Vancouver Island Local History Society

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We support history work that is inclusive, diverse, and representative of communities in the past and present 🌲 VILocalHistory.ca

🛤️ Travelling exhibit on now: TheGreatLandGrab.ca

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Babe Ruth was one of the greatest baseball players in history. He revolutionized the sport with his homerun hitting but he may have never found his way to baseball immortality if not for a priest from Cape Breton. This is the story of Brother Matthias. 📸 SABR 🧵 1/8

Black and white photo of Babe Ruth and Brother Matthias. Babe Ruth, is wearing a New York Yankees jacket, knee-high socks, and shorts, typical of early baseball uniforms. Brother Matthias is dressed in a formal suit and tie.
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Fascinated & moved by viral footage of Parisian lycéens singing Charles Aznavour's "Emmenez-moi." Classic chanson of their grandparents' era—a hit in '68, no less—about working-class drudgery/dreams of escape, whose implicit politics these kids are making them explicit, in real time, in the street

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Our work travelling The Land Grab exhibit would not be possible without financial support from sponsors such as the Nanaimo Foundation. We are grateful for this wonderful organization and all that they make possible in our communities. Find out more about their impact at NanaimoFoundation.com

Text thanking the Nanaimo Foundation for supporting the travelling exhibit on a green background.
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This is outrageous. Homelessness is a systemic societal problem that requires commitment from elected leaders to resolve. Fining under-resourced museums because homeless people gather on their property is not a solution! Does Oshawa want this museum to have to close?

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On Saturday, former Canadian Boxing Heavyweight Champion, George Chuvalo died. Famous for his two bouts against Muhammed Ali, Chuvalo was never knocked down in any of his 93 fights. The image is of a young Chuvalo, possibly taken in 1955, a year before he turned professional at the age of 18.

Photograph of George Chuvalo posing with fists raised. Fonds 1257, Series 1057, Item 2470.
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🚨Attention educators! Consider teaching The Great Vancouver Island Land Grab. Our exhibit Learning Guide is available in English or French and links to the BC Curriculum for Social Studies 9, Socials 10, BC First Peoples 12, Social Justice 12, and Law Studies 12: TheGreatLandGrab.ca

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🚨Attention educators! Consider teaching The Great Vancouver Island Land Grab. Our exhibit Learning Guide is available in English or French and links to the BC Curriculum for Social Studies 9, Socials 10, BC First Peoples 12, Social Justice 12, and Law Studies 12: TheGreatLandGrab.ca

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