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History and Memory: A Case for Oral History in Ontario Schooling
Outside of historical study, the terms ‘memory’ and ‘history’ are often used in a synonymous manner. Despite this, history and memory are different concepts, each with their own purpose. Memory is informed by lived experiences, generational tales, and the words of...
Taverns in Barriefield
The Frontenac County Schools Museum is situated in Barriefield Village. Presently the Village is a secluded, serene place but it wasn’t always this way. Barriefield was once a bustling place. Highway 15 ran straight through the Village on what is now Main Street....
Special Education in Ontario prior to 2000
Special education is the practice of teaching students in ways that accommodate their learning differences and needs. This involves planning for each student and ensuring that the arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials, and settings are...
Coming of Age in the 1890s: An Analysis of the Boy’s Own Annual
Located at 56 Paternoster Road in London, England was the Boy’s Own Paper office, where issues of the Boy’s Own Paper were published weekly from 1879 to 1967. The paper was run by the Religious Tract Society, and its intended purpose was to provide young male readers...
Classical Mythology and Canadian Education
While it may not be obvious at first glance, classical mythology lurks in the crowded bookshelves of our museum. It hides in old readers and permeates the volumes in our poetry section. Although we have a few books with an explicit classical focus, most of our...
Geography and Globes in the Classroom
World geography is often seen as a static discipline: a subject that can be mastered by familiarizing yourself with maps and memorizing the names of capital cities. However, our earth is in a perpetual state of flux, not just physically but politically. Politics and...
Teaching “Perfect Womanhood”: A brief History on the Education of Girls
Until very relatively recently in Ontario schools, girls and boys were taught different subjects. Females were taught home economics and males were taught a vocational trade until 1973 in the province. In these courses, students were chiseled to assume the roles...