International Women’s Day 2020 In her own words… – Nicole Brandon I chose archaeology as a profession because it combined my academic interests with my personal hobbies. My journey began at Wilfrid Laurier University where the profs were enthusiastic and encouraging. At the time, I was learning about Canada’s First Peoples. The trajectory of my career path changed one summer when I ventured east and took a job excavating at the Fortress of Louisbourg NHS

St. Patrick’s Day 2020 / Lá Fhéile Pádraig 2020 Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit [law fay-leh pahd-rig so-na gwitch] ! That means Happy St. Patrick’s Day, in Irish Gaelic or ‘as Gaeilge’. This holiday began in the early 17th century when the Feast Day in honour of St. Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland, was established. St. Patrick was a Roman citizen who converted many Irish people to Christianity in the 5th century CE (Ross 2016). St.

International Women’s Day 2020 In her own words… – Sherri Pearce Hi, I’m Sherri and they call me the Sherriff… Archaeology has been my passion since a young age. My first foray into archaeology was volunteering at the Museum of Ontario Archaeology. From there, I started working as a field tech and then eventually a field director and here I am still, some 20+ years later and now managing projects at TMHC. I am fortunate

International Women’s Day 2020 In her own words… – Kelly Gostick I’m Kelly and I’m a Staff Archaeologist, Report Writer and Field Director at TMHC. My love of archaeology started after my mom took my siblings and I to a public archaeology day that Laurentian University was hosting during their field school at the LaVase North Bank Site in North Bay.  After learning more about archaeology from shows I watched on TLC, the Discovery Channel

International Women’s Day 2020 In her own words… – Breanne Reibl Hi everyone! I am Breanne, the Archaeobotanical Analyst at TMHC. I also work as a Lab and Field Technician, meaning I wear a number of hats. I came to TMHC in September 2018 to mainly work on botanical material from The Ward project, but my research interests began in Ontario Iroquoian archaeobotany. For those of you wondering just what an archaeobotanist does, I look