by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) to his mother, Queen Victoria. Brimming with history, this ROM walk uncovers the controversy that surrounded awarding a contract to the building the legislature to an American architect.
Project Guyana – Expedition Underway
By Brennan Caverhill, Biodiversity Intern
Hello! Joshua See here, Environmental Visual Communication student at the ROM. I am writing from the wild heart of Guyana, where I am documenting the research and education efforts of Burton Lim, Assistant Curator of Mammals.
St. James’ Cemetery ROMwalks
St. James’ Cemetery, opened at the corner of Parliament and Bloor Streets in 1844, is the eternal resting place of many of the prominent families of York and Toronto. Monuments and mausoleums are engraved with the names Jarvis, Ridout, Gooderham, Cawthra, Baldwin and Osler among others. Stories of success and scandal abound.
Historic South Rosedale Artist Studio
Submitted by Regina Virgo, Department of Museum Volunteers
On our ROMwalk tour of the western section of South Rosedale, we’ll descend into the Rosedale Ravine via Park Road, originally a corduroy road constructed by Sheriff William Botsford Jarvis to make the trip to Rosedale more convenient and facilitate sales of his Rose Park subdivision lots.
Life in Toronto – Rouge Bioblitz 2012
submitted by the ROM Bioblitz Team