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Play Raising Spirits for a spine-tingling way to explore mysteries, puzzles and more. From our Collections to you, we wish you a #HappyHalloween2021 ! #raisingspirits #librarygames #escaperoom
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Today is #WorldMigratoryBirdDay ! Celebrate by taking a birding tour of Mount-Royal guided and illustrated by the ROAAr collections. Get out #birding today and log your sightings for #OctoberBigDay Resources and tour here:
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T = Taylor White! In the mid-18th c., he commissioned a marvellous menagerie of 938 animals to be painted, so that fellow Britons could admire his 'paper museum'. Check out the full collection https://t.co/hScKReGfJA and exhibition https://t.co/QIrmt0vw3b #SciArt #BlackerWood
I is for #illustrations! These colourful illustrations from the Dawson Harrington fonds #McGillArchives portray the journeys of geologist and traveler George Mercer Dawson. Read more here: https://t.co/el2BNpqXeo
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We often highlight the beautiful bird portraits done by Elizabeth Gwillim in Madras (early 19th c.), but did you know she also painted flowers? Check out this wonderful article by Dr. Anna Winterbottom to learn more https://t.co/JNaPSe4XJl #BlackerWood #NaturalHistory #SciArt
Is anyone crafting to pass the time while #selfisolating? In Milan in 1618, Dionisio Minaggio created 156 illustrations of birds, people & landscapes, all made entirely of collaged bird feathers! https://t.co/m2nQdT3WGN #DontTryThisAtHome #NaturalHistory #BlackerWood #Feathursday
We miss these little friends at the moment! Even this guy. All is forgiven, clown!
In the early 19th c, Elizabeth Gwillim moved from England to India for her husband's work. Separated from her family and friends, Gwillim found solace in painting the birds of the Chennai region. See all 121 of her beautiful pieces here: https://t.co/6i86Er60cU #NaturalHistory
Meet Madeline Parent, union organiser who co-founded the Canadian Textile Council and the Council of Canadian Unions, as well as the National Action Committee on the Status of Women. Find out more in the Parent fonds: https://t.co/ufs2kQZCyc #InternationalWomensDay #LabourHistory