At a recent conference, The 11th Windsor Military Studies Conference, there was one presentation that reflected some of the work that this blog is trying to achieve.
Kyle Lariviere, a history student at the University of Windsor, spoke about the work he did in digitizing the life of Private Raymond Jospeh Allen of the Highland Light Infantry of Canada, R.C.I.C. His presentation was particularly relevant because it not only touched on a military unit that is from my home town (Galt, Ontario) but also that he was researching a family member. Kyles’s work is a wonderful example of the ability to blend traditional content, such as paper in a scanned format or the scanning of letters and the transcription of these letters, into a format that is relevant and contextual.
His web site shows the advantages of using the web as a method to put historic information together into a cogent, linear, and in a social context using original source materials such as photographs and letters. Please go to his site and review the realized potential of how using digital technology to bring history to life.
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Lariviere gave a superb presentation. It is a very fine tribute to one Canadian soldier who paid the ultimate price for our freedom. Kudos to Lariviere and to the Department of History at the University of Windsor for encouraging such worthwhile efforts at remembrance.
His name is Kyle Lariviere, not Kevin. He’s my nephew. And a fine one at that. 🙂
Janis,
Thank you so much for correcting my error. I have corrected the name to reflect your information.
Say hi to Kyle and let him know he did a great job.
Eric