Nancy McCarthy

Curator, Parks Canada
All views are my own.

[Nancy McCarthy @nmc711]

Wonderful exhibit at the McCord Museum. Highly recommend it.

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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: https://t.co/LI8W7SPEwd

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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 https://t.co/HMD6Y0RH8E

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@PCArchaeology profound.

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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: https://t.co/Cp1hweZlwV

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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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#CURATORBATTLE

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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: https://t.co/yYmfsoCgiv #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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Amazing piece of history...

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This poem is said to have been written by #LouisRiel, former politician and Métis leader while in prison in Regina, #Saskatchewan in 1885. 📜 Can you read the details? #OurVaults #LouisRielDay

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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 1960s anorak was worn by one of the scientists working at Tanquary Fiord, now located in #QuttinirpaaqNP @ParksCanNunavut! #OurVaults