I would like to begin by apologizing for how rambley this blog post will inevitably be. It also won’t be properly cited if/when I do use quotes. I just packed my apartment in one day, drove 3,600km in three, and then unpacked to move into my mom’s room so she could continue to use my … More Rambling on issues with Remembrance

Throughout most of last week’s class on augmented reality and virtuality, all I could think about was 19 Crimes. If you don’t know what 19 Crimes is, it’s an Australian wine brand that uses augmented reality to tell the stories of the 19 crimes that could get someone from the UK punishment by transportation, ie: … More AR/VR and an Update

I’ve always had mixed feelings about reading week. On the one hand, it gives me an opportunity to breath and catch up on work as the semester comes to an end; but on the other hand, that opportunity to catch my breath always leads to overthinking. This might not be the case for everyone –– … More Gatekeeping

We have had whole classes on this, and I honestly don’t really know. There’s story mapping, mapping for transportation, to track demographics/movement, hazards and disasters, etc. It seems like it can be so many things at once, that I’m not really sure what to say it is. What I do know is that making mine … More What is GIS?

Do things tell stories? What even is a thing and how do we differentiate between a thing and an object? Is there something inherent about the original artifact or source object that we cannot duplicate? Is there an essence to things? These are questions I’ve had to think a lot about since starting my master’s. … More Things?

This weekend I found myself back home and in one of my favourite places in the world: Halifax, Nova Scotia. My little cousin just moved out there for his first year of engineering at Saint Mary’s University and so I paid him a visit while I was there. One thing he wanted to know is … More Ramblings of a homesick girl

Well hello hello again. My first assignment of the year is due this week (I’m not going to count these blog posts as assignments). For my digital public history class we had to create a podcast. Each podcast could be about anything we wanted, so in total I think we’re going to have a pretty … More Podcastin’

Overall, I’d say that this was a good week. I’m getting more settled into our office space, falling into a routine, and starting to get more used to living in London overall. Although I will say, that by the time I actually feel settled here it will probably be time to head somewhere else so … More Access to Digital Resources

Hello hello hello!  I have no idea how to start this post, so we’re just going to go for it. This being my first post, I suppose some get-to-know-me information is a good place to begin.  I am now about a week and a half into my public history master’s program and there are a … More A Warm Welcome