Dr Gillian I Leitch

Dr Gillian I Leitch

@gilliandoctor.bsky.social

Historian, writer, artist, genealogist, popular culture - Co-Chair SFF PCA - Views are my own :) (Identities, 19C QC & ON, immigration history, Science Fiction - Doctor Who, etc)

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ActiveHistory.ca
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Shannon Stettner explores the Woodside National Historic Site, the childhood home of PM William Lyon Mackenzie King. The visit highlights portrayals of gender, specifically through the material environment. Shannon is a regular contributor to Active History; make sure to check out her other posts!

activehistory.caReturning to Woodside: Changing Perspectives on a Historic HouseShannon Stettner Exterior of Woodside National Historic Site. Photograph by the author, December 2025. Last December I visited Woodside National Historic Site, the boyhood home of Canada’s tenth Pr…

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Dr. Blair Stein
@blairstein.bsky.social

Shouting into the internet void that I just submitted my book manuscript revisions. The Trans-Canada Air Lines book is happening! (At least, it’s on the path to ‘happening.’) It’s WILD that I started academic research on TCA in TWO THOUSAND AND TEN. Four academic institutions ago.

Dr Gillian I Leitch
@gilliandoctor.bsky.social

I have been asked for an interview: "We’re developing tools to make research more efficient, including exploring responsible uses of AI, and want to learn directly from genealogists about their process, resources, and time-consuming tasks." Not interested in training AI, but..... thoughts?

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Jamie Bradburn
@jbcurio.bsky.social

The story being referred to is The Green Death (1973) and is so sadly relevant half a century on. Plus: slightly adorable giant-pollution spawned maggots.

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Dr Gillian I Leitch
@gilliandoctor.bsky.social

I heard it said that a cheating husband will often accuse his wife of being unfaithful. So when the US ambassador to Canada said Canada had to keep out of the American elections, I instantly thought that was a confirmation that was exactly what they were doing in Canada.

Dr Gillian I Leitch
@gilliandoctor.bsky.social

If anyone who is working in the heritage sector - librarians, historians, genealogists, archivists, curators, museums, galleries - would be interested in being interviewed for our site - please contact us cchac.ccdpc@heritageadvocacy.ca heritageadvocacy.ca/our-stories-...

heritageadvocacy.caOur stories/Nos histoiresWorking on a multi-media production. Credit: Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County. Travaux sur une production multimédia. Crédit : Archives communautaires de Belleville et du comté …
Dr Gillian I Leitch
@gilliandoctor.bsky.social

The election is Monday, and I want to thank the candidates running in the Hull district for doing absolutely nothing to convince me to vote for them. Nothing. So again it is a beauty contest - which election poster is the nicest, the lamest slogan, and the prettiest candidate. You people suck.

Dr Gillian I Leitch
@gilliandoctor.bsky.social

Irish migration in Quebec.... concordia-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

concordia-ca.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Lunch & Learn: The Irish Mile: Digitally Mapping Irish Migration Across Quebec. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the m...Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Lunch & Learn: The Irish Mile: Digitally Mapping Irish Migration Across Quebec. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the m...
Dr Gillian I Leitch
@gilliandoctor.bsky.social

The QC elections so far. Election posters and two robocalls for my district - Hull. The candidates clearly don't respect the constitutents. gilliandr.wordpress.com/2026/09/10/o...

gilliandr.wordpress.comOpen letter to the candidates running for Hull, 2026It is election time again, and I have to decide who to vote for at the provincial level. Yipee? And once again I am faced with the lack of enthusiasm the candidates have for campaigning in my area.…
Dr Gillian I Leitch
@gilliandoctor.bsky.social

Free advocacy webinar presented by the Canadian Cultural Heritage Advocacy Committee TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 3:00-4:00 EST/EDT (English only) Register here: archivescanada-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

archivescanada-ca.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Effective Advocacy for Canadian Cultural Institutions. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.John Chrastka, Executive Director of the EveryLibrary Foundation, will deliver a workshop on effective advocacy, covering topics including: how to identify political stakeholders, how to lobby them, a...
Dr Gillian I Leitch
@gilliandoctor.bsky.social

2nd robocall for the election today. The 1st was from Que Solidaire saying I will love its policies - without saying what they were. The 2nd one was from the CAQ incumbent asking for my labour in her campaign- volunteers. Apparently not interested in my vote, because that wasn't even mentioned.