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    Different Forms of Memory
    Gabrielle Bossy
    • Feb 20, 2016
    • 2 min

    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...
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    Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
    Gabrielle Bossy
    • Feb 12, 2016
    • 2 min

    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...
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    The Berlin Wall
    Gabrielle Bossy
    • Feb 4, 2016
    • 2 min

    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...
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    Amsterdam: Anne Frank Huis
    Gabrielle Bossy
    • Jan 26, 2016
    • 3 min

    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...
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    Hello Amsterdam!
    Gabrielle Bossy
    • Jan 25, 2016
    • 2 min

    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...
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    The Blue Lagoon and the Way Home: Iceland Day 4
    Gabrielle Bossy
    • Jan 24, 2016
    • 2 min

    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...
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    The Best Cover Songs Out There
    Gabrielle Bossy
    • Jan 24, 2016
    • 2 min

    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...
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    Climbing the South Coast: Iceland Day 3
    Gabrielle Bossy
    • Jan 23, 2016
    • 2 min

    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....
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    The Golden Circle: Iceland Day Two
    Gabrielle Bossy
    • Jan 23, 2016
    • 2 min

    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,...
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    Velkomin til Islands: Part One
    Gabrielle Bossy
    • Jan 22, 2016
    • 2 min

    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...
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    Day One: London, England
    Gabrielle Bossy
    • Jan 17, 2016
    • 1 min

    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...
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    2016 for the Hippie Historian
    Gabrielle Bossy
    • Jan 8, 2016
    • 1 min

    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...
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    The 12th Street Riot of 1967
    Gabrielle Bossy
    • Jan 1, 2016
    • 2 min

    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...
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    Stop Telling "These People" to Go Home
    Gabrielle Bossy
    • Dec 13, 2015
    • 4 min

    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...
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    Heinrich Hoffman: Hitler's Personal Photographer
    Gabrielle Bossy
    • Dec 7, 2015
    • 2 min

    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...
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    Brian Wilson & Eugene Landy
    Gabrielle Bossy
    • Nov 20, 2015
    • 2 min

    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...
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    Poppy Talk: In Flanders Fields
    Gabrielle Bossy
    • Nov 11, 2015
    • 1 min

    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...
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    Seven Weird Records You Wish Were in Your Collection
    Gabrielle Bossy
    • Nov 9, 2015
    • 2 min

    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...
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    Raoul Wallenberg: Somebody who helped
    Gabrielle Bossy
    • Nov 6, 2015
    • 2 min

    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...
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    The Avro Lancaster: An Allied Legend
    Gabrielle Bossy
    • Nov 4, 2015
    • 2 min

    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. ...
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