Not Just Numbers

Case 1: Round 3

Fifteen Minutes

The Globe, 25 December 1928 – Courtesy of the Globe and Mail Inc.
The Globe, 25 December 1928 – Courtesy of the Globe and Mail Inc.
Shoemaker Apprenticeship Agreement – Courtesy of Black Creek Pioneer Village
Shoemaker Apprenticeship Agreement – Courtesy of Black Creek Pioneer Village
Militia photograph, date unknown – Courtesy of Black Creek Pioneer Village
Militia photograph, date unknown – Courtesy of Black Creek Pioneer Village
Artillery Certificate – Courtesy of Black Creek Pioneer Village
Artillery Certificate – Courtesy of Black Creek Pioneer Village
Death Certificate – Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario
Death Certificate – Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario
The Globe, 26 May 1930 – Courtesy of the Globe and Mail Inc.
The Globe, 26 May 1930 – Courtesy of the Globe and Mail Inc.
Marriage Registration – Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario
Marriage Registration – Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario
The Globe, 21 March 1932 – Courtesy of the Globe and Mail Inc.
The Globe, 21 March 1932 – Courtesy of the Globe and Mail Inc.
Shoemakers, Beatty on left – Courtesy of Black Creek Pioneer Village
Shoemakers, Beatty on left – Courtesy of Black Creek Pioneer Village
Store, circa 1900 – Courtesy of Black Creek Pioneer Village
Store, circa 1900 – Courtesy of Black Creek Pioneer Village

What do these documents tell us that the census couldn’t?

What do you find surprising about these documents?

What kind of documents could a historian use to tell your own story?

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