One of the community mapping initiatives that came out of the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS) in the last ten years was MapAnnapolis.
It combines research by local citizens with mapping technology available through students from COGS. In response to my recent question on its status, Heather LeBlanc sent me the link to their web site. She mentioned, too, that they are currently upgrading the site with interactive videos and the use of Esri storyboards. The new version should be completed in early 2021.
The MapAnnapolis web site includes heritage properties, the Garrison graveyard, Acadian settlements, Black Loyalist history, cemeteries and churches, Bear River Artist studios, and more.
The Story of COGS project focused on the lives both JB Hall and Major Church. This complements the web site by Heather Stewart and myself on the story of COGS.
To date, I have received no new information on either Community Counts or the CLICK project. The first was a provincial initiative and the second supported by the municipalities. Given the COVID necessity for online learning, it is unlikely that we will see the return of local field work at COGS to support community mapping in the near term.
Yesterday, I had a fitness session to stretch the body. This compensates for an excess of sitting and reading. It is important to recognize the same need to stretch the mind. The COVID restrictions offer up the time, however it is now more challenging to share the ideas through the face to face social network.
I did manage to complete my reading of Harold Horwood’s memoir. Besides his opinions on many Canadian authors, from Farley Mowat to Margaret Atwood, Graeme Gibson to Margaret Lawrence and Alice Munro, Horwood recounts his travels in Atlantic Canada. He also took several longer trips across Canada and the United States. He provides a detailed natural history of these foreign places.
Acknowledgements
Heather LeBlanc for her web site update. Heather for COVID company. Edward for support.
References
MapAnnapolis go to mapannapolis.ca
Harold Horwood, 2000, Among the Lions, Killick Press.
The Story of COGS. see web site thestoryofcogs.ca
Ernest Blair Experiment 