I’ve watched this short 1930’s film about Minnesota’s state park system several times now and am interested in the term used at the beginning in the title of the article shown and in the narration: “park consciousness.” The term is called a “very definite factor” by the narrator and strikes me as a useful thought …
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Continuing the Park System Visualization Experiment: Ontario Parks in Timeline Form
Back in February I explained how I am using interactive timelines to more easily analyze the develop of state and provincial park systems in the United States and Canada. In “Visualizing a Park System: Creating an Interactive Timeline,” I explained how I developed a label/colour system (see below) and mapped the development of Pennsylvania’s state …
100,000 Scrobbles: DeWitt’s Top Albums
I’ve listened to 100,000 songs and podcasts since October 20, 2010. This is the third in a set of three music stats posts celebrating these 100,000 Scrobbles on LastFm. See my top ten songs here and artists here. Since October 20, 2010, I have kept track of every track and podcast episode I’ve listened to on Itunes, …
100,000 Scrobbles: DeWitt’s Top Artists
I’ve listened to 100,000 songs and podcasts since October 20, 2010. This is the second in a set of three music stats posts celebrating these 100,000 Scrobbles on LastFm. See the first, songs, here. Since October 20, 2010, I have kept track of every track and podcast episode I’ve listened to on Itunes, my Ipods, Spotify, and Rdio …
100,000 Scrobbles: DeWitt’s Top Songs
I’ve listened to 100,000 songs and podcasts since October 20, 2010. This is the first in a set of three music stats posts celebrating these 100,000 Scrobbles on LastFm. Going with songs first, followed by top artists, then top albums. Since October 20, 2010, I have kept track of every track and podcast episode I’ve listened to …
Saskatchewan Women’s Voices: Editorial Comments for Summer 2016 Issue of Folklore
The following are my editorial comments for the Summer 2016 Issue of Folklore Magazine. To subscribe to the magazine and to become a member of the Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society, go here and complete this form. Also follow SHFS on Facebook. Cover Photos: See Bottom of Page As I sat down to plan this issue of Folklore, I realized …
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University of Saskatchewan at Canadian Historical Association (CHA) 2016
Similarly to last year, the University of Saskatchewan will have a strong presence at this year’s meeting of the Canadian Historical Association to be held next week, May 30th – June 1st, in Calgary. I am presenting “Tales of a Park Not Yet Created: The Fish Creek Provincial Park Questionnaire, 1974.” For a full description …
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Recent Posts on NiCHE
In the last two weeks I’ve been involved in two other posts on the Network in Canadian History and Environment’s website in addition to my monthly #EnvHist Worth Reading list and video. In the first post, my panel at the upcoming Canadian Historical Association Meeting in Calgary is featured. Our panel, “Recreation, Popular Resistance, and the …
Environmental History Worth Reading: April 2016
Here is a link to my choices for environmental history worth reading in April 2016 that I put together for the Network in Canadian History and Environment (NiCHE). Watch the accompanying video with Sean Kheraj below:
Environmental History Worth Reading: March 2016
Whoops! Forgot to post this last month! Here is a link to my choices for environmental history worth reading in March 2016 that I put together for the Network in Canadian History and Environment (NiCHE). Watch the accompanying video with Sean Kheraj below:
Jessica M. DeWitt: Editing and Consulting 