2021

Heritage Services – Recapping 2021 and looking forward through 2022

Heritage Services – Recapping 2021 and looking forward through 2022

Join us and Dr. Jennifer Campbell, Director of the newly formed Heritage Services Department at the City of Kingston, on January 25, 2022 at 7pm via Zoom : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83044224134?pwd=eU0rZGp1K0Z5UXRyOXh3d1Z4cmJadz09 Dr. Jennifer Campbell holds an undergraduate and master’s degree in Anthropology from Memorial University in Newfoundland Labrador, and a doctorate in Anthropology from the University of…

Kingston, The Limestone City : Stone Buildings in the Kingston Region

Kingston, The Limestone City : Stone Buildings in the Kingston Region

We are pleased to announce the release of Jennifer McKendry’s new book, “Kingston, The Limestone City : Stone Buildings in the Kingston Region”. This new volume is available for purchase at Novel Idea, Princess and Bagot, Kingston. You can contact the store at novid@kingston.net or 613-546-9799. See the announcement for details.

Not in My Backyard

Not in My Backyard

The term ‘NIMBY’ or ‘Not in My Backyard’ is often used to discredit local activists who seek to ward off unfavourable development in their neighbourhoods. In this talk Christine Sypnowich suggests that, far from being purely selfish, those who take up such causes can be valuable custodians of the common good. On Tuesday February 16,…