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      Highlights reel from Romance Then and Now, Capturing Memories Through the Five Senses. Sponsored by New Horizons for Seniors.

      Wayne Cooper interviews long time resident, Vi (Coker) McQuain as part of the Huntsville Oral Histories.

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      On Thursday, July 23rd, 2015, Oakville Public Library’s Digital Heritage Assistant, Avneet Dhillon, sat down with Gene Reed at Bronte Legion Branch 486 for an interview. Gene is a Past President and long-time member of the Bronte Legion. The Library collaborated with the Bronte Legion on a digital exhibit entitled …

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      Wayne Cooper interviews long time resident, Peggy Hern.

      Wayne Cooper interviews long time resident Don Nickalls

      This training video shows you the basics of using the digitized editions of the Waterloo Chronicle. Subtitles are available within the video player.

      Video written and produced by the Oakville Public Library’s Digital Heritage Assistant, 2018. Narrated by June Campbell. Photos from Oakville Images, Oakville Historical Society, Oakville Museum, Library and Archives Canada, FLickr, Wikimedia Commons, Toronto Archives, McCord Museum, Library of Congress, Bronte Historical Society, David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, Trafalgar Township …

      Video written and produced by the Oakville Public Library’s Digital Heritage Assistant, 2018. Narrated by June Campbell. Photos from Oakville Images, Oakville Historical Society, Oakville Museum, Library and Archives Canada, FLickr, Wikimedia Commons, Toronto Archives, McCord Museum, Library of Congress, Bronte Historical Society, David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, Trafalgar Township …

      Video written and produced by the Oakville Public Library’s Digital Heritage Assistant, 2018. Narrated by Sherry Saevil. Photos from Oakville Images, Oakville Historical Society, Oakville Museum, Library and Archives Canada, Flickr, Wikimedia Commons, Toronto Archives, McCord Museum, Library of Congress, Bronte Historical Society, David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, Trafalgar Township …

      On 22 May 2015, students of St. Dominic Catholic Elementary school, along with several staff members and trustees, came together to honour veterans and fallen soldiers at the Bronte Veterans Garden. Throughout 2015, Grade 7 history students held interviews with members of the Canadian Armed Forces, which culminated in the …

      Used with permission from West Vancouver Memorial Public Library

      The ROM is please to bring The Warrior Emperor and China's Terracotta Army to Toronto. Opens June 2010.

      ROM Video Producer, Elaisha Stokes, visits Jamaica's St. Clair Cave. A Toronto team from went to Jamaica in January 2010 to gather footage of the inhabitants of the underground structure in preparation of the opening of the new bat cave.

      The ultimate deep-space time capsule, this small black rock plummeted from space carrying organic material dating back 4.5 billion years. Much of the meteorite remains frozen in the ROM's vaults for research, but a sizable piece is on display in the Teck Suite of Galleries: Earth’s Treasure and is one …

      A city known for many of the great wonders of the world, the striding lion of Babylon once adorned the citadel of the Nebuchadnazzar castle. Found in the throne room, the decorated relief on clay bricks is extremely rare and is one of the ROM’s iconic, must see treasures.

      This temple wall painting installed in the Bishop White Gallery of Chinese Temple Art forms the centrepiece of one of the world’s most important collections of Chinese temple art. Learn about this iconic ROM object, one of the best-preserved examples of its kind, and why it is a must-see treasure …

      Listen as artist, Navjot Altaf, speaks about the sculpture "Kunti" (blue lady) from the series "In Response to," one of the ROM's iconic treasures. A modern twist on conventional South Asian art, the larger than life sculpture is inspired by village witch-trials and fertility goddesses. Its brilliant blue references the …

      At the opening of Fakes and Forgeries: Yesterday and Today, Dan Rahimi, Vice President, Gallery Development, introduces this interactive, new ROM exhibition that challenges visitors to find the fakes.