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AI and Genealogy: Trouble Ahead?
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Always Get Your Man: Researching The Men Of The Mounted Police 1873-1920
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Session 3: Aberdeen to Zonta : Women at the University of Waterloo – Jessie Blackwell
An overview of the women’s history collections at the University of Waterloo’s Special Collections & Archives. Particular emphasis will be placed on collections of Ontarian women and on those that relate to our core collecting areas such as reproductive rights. https://vimeo.com/1071695576/e25330bc5b?share=copy The video can be viewed in fullscreen by clicking on the expand icon (four…
