Geoff Keelan

Former Historian, Working in ATIP at Library and Archives Canada

[The Hoser @TheHoserMedia]

NEW by @Lachancephoto, a report on the Status for All rally and campaign. "[A] group of roughly 1,000 people marched from Christie Pits Park...demanding the government live up to its promises."
https://t.co/3vmn5CPzrU

[Matthew Barrett @MattKBarrett1]

Last fall marked the 30th anniversary of the first issue of Canadian Military History (published by @studyofcanada). It is a great time to look back at the 32 volumes, 86 issues, and over 700 articles (https://t.co/0Qjtx5YsnK), which are now closing in on 700,000 downloads! 1/100

[Fraser Raeburn @FraserRaeburn]

Last week, thanks to some tolerant colleagues and a little too much "it's the final week of sunlight ahhhhh" manic energy, I got to run a pretty unique digital public history experiment.

It worked, slightly too well.

🧵...

[Adam Bunch @TODreamsProject]

1. Doctor Who was created by a Canadian. Here's a big long wild thread about the guy from Toronto who created one of the most quintessentially British shows.

And how he ended up as a possible target for kidnapping by the FLQ.

[Tina Loo @lootina.bsky.social @LooTina]

.@VanArchives featured on @CBCVancouver's "Secret Spaces"! #cdnhist https://t.co/jUPveaAw1A

[Adam Bunch @TODreamsProject]

1. Today is Simcoe Day and Emancipation Day. So let's talk about John Graves Simcoe & his strange, complicated relationship with slavery.

The founder of Toronto was an avowed abolitionist... who also once fought a war to *preserve* slavery.

[The Walrus @thewalrus]

A technological whodunit—featuring Parliament, computer scientists, and a tipsy plane flight. https://t.co/hl1yPMfNZx

[Journal of the Canadian Historical Association @JCHARSHC]

#OTD the JCHA/RSHC commemorates Emancipation day! Here's a thread of articles that you can read about black history in Canada. 🧵1/4

[CTV News @CTVNews]

Sacred site or rallying point? The politicization of Canada's National War Memorial https://t.co/L2Em9KZk3o

[The Walrus @thewalrus]

The world’s first serious nuclear accident occurred in Ontario in 1952, followed by a second incident there in 1958.

Read more about this piece of forgotten history in a reprint from our friends at @QuebecScience. #longform #longreads https://t.co/eAD4q3M1or

[CBC Olympics @CBCOlympics]

Amsterdam 1928 marked the first time women were allowed to compete at the Olympics, and Canada's Matchless Six were faced with sexism and anti-semitism on their way to making world history

This is their story...

(A Thread)

[Adam Bunch @TODreamsProject]

1. One dark October night in 1923, Toronto police got a big tip. It was the height of prohibition & rum-runners had been spotted unloading this boat full of booze on the waterfront.

Here's a thread about The King of the Bootleggers & the deadly shootout that erupted that night…

[Geoff Keelan @GeoffKeelan]

https://t.co/tGn3FQATzx

[House of Commons @OurCommons]

Today is #NunavutDay, which commemorates the passing of two acts by the Parliament of Canada in 1993 that led to the creation of the territory of #Nunavut. #DYK? Several representations of the coat of arms of Nunavut can be found in the #ParliamentBuilding. #CdnHist

[The Secret Life of Canada @secretlifeofCAD]

Season 4 is done!

Thanks for listening/messaging/supporting.

Check out what raised the eyebrows of the SLOC team this year, we hoped you learned as much as we did.

📚https://t.co/b1fMQrfRk7

[Geoff Keelan @GeoffKeelan]

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[Geoff Keelan @GeoffKeelan]

@cse_cst @laura_payton All your friends at cse wish you joy and happiness this festive season

[Geoff Keelan @GeoffKeelan]

@ScottyJ_PhD @MichelVrana @McGillQueensUP No surprise that I liked it then!

[University of Waterloo @UWaterloo]

#RemembranceDay: Uncovering my grandfather’s story of war.

On Remembrance Day, when we are meant to remember those who were lost and those who survived, I always consider myself lucky to have even a small part of my grandfather’s story.

Read this story: https://t.co/D8J8uaHnkk