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Different Forms of Memory
The modern memorial takes many forms. From your standard statue erected by a municipal government to curated exhibits in a museum and...
Gabrielle Bossy
Feb 20, 20162 min read
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Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe is actually fairly new. Built between 2003 and 2004, this memorial serves as one of the most...
Gabrielle Bossy
Feb 12, 20162 min read
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The Berlin Wall
“Together we stand. Divided we fall.”- Pink Floyd, The Wall Today, Germany stands as one of (if not the) world’s most modern...
Gabrielle Bossy
Feb 4, 20162 min read
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Amsterdam: Anne Frank Huis
Day three in Amsterdam started with a tour of the Anne Frank House- the part of the trip I’d been looking forward to most. Growing up in...
Gabrielle Bossy
Jan 26, 20163 min read
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Hello Amsterdam!
Four days ago we flew from Iceland to the Netherlands and landed at Schipol Airport in Amsterdam. I sometimes think I was supposed to be...
Gabrielle Bossy
Jan 25, 20162 min read
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The Blue Lagoon and the Way Home: Iceland Day 4
On the fourth day in Iceland, Ryan and I paid a visit to the famous Blue Lagoon. Unfortunately, the main lagoon was closed for...
Gabrielle Bossy
Jan 24, 20162 min read
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The Best Cover Songs Out There
Covering somebody else’s work is no small challenge- doing justice to their work, making it your own and somehow making it appeal to...
Gabrielle Bossy
Jan 24, 20162 min read
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Climbing the South Coast: Iceland Day 3
Day three in Iceland was awesome. We spent most of the day climbing mountains and waterfalls for some of the best views of my life....
Gabrielle Bossy
Jan 23, 20162 min read
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The Golden Circle: Iceland Day Two
Our second day in Iceland started perfectly with a traditional Icelandic Breakfast at the Alba House, where we were staying. Fresh,...
Gabrielle Bossy
Jan 23, 20162 min read
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Velkomin til Islands: Part One
Four days ago we landed in Keflavik, Iceland! After a 2h40m flight where I was lucky enough to score a front row seat (hello leg room) we...
Gabrielle Bossy
Jan 22, 20162 min read
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Day One: London, England
It’s been a long and exciting few days! After a teary goodbye with my parents at the airport, I boarded my flight. Seven and a half...
Gabrielle Bossy
Jan 17, 20161 min read
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2016 for the Hippie Historian
Hello historians and peace lovers alike…or anybody who happens to come across this blog. This post isn’t particularly interesting but it...
Gabrielle Bossy
Jan 8, 20161 min read
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The 12th Street Riot of 1967
July 23rd 1967 marked the ultimate clash of racial tensions in Detroit that had been building up for decades. When armed policemen...
Gabrielle Bossy
Jan 1, 20162 min read
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Stop Telling "These People" to Go Home
I’ve been thinking about writing a blog about the Syrian refugee crisis for a few weeks now in reaction to some borderline racist posts...
Gabrielle Bossy
Dec 13, 20154 min read
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Heinrich Hoffman: Hitler's Personal Photographer
Heinrich Hoffmann is a man rarely discussed outside the realm of Holocaust historians and yet he was imperative to the shaping of...
Gabrielle Bossy
Dec 7, 20152 min read
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Brian Wilson & Eugene Landy
Abuse in the history of the music industry isn’t hard to find. Abuse of power. Abuse of money. Abuse of connections. Between music...
Gabrielle Bossy
Nov 20, 20152 min read
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Poppy Talk: In Flanders Fields
This year marks the 100th anniversary of John McCrae’s poem, In Flanders Fields. As a poem that every Canadian elementary student has...
Gabrielle Bossy
Nov 11, 20151 min read
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Seven Weird Records You Wish Were in Your Collection
I want to talk rock and roll history. Let’s look at the ground-breaking, earth-shattering and super weird. Below, you’ll find seven of...
Gabrielle Bossy
Nov 9, 20152 min read
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Raoul Wallenberg: Somebody who helped
When you’re studying the Holocaust, it’s easy to get swept away in the thousands of perpetrators and victims. It’s easy to lose sight of...
Gabrielle Bossy
Nov 6, 20152 min read
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The Avro Lancaster: An Allied Legend
I stood below it. A massive black shadow covered me as I looked up at one of the world’s most deadly aircraft of the Second World War. ...
Gabrielle Bossy
Nov 4, 20152 min read
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