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Author Archives: Lauren Wheeler
Random thoughts from following #chashc2018
This week is the annual meeting of the Canadian Historical Association (CHA). It is happening at the University of Regina and has the handy hashtag #chashc2018 so that those unable to attend can follow some of the conversations and sessions … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Public History
Tagged Activism, blog, CHA, Opinion, pipeline, public history, Reflection, social media
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Museums and Environment
I spent most of last week at the Alberta Museums Association / Western Museums Association joint international conference UNITE. Over the four days of the conference there were many interesting conversations with other museum professionals and presentations that highlighted how … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
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5 Stages of Recovering from Academia
Hi. My name is Lauren and I am a Recovering Academic. It has been 2 years and 6 months since I was in graduate studies and I have a good full-time job in my field. Yet, there are times, usually … Continue reading
Posted in Grad School, Opinion
Tagged academia, Activism, Graduate Students, Opinion, Reflection, University
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The “Trouble” with Wi-Fi Hotspots in National Parks
On Tuesday April 29, 2014 Parks Canada announced it will install Wi-Fi hotspots in National Parks. The response from Canadians is divided; some welcome the ability to access the internet in remote areas, others see it as an unnecessary incursion of … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Public History
Tagged Banff, Canada, Environment, mountains, national parks, public history, Wi-Fi, wilderness
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Why Museums Matter – migrating and consolidating blogs
A few months ago I attempted to start a blog just about museums and my public history experiences. However, I am a public historian and that means I work a regular job that does not allow the same time for … Continue reading
Canmore, Floods, and Southern Alberta Museums
Thursday mornings I was woken by a 6:45am phone call from Canmore. It was my mum to tell me the usually dry creek behind the house was a raging river and our neighbours with homes backing the creek had been … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Public History
Tagged Canmore, Environment, mountains, museums, public history, Reflection
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Public History, Pop History, Academia, and Jobs.
On the last day of the 2013 ASEH meeting in Toronto I had the opportunity to sit on a panel with two other public historians at a graduate luncheon and answer questions from graduate students about job opportunities outside academia. … Continue reading
Posted in Public History
Tagged academia, ASEH, job market, pop history, public history, Reflection
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Good-Bye STEP
Today the Alberta Budget dropped and the news is not good for local heritage and history institutions or the students who keeps them going in the summer months. The Student Temporary Employment Program, or STEP, was suspended. This is not … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion, Public History
Tagged budget cuts, Opinion, public history, Reflection, STEP
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A Little Bit of Everything
The key to working in public history is to be adaptable and willing to try anything. You will learn quickly in this field that no matter what the job description said you will be asked to do things you never … Continue reading
Making History Look Delicious at the Royal Alberta Museum
*This post was written for Active History. I recently took a trip to a Calgary restaurant where the most iconic of Chinese-Canadian dishes originated. The restaurant is on Centre Street at 27th Avenue North and you would likely miss it unless … Continue reading
Posted in Public History
Tagged Chinese-Canadian food, ginger beef, interviewing, public history, Research, Royal Alberta Museum
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Lauren Wheeler, Can Enviro Rock? 