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This year, for Historic Places Days 2024, the National Trust for Canada shared some exciting reels on our Instagram account to celebrate historic sites from coast-to-coast-to-coast. From site visits and Instagram takeovers, to explanations of conservation work and guided walking tours, these stories highlight the importance of Canadian historic sites. They shine a spotlight on Canada’s history and the communities these places support.
On July 11, the National Trust for Canada joined volunteers at Papineau Memorial Chapel to celebrate the contribution of volunteers to preserving and maintaining historic sites across Canada. While there, the team immersed themselves in the sights and sounds of the Estate, which includes 13 km of nature trails, historic sites, and one 200-300 year old red cedar tree.
For Historic Places Days 2024, museum interpreters at Dartmouth Heritage Museum invited visitors to join them for a Guided Walking Tour that connected stories of the Dartmouth Heritage Museum to the community of Dartmouth today! They also offered self-guided tours.
On July 14, National Trust Representatives Kirstin Evenden and Allison Moore celebrated Historic Places Days with an exciting visit to Markerville in Central Alberta. Community volunteers from the Stephan G. Stephansson Icelandic Society guided them through the Icelandic settlement which originally settled in 1888, taking them to the Markerville Lutheran Church, Markerville Creamery’s Kaffistofa Coffee Shop, Markerville Creamery, and the Buttermaker’s House.
Earlier in July, Patricia Kell Executive Director for the National Trust For Canada visited Parliament Hill to talk to members of the team working on the Centre Block Rehabilitation Project, a decade-long undertaking to conserve the heritage fabric of the building as well as updating and modernizing the facility to house the Parliament of Canada. Through her conversations with Lena Trenholm, Senior Director of Centre Block Design and Heritage Oversight, and John Philippe-Smith, Dominion Sculptor, Patricia learned about the difference between gargoyles and grotesques, the plans for the new Parliamentary Welcome Centre, updates to the buildings, and the different plants carved into limestone around the building.
During Historic Places Days Lucy (@smileey.lucy) visited Rouge National Urban Park to enjoy some trails, wildlife, and a picnic.
Allison visited the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden just outside in Lethbridge, Alberta for Historic Places Days. The garden was established during Canada’s Centennial in 1967 to celebrate the contributions of Japanese ancestry to the community of Lethbridge, and as a symbol of international friendship.
In their content, Old St. Thomas provided a small overview of the church. -The church is regarded as the landmark of Moose factory, one of Canada’s oldest continuous sites of Indigenous-European exchange and intermarriage. They layered their takeover with a video of Liona Boyd who visited Moose Cree in the late 80s and performed at the St. Thomas Church. This year, she reflected on her visit in support of Old St. Thomas being a part of Next Great Save. Another reel shows Stan Louttit playing a piece he wrote called “St Thomas’s Reel”. Louittit is a local musician of Moose River.
The church is currently undergoing a huge restoration effort led by the St. Thomas Restoration committee of the Moose River Heritage and Hospitality association. They signed up for HPD to raise awareness and in the hopes of winning the photo contest to put proceeds towards their restoration efforts.
