Doing History: Profiles of people working in the area of history. Please share with your students. 

Risa Gluskin e-interviewed Madison Hamilton in March, 2017. 

 

You work at the Ontario Heritage Trust. I'm told you've done work with the Public Education and Community Development team. What is the Trust? What is your specific job?

The Ontario Heritage Trust is a non-profit government agency with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Sport dedicated to promoting and preserving Ontario’s built, cultural and natural heritage. The Trust is a fascinating organization to work for because of the diversity of the initiatives it is engaged in throughout the province. The Trust’s initiatives reach 379 of Ontario’s 444 municipalities through lands both owned and protected, Doors Open Ontario, provincial plaques, museums, and recognition programs.

I’m currently contracted as a Heritage Programs Coordinator. A significant portion of my job involves the planning and development of our programs including Doors Open Ontario, Heritage Week, our sesquicentennial project MyOntario: A vision over time and a special edition of our publication Heritage Matters. I also assist with our recognition awards programs which include the Lieutenant Governor’s Heritage awards and Young Heritage Leaders. These two programs celebrate individual and group youth achievements in heritage. In addition, our Young Heritage Leaders scholarship program awards a $2,000 scholarship for post-secondary education to an individual young person who has demonstrated leadership in preserving, protecting and promoting heritage.

Details
Category: Blog

Welcome to Rapport's May/June "edition". I hope you have been pleased with Rapport's blog so far. There are many ways you can get involved. I can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you'd like to contribute or comment. 

 

  • I'm enjoying this amazing opportunity to connect with teachers from across the province. If you'd like to contribute or suggest a topic, please email me. I am particularly keen on getting more French language content. 
  • It has been very interesting and informative to "meet" the people I've profiled in Doing History. If you have any suggestions (for people working in history but not as history teachers) that I should contact, please email me.
  • If you are reading a book that's relevant to history and/or social science, please take a photo of yourself with the book and send it to me with a short description (or a full book review if you wish). 
  • Would your students like to contribute to Rapport? They could tell us what they're reading, what they enjoy about their courses, special projects they're working on, etc. Please encourage them to contact me.
  • I am seeking ongoing contributions on Reconciliation, inquiry best practices, favourite field trips and museum exhibits, and civics engagement strategies. 

 

Last but not least, keep in mind that OHASSTA's annual conference will be held in Ottawa on November 16 and 17, 2017. Save the date! It is an amazing PD opportunity. 

 

Thanks,

Risa

 

 

 

Details
Category: Blog