Have a great long weekend!
How will you be spending Victoria Day this year? Whether you're gathered in a crowd watching baseball in Lethbridge or on your first camping trip of the season, enjoy!
May 18, 2012Leap year blues
Are you working an extra day this year without any extra pay? Then you might enjoy this leap year poem!
February 29, 2012Using Peel in innovative ways
Read all about a data mining project that is making use of the Peel's Prairie Provinces' newspaper collection in the ExpressNews article: "Cadillac service library"!
January 26, 2012Happy holidays!
Wondering about Christmases of the past? Why not browse our Christmas-themed postcards to get you in a festive mood. Or consider sending out a jailhouse postcard – just don't forget to add New Year's greetings! Have a safe and joyous holiday season!
December 23, 2011Halloween on the Prairies
Oooo, Halloween is here again! To get you in the spirit, why not check out some items from our collection, like this elaborate poem, this tale of Halloween antics, or these images of a Halloween show. It seems that, once upon a time, Halloween carried with it romantic connotations, as demonstrated by this Halloween story and this example of odd Halloween lore.
October 31, 2011And even more newspapers!
Newly added to the site are historical runs of the Moose Jaw Herald Times, Prince Albert Times and the Qu-Appelle Times. But are we done? No way! Be sure to check back often; many more titles will be added to Peel in the coming months.
August 17, 2011Attention genealogists!
Researchers at Carleton University have launched a national survey to understand why people are so keen on doing genealogy research, what they find and how, and what they do with all that information once they have it. More information and a link to the survey can be found at http://www.cusurveycentre.ca/gensurvey/.
July 29, 2011Ken Tingley and "The last best West"
Interested in learning more about the selection of postcards for "the Last best West" exhibit? Listen to exhibit curator, Ken Tingley, talk about the process of mounting the exhibit and of the cultural and historic importance of this large postcard collection.
May 20, 2011The last best West
Check out our online gallery of images from "The last best West: Glimpses of the Prairie Provinces from the golden age of postcards" exhibit. Like what you see? Want to comment? Visit the collection on Flickr. Treat yourself and visit the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library before June 24th to see the originals!
March 29, 2011…and even more newspapers!
That's right: 73 newspaper titles and the list keeps growing! Just under 3 million newspaper articles – almost 400,000 pages – are now available with more online access to come as we continue to bring this important part of our Canadian cultural heritage online.
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