You have more in common with a WWII soldier than you think
Image of EJ Brewster and WL Brewster - Courtesy of Heritage Mississauga
By Ivan Kovacevic
Local History
A Few Tips on Salvaging a Project
By Lucas Braszak
Undergoing a project for your internship can be a very tumultuous experience. Not only do you meet new people and discover fascinating information along the way, the prospect of ending up with an amazing outcome to the project is exciting in itself. However, there may be some bumps along the way that may frustrate you, or have you believe that the project is a dead-end. Here, you will find some ideas that can help overcome these trials and salvage your research.
Beginning the Journey: Local History is Non-Local Too, Apparently
The Project
Somehow I am supposed to connect events that happened in 19th century Manitoba and Saskatchewan, to people from an area that was little more than a bundle of villages not known as Mississauga, but as Toronto Township. The distance between these two points is also more than 2000 kilometres away.
