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Erica Hargreave<p>With current attacks on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> in the US, &amp; our upcoming <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CanadianElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanadianElection</span></a>, this <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://podcasts.roamancing.com/@RoamancingReads" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RoamancingReads</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> by Jacqueline Louie is a must listen to for all <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canadians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canadians</span></a>. The story Jacqueline shares here of the exclusion of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChineseCanadians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChineseCanadians</span></a> in the shadows of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CanadianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanadianHistory</span></a> is a reminder of why it's so important to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VOTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOTE</span></a> in the upcoming election, so we don't find ourselves living in a world that segregates &amp; excludes.</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.roamancing.com/@RoamancingReads/episodes/the-paper-trail-project-shadows-of-canadian-history-at-the-chinese-canadian-museum" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.roamancing.com/@Roama</span><span class="invisible">ncingReads/episodes/the-paper-trail-project-shadows-of-canadian-history-at-the-chinese-canadian-museum</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HistoryTravels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryTravels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VoteCanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteCanada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CanadaVotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanadaVotes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HistoryPodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryPodcast</span></a></p>
Erica Hargreave<p>It's important to encourage our kids to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LearnFromHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LearnFromHistory</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> can also be fun and engaging to learn about, especially at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/culturalhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culturalhistory</span></a> sites like the Canadian Museum of Flight in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LangleyBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LangleyBC</span></a>. Here is Anne Webster's experience there with an 8yr old: <a href="https://roamancing.com/2025/01/canadian-museum-of-flight/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">roamancing.com/2025/01/canadia</span><span class="invisible">n-museum-of-flight/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HistoryTravels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryTravels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AviationHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AviationHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExploreBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExploreBC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExploreCanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExploreCanada</span></a></p>
Erica Hargreave<p>We explore the shadows of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CanadianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanadianHistory</span></a> in Jacqueline Louie's 1st <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Roamancing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Roamancing</span></a> article and the Chinese Canadian Museum's inaugural exhibition in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vancouver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vancouver</span></a>, BC. The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PaperTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaperTrail</span></a> shares the stories of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChineseCanadians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChineseCanadians</span></a> from the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChineseExclusionAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChineseExclusionAct</span></a> where Jacqueline discovers her own family's history.</p><p><a href="https://roamancing.com/2024/11/paper-trail-project-canadian-history-at-the-chinese-canadian-museum-in-vancouver/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">roamancing.com/2024/11/paper-t</span><span class="invisible">rail-project-canadian-history-at-the-chinese-canadian-museum-in-vancouver/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChineseCanadianMuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChineseCanadianMuseum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HistoryTravels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryTravels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TMACtravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TMACtravel</span></a></p>
Erica Hargreave<p>Been enjoying learning about Heimaey, a beautiful and fascinating island off of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iceland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iceland</span></a> in this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Roamancing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Roamancing</span></a> article of Anne Webster’s. <a href="https://roamancing.com/2023/11/icelandic-island-of-heimaey/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">roamancing.com/2023/11/iceland</span><span class="invisible">ic-island-of-heimaey/</span></a></p><p>As I read, I discover the sport of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sprangan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sprangan</span></a>, learn of the yearly rescue of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pufflings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pufflings</span></a>, and discover how the people of Heimaey ingenious saved part of the town of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vestmannaeyjab%C3%A6r" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vestmannaeyjabær</span></a> and the harbour from the 1973 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VolcanicEruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VolcanicEruption</span></a> of Eldfell.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TravelWriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TravelWriter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HistoryTravels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryTravels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a></p>
Erica Hargreave<p>Enjoyed editing this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Roamancing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Roamancing</span></a> article of Pamela Pascal's on the history of Alcatraz Island. I did not know about its history in the struggle for Indigenous rights. It's an interesting read.</p><p><a href="https://roamancing.com/2024/07/alcatraz-island-history-and-legacy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">roamancing.com/2024/07/alcatra</span><span class="invisible">z-island-history-and-legacy/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HistoryTravels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryTravels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StoryToGo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StoryToGo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndigenousRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousRights</span></a></p>
Erica Hargreave<p>We followed in the footsteps of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Beothuk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beothuk</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shanawdithit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shanawdithit</span></a> yesterday. This is a tragic story of cultural extinction in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewfoundlandLabrador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewfoundlandLabrador</span></a>. In the midst of the sadness of loss that the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sculpture</span></a> that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeraldSquires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeraldSquires</span></a> designed in their remembrance evokes, there is also of sense of peace here in the forest by the place where there was once an active Beothuk Village filled with the voices of their people.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Support4Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Support4Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HistoryTravels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryTravels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndigenousHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BoydsCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoydsCove</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Newfoundland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newfoundland</span></a></p>
Erica Hargreave<p>Fascinating day exploring The Beaches off Central Newfoundland’s Hare Bay, learning about the history of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MaritimeArchaic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaritimeArchaic</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dorset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dorset</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Beothuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beothuck</span></a> on this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archaeological" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeological</span></a> site from Hare Bay Adventures’ Duane Collins. Many artifacts on this important larchaeological site on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Newfoundland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newfoundland</span></a> are being washed away due to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShorelineErosion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShorelineErosion</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TMACNL30" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TMACNL30</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TMACtravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TMACtravel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Support4Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Support4Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/historytravels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historytravels</span></a></p>
Erica Hargreave<p>From one army / nightmare into another. Join Mikhail's story where we last left off in Laryssa's <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DiarySeries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiarySeries</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://podcasts.roamancing.com/@MyUkrainianHeritage" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MyUkrainianHeritage</span></a></span>/, with his forced conscription into the worker's army and a one way ticket to Siberia to work under the Gulag.</p><p><a href="https://roamancing.com/2022/06/siberian-workers-army-to-wwii-soldier-my-ukrainian-heritage/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">roamancing.com/2022/06/siberia</span><span class="invisible">n-workers-army-to-wwii-soldier-my-ukrainian-heritage/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HistoryTravels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryTravels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UkrainianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UkrainianHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RussianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MyUkrainianHeritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MyUkrainianHeritage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a></p>