August 2012

Monthly Archive: August 2012

The first Church at York and the War of 1812

Posted: August 15, 2012 - 11:28 , by royal
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Written by Paul Vaculik, ROMwalks volunteer

The first Church at York (later renamed to St. James) was built in 1807 by soldiers of the British garrison. The church and its rector, the Reverend Dr. John Strachan, became central to events of the War of 1812.

Southern Alberta Dinosaur Project 2012

Posted: August 14, 2012 - 08:32 , by royal

Tents in a grassy field with a rainbow across a grey sky.

Fig. 1. Camp after a rainstorm.

What can Museums learn from nonprofit leadership?

Posted: August 13, 2012 - 09:33 , by royal

Suse Cairns originally published this blog on Museum Geek.  Suse is a PhD candidate at The University of Newcastle, Australia, investigating what networked knowledge means for museums in an age of ubiquitous information.

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