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Published on November 26, 2020
Y4Y’s youth cultural ambassadors have been busy bringing Youth 4 Youth’s latest project to life in seven regions: the North Shore, the Eastern Townships, Gaspé-les-Iles, Québec City, Outaouais, Abitibi, and Montréal.
Gaspésie-les-Iles cultural ambassador Emma is coordinating an activity that will have students use the archives section on the Gaspésie Museum’s website to find images that they feel represent Gaspé and connect to its history. The students will then recreate the historic photos and share them with a small paragraph answering a few questions.
Eastern Townships ambassador Danika put the finishing touches on her Jeopardy night. It promises to be a great event for those interested in learning more about the Eastern Townships with gift cards for first and second place!
Irmak and Rayana in Montreal have been busy programming their Little Burgundy event that will feature an interview with Dorothy Williams; present a memoryscape from the Black Community Resource Centre (an interactive map that has pin dropped stories from the neighbourhood); and conclude on discussion with the audience. They will also do a giveaway of two of Dr. Williams’s books.
North Shore cultural ambassador Honlee is organizing a trivia night with photos and a little blurb to explain each historical fact in the quiz and Quebec City cultural ambassador Michael is busy promoting his Plains of Abraham event!
Holly in the Outaouais met with volunteers at the Pontiac Archives, who walked her through their collections which include over 200 Pontiac family records, veteran records, the Walter Brown collection, and constantly updated family trees. They also have a variety of newspaper, birth, and marriage records. For the Pontiac event, volunteers will introduce what they do at the Archives, explore the family trees, and present one of their projects entitled ‘Abandoned villages in the Pontiac’.