Nancy McCarthy
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Nancy McCarthy
@nmc711
Curator, Parks Canada All views are my own.
Inscrit le Şubat 2017
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Oh this old thing? 😏 Well, this chest belonged to Colonel Estcourt, who supervised a British Boundary Commission crew formalizing the border between New Brunswick and Maine. It took more than 140 years to measure and mark the US – Canada border. #OurVaults
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@PCArchaeology @PukaskwaNP The following link will take you to an interesting newspaper interview with Bill Mason’s daughter: ottawacitizen.com/news/local-new…
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Do you recognize this canoe and paddler? 🌊🛶 It was created by artist + naturalist, #BillMason and used in the much-loved film, Paddle to the Sea! The family’s wish was to donate it to #ParksCanada because of Mason’s connection to #LakeSuperior and @PukaskwaNP. ❤ #OurVaults
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@PCArchaeology @PukaskwaNP See Bill Mason’s original wooden carving of Paddle and other Bill Mason related artefacts at the Museum of Canadian History historymuseum.ca/blog/meet-padd…
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Part of the #VimyRidge battleground serves as the site of the 🇨🇦 Nat. Vimy Memorial. #MackenzieKing received this relic for his role in creating the site. “A piece of carving of the Church at Vimy (Battlefield) picked from the ruins 20th April 1919.” #RememberanceDay #OurVaults
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#DYK these hand carved snow goggles from c. 1850 were designed to reduce the amount of sunlight reflecting off the snow, preventing snow blindness? 🌞 ❄ Many #Inuit groups made snow goggles out of bone, ivory, or, like the ones shown, wood to protect their eyes. #OurVaults
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This wooden Nuu-chah-nulth bird rattle from the west coast of Vancouver Island dates to the late 19th century. Rattles like this are used to accompany songs and chants during ceremonies. 🎵 #OurVaults
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Oh deer! Have you ever seen anything like this inkwell from #OurVaults?! A gift to PM William Lyon #MackenzieKing, this unique inkwell made from a deer hoof was gifted to him in 1928. While you #StayHome, learn something new about artifact conservation: ow.ly/Iull50zAQYM
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The scene is animated when the wheels are set in motion causing the chicken’s wings to flap as the battle over the frog rolls along.
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The scene is animated when the wheels are set in motion causing the chicken’s wings to flap as the battle rolls along.
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@PCArchaeology Beautiful, so simple - in honour of Vimy Day today.
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After the battle at #Vimy, #PMKing was instrumental in securing a 100-hectare portion of the battleground, which now serves as a memorial park + site of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. This relic collected by a soldier from the Vimy battlefield was given to him. #OurVaults
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Amazing woman!
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#DYK? The amauti is a parka worn by Inuit women of the eastern arctic - this one originates near Arctic Bay, where Inuk Elder Qapik Attagutsiak lives. Our latest #HometownHero, discover how Qapik + her community contributed to the #WWII effort: ow.ly/PytR50y8Z2G #OurVaults
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@OttawaMorning Glen Campbell... Rhinestone Cowboy. I was four-ish ... still remember it on the display in the store when we went to buy it... pure joy. ...cards and letters from people I don't even know... so hum worthy to this day...
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Do you remember the first record you ever bought? And do you still have it?
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The story of an Ottawa man, 85-yo Yves Pigeon, who donated more than 12K LPs -- which he collected over 50 years from record shops across Canada. Gave them to Friends of the OPL. All except one: the first he ever bought -- from Treble Clef on Sparks.
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@PCArchaeology @RideauCanalNHS It's on display in Ottawa's City Hall right now - check it out at 110 Laurier Avenue.
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This hand barrow dates to 1826-32, and was used in the construction of the @RideauCanalNHS. They found it during archaeological excavation of the #Ottawa Locks! #OurVaults
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This 1960s anorak was worn by one of the scientists working at Tanquary Fiord, now located in #QuttinirpaaqNP @ParksCanNunavut! #OurVaults
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