by Joanna Dermenjian | Aug 30, 2022 | Article, History, Research
PART 1 In Canada, the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto is our nation’s largest fair. It has been in operation since 1879 and has opened annually on the same site for several weeks each year, with just a few exceptions because of war, plagues...
by Joanna Dermenjian | Jul 12, 2022 | Article, History, Labels, Research
After my recent interview with Karen Brown of ‘Just Get it Done Quilts’ (on YouTube – June 27) one commenter said: “It seems that current day charity groups could use the advice of your speaker with regard to the donations of quilts being made to Ukraine right...
by Joanna Dermenjian | Apr 24, 2022 | Research
I learned a new fact that this month, as I was doing research in The Gananoque Reporter. I discovered that the people and children of Gananoque shipped hundreds of pounds of maple syrup to the children of Britain in April of 1942. Maple syrup provided to the people...
by Joanna Dermenjian | Apr 13, 2022 | History, Research
I have been thinking a great deal about how women form community to support each other individually, as a group and to support a cause, and how sewing and quilt making is often the basis of this community gathering. This article from The Winnipeg Tribune in...
by Joanna Dermenjian | Apr 8, 2022 | History, Labels, Podcasts, Research
What’s in a name? What’s in a phrase? Research evolves. When little has been written of a topic, and present day researchers are dependent on the clues that are found in disparate primary sources and buried in archives across a vast country, as well as...
by Joanna Dermenjian | Apr 4, 2022 | History, Research
I have to admit, sometimes research is a slog. It can often be lonely and frustrating and feel very fruitless. And then, suddenly, a wonderful detail appears that lifts the spirits and excites the passions to keep on digging. Last week, I was...