Canada's History Magazine: The Beaver

Slow Road to Recovery

historysociety — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:16:37 +0000

He was the quintessential Crazy Canuck.

Canadian skier Dave Irwin made history in December of 1975 when he won the World Cup Downhill against reigning champion Franz Klammer. The margin of victory ‹ 1.61 seconds ‹ remains the largest by a Canadian in a World Cup Downhill event.A bold, aggressive skier, Irwin made a name for himself on the legendary ski team known as the Crazy Canucks. (You can read more about the Crazy Canucks in the December 2008/January 2010 issue of The Beaver).

Canada’s Sweetheart

historysociety — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:46:24 +0000

With the dark days of the Second World War behind them, Canadians were looking for a new kind of hero. And they found her. Her name was Barbara Ann Scott.

From 1945 to 1948, this feisty young Canadian woman from Ottawa took the figure skating world by storm, winning championship after championship, culminating in an Olympic gold medal at St. Moritz.

They called her Canada¹s Sweetheart then, and her popularity went so far as to create problems for her on the eve her Olympic event. To learn more about that, read the December 2009/January 2010 issue of The Beaver.

Beaver associate editor Nelle Oosterom reached Barbara Ann Scott at her home in Florida.

Web brings Canada’s luminaries back to life

historysociety — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:36:41 +0000

Ramsay Cook, former editor of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, explains how putting the dictionary online saved the publication from obscurity.

Who broadened Canadian history?

historysociety — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:34:45 +0000

Historian Ramsay Cook answers this question in this podcast with Beaver associate editor Nelle Oosterom.

Olympic Gold - part 2

historysociety — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:39:11 +0000

Podcast with Beverley Tallon, editorial assistant of The Beaver and skiing champion Nancy Greene Raine – part 2 (3.39)

Nancy Greene retired from competitive skiing in 1968. She married her husband Al Raine the following year and together they have made skiing their life’s vocation.

Greene informs us of their work inspiring young athletes and her latest role as a Canadian Senator.

Olympic Gold - part 1

historysociety — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:37:20 +0000

Podcast with Beverley Tallon, editorial assistant of The Beaver and skiing champion Nancy Greene Raine – part 1 (6:28)

Nancy Greene grew up skiing and went on to compete in three Olympics. In 1968 at the Winter Olympic Games in Grenoble France, she captured a gold medal in the giant slalom and silver in the slalom.

Greene tells us of her love of skiing and the thrill of winning.

History Matters - The Write Stuff

historysociety — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:59:38 +0000

This November, the newly expanded Canada’s History Awards will be handed out in Ottawa. Among the awards handed out will be the Sir John A. Macdonald Prize, given by the Canadian Historical Association to the best scholarly history publication.

This year’s winner is Prof. Ian McKay of Queen’s University. McKay’s book, Reasoning Otherwise: Leftists and the People’s Enlightenment in Canada, 1890-1920. A Q & A with Prof. McKay is featured in the October/November 2009 issue of The Beaver.

Beaver Editor Mark Reid spoke with Prof. McKay’s in late summer about his research into history of leftists in Canada.

War Medals

historysociety — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:09:31 +0000

Valour Sold

In May 2009, a Victoria Cross, along with eight other war medals belonging to Canadian First World War veteran Robert Shankland, was auctioned in Toronto.

Controversy surrounded the sale, and the story of that auction, and the troubling questions it raises, is the focus of the article Valour Sold, available in the October/November 2009 issue of The Beaver magazine.

The medals were ultimately purchased by the Canadian War Museum.

Shortly after the auction, Beaver Editor Mark Reid spoke with Mark O¹Neill, the director general of the War Museum, about its newest acquisitions.

Great Lakes Graveyards

historysociety — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:55:23 +0000

A conversation with Maurice D. Smith, marine historian and Nelle Oosterom, associate editor of The Beaver. The Great Lakes has been a graveyard for ships for hundreds of years. Marine historian Maurice D. Smith talk about why the lakes have been so dangerous to mariners throughout history.

Long-lost Shipwrecks

historysociety — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:53:23 +0000

Search the ocean for a long-lost shipwreck is no easy task. But Jacques Marc, explorations director for the Underwater Archeology Society of B.C., will be doing just that this summer. Hear Marc talks about his quest with Beaver associate editor Nelle Oosterom.

Eye On Corruption

historysociety — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:21:43 +0000

Podcast with Nelle Oosterom, associate editor of The Beaver and Bob Carson, author. Writer Bob Carson talks about a forgotten Canadian who is finally getting his due as the journalist who broke the 1919 Blacksox Scandal.

Great Unsolved Mysteries Part 2

historysociety — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:45:08 +0000

History Society president and publisher of The Beaver, Deborah Morrison talks with this year’s recipients of the Pierre Berton Award, the creators of the website Great Unsolved Canadian Mysteries: Ruth Sandwell, John Lutz, and Peter Gossage.

Please be advised we have made two individual podcasts to cover this article because the original podcast was too large. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Great Unsolved Mysteries Part 1

historysociety — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:43:20 +0000

Please be advised we have made two individual podcasts to cover this article because the original podcast was too large. We apologize for the inconvenience.

The Great Lakes shipwreck graveyard discussed with Maurice Smith

historysociety — Thu, 21 May 2009 18:58:29 +0000

The Great Lakes has been a graveyard for ships for hundreds of years. Marine historian Maurice D. Smith talk about why the lakes have been so dangerous to mariners throughout history.

The Search for Shipwrecks with Jacques Marc

historysociety — Thu, 21 May 2009 18:55:38 +0000

SHOOTING ARROWS - Lou Wise

historysociety — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:36:05 +0000

Podcast with Nelle Oosterom, associate editor of The Beaver Lou Wise, former head of film and photography for Avro Canada.

High Flyers Justin Cuffe

historysociety — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:31:36 +0000

Podcast with Nelle Oosterom, associate editor of The Beaver and Justin Cuffe, curator of Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame in Wetaskiwin, Alberta.

History Matters Rudyard Griffiths

historysociety — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:49:43 +0000

Phil Koch, Assistant Editor of The Beaver, Canada’s History Magazine, talks with Rudyard Griffiths about his new book Who we are: A Citizen’s Manifesto.

Brush Stroke of History

historysociety — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:46:58 +0000

In the December 2008/January 2009 issue of The Beaver, Nelle Oosterom writes about a collection of art known as Winkworth II. Painstaking negotiations on the part of Library and Archives Canada resulted in the successful acquisition of the vast Canadiana collection. In this podcast, Oosterom interviews Ruth Phillips, a Carleton University art historian who discusses the significance of two historic paintings that depict aboriginal people from the Great Lakes region.

We Remember - Beaver Magazine Interview with Tim Cook

historysociety — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:17:24 +0000

Canadian military historian Tim Cook talks about the Canadian experience during World War One. You can read the entire feature in the October/November 2008 issue of The Beaver: Canada’s History Magazine.