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News Release2002-22 Silk Worms Shut Down a Northern Railway Community: A New Web Site Explores Canada’s StoriesOttawa, October 11, 2002 - The story of how Japanese silk worms brought an end to a Northern Ontario railway community in the early 1920s can be found in the book entitled Sentimental Journeys: Nakina Nostalgia. Now, this story and thousands of other local histories from across the country are available on Our Roots: Canada’s Local Histories Online (www.ourroots.ca). This innovative collaborative Web site was launched this week at the National Library of Canada. In response to a strong national appetite for the history of Canada’s cities, towns and regions, the National Library of Canada and the Canadian Initiative on Digital Libraries (CIDL) in collaboration with the Université Laval and the University of Calgary, have taken local histories from library shelves and transformed them into a new digital educational resource which celebrates the country’s diverse populations, communities and landscapes. This unique site places online, and available to all, the most complete and comprehensive collection of French and English-Canadian local histories possible. Discover "Clock Soup" one of the many Depression-era recipes found in the Wandering River Women’s Institute history of this Alberta community. Read first-hand accounts of the struggles of the early pioneers in County Latulipe in the Abitibi-Timiskaming region. The project was created in 2001 to connect all Canadians, particularly youth, to Canada’s rich heritage. From now until the end of 2003, the project will provide over one million images of local histories dedicated to Canadians from Timmins, Ontario, to Nelson, British Columbia, to Cap-Pelé in New Brunswick as well as many other parts of Canada. Accessible in both official languages, Our Roots: Canada’s Local Histories Online is full of valuable information for teachers, students, researchers and genealogists, in Canada and abroad. The project was made possible thanks to the Canadian Culture Online program’s Partnership Fund. Read up on your local history at www.ourroots.ca! - 30 - Information: Pauline Portelance |