Dr. Gillian Leitch

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Dr. Gillian Leitch

Dr. Gillian Leitch

@gilliandoctor

Historian, writer, genealogist, and Dr Who enthusiast. (19C Cdn identity, QC history, family history, voluntary societies, celebrations, immigration from UK..)

Canada Beigetreten Nisan 2011
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ActiveHistory.ca@ActiveHist·
"Since the release of the TRC’s Final Report, denialists feel that they have lost control of the narrative and [...] seek to distort, downplay, and discredit established historical truths to try and regain control." @SeanCarleton's post is live today. activehistory.ca/blog/2024/11/1…
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Starting an exit strategy, where the skies are blue. Sad b/c for a long while this was a great place to network
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ActiveHistory.ca@ActiveHist·
"The contradiction at the centre of the American experiment is the contradiction between the promise of freedom and equality and the reality of racism and nativism." Donald Wright's essay is live. activehistory.ca/blog/2024/11/0…
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Boze the Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️
in retrospect, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords really might've been a better basis for a system of government.
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Susie Dent@susie_dent·
Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.
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Trying to change cell no on credit card - oh we will send you are verification code to your cell - that is the number I need to change- I can't access it anymore - where the system breaks down
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lilah and lewis once again taking halloween seriously and i love it 👻
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ACA@archivistsdotca·
Got any skeletons in your closets...? For today's ACA Hashtag Party, we're taking a look at your backlogs! Take to social media to share pictures of the unprocessed sections of your holdings, tag us, and use the hashtag. #ACAHashtagParty #ArchivesBacklog
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Dr. Brian Goldman@NightShiftMD·
Save the Beaverton! Satire challenges authority and hypocrisy and is sorely needed at this point in history.
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Philip Nolan@philipnolan1·
If @TIME is wavering over who to name Person of the Year, may I suggest Gisele Pelicot? Her bravery and resolve are exemplary, and every last one of her rapists deserves to rot in prison until death. I hope she can find some semblance of peace, however small, when the trial ends.
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ActiveHistory.ca@ActiveHist·
"My collections would, perhaps, better be termed a “pack” and a “herd”; the “collections” that both inform and provide respite from my research are my four dogs and my small flock of sheep." Renée Worringer's essay is live today. activehistory.ca/blog/2024/10/2…
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