From the recently graduated to those who graduated twenty+ years ago, it has been an absolute joy to be reminded of the remarkable young people I've been privileged to journey with and learn alongside over the years.

Sometimes the connection is clear & straightforward; other times the connection may seem less straightforward but, as alum have shared, it is clear. We've had visits from folks in many sectors--heritage, museum curation, law, government, policy & research, labour relations, education, & business.

This is all very interesting! Thank you. Did you start collecting because you liked the dolls, or was it the stories? Also, are your favorites based on the doll itself, or her stories, or is it the time period?

I know that Canadian Maplelea dolls represent specific regions and cultures in Canada, but there are not "historical characters" in the Maplelea line like there are in the American Girl line. I'm interested in the particular historical project of the American Girl historical characters.

We seem to be living in a moment where wealthy and powerful individuals and their sycophants, especially those in the American regime, feel that their wealth or position gives them the right to fabricate lies and spread those lies with impunity. Do NOT normalize this behaviour. 5/5

To say otherwise is not "revising history"; it is fabricating a lie. 4/5

That is fabricating lies. It is morally reprehensible that the American regime would fabricate and spread lies about the invasion of Ukraine. Let me be perfectly clear, and there is a great deal of evidence to support this: Russia invaded Ukraine. 3/5

This is how we have enriched historical narratives by including voices of those who have long been silenced--women, Indigenous peoples, people of colour etc. Fabricating lies about the past and spreading them around because it suits one's selfish purposes is not revisionist history. 2/5

It's messy, but that's the human condition.

Thanks for this. Being patriotic and being honest about our history are not mutually exclusive. In my opinion, honesty about our settler-colonial past and the willingness to engage in the hard work of reconciliation can lead to a patriotism that does not require denying our past.