In the News – North Buxton Church North Buxton Church Slated to Close – 99.1 FM, June 19, 2018

National Indigenous Peoples Day Hôtel-Musée Premières Nations Image Credit: Pierre-Olivier Fortin, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported As National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21 approaches, how the commitments of UNDRIP and the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission are reflected in the management of cultural heritage resources is only beginning to be understood in Ontario. Increasingly, Indigenous communities are developing community specific requirements related to identification, evaluation and mitigation of impacts to cultural

Field to Table Field to Table: Digital Archaeological Forms and Databases Field data collection in archaeology, particularly in cultural resource management (CRM), has remained pretty static since we first started jotting field notes in books and filling out labels for bags of artifacts (e.g., the technology in Rite in the Rain notebooks goes back to the early 20th century). Recently however, with the increasing innovation of mobile technologies such as cellphones and tablets and an

The Ward Uncovered The Ward Uncovered – Preview With the June 27th launch fast approaching, those wanting an early look at The Ward Uncovered: The Archaeology of Everyday Life should check out excerpts by Karolyn Smardz Frost and Arlene Chan published in the Toronto Star this past weekend. Uncovering the politics of minstrel shows and examining an early Chinatown pharmacy, the excerpts use the material culture recovered from the Ward as the point of departure

Upcoming Exhibition – Black History is Canadian History TMHC is proud to support the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) in their efforts to produce their first traveling national exhibit. As they celebrate their 40th anniversary, the OBHS “aims to present aspects of the over 400-year presence of Blacks in Canada.” With stops planned for Halifax, Toronto and Vancouver, the exhibit will feature contemporary perspectives on history through interviews, photographs, videos, music and more. You can