Stories of Northern Life

Today we will be looking at medicine used during war and how it has changed. I hope you enjoy this episode!________________________________Music written, performed, and produced by Liam MorassutListen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS' story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum⁠⁠ Email nicole@saultmuseum.ca

The Downtown Association was just dissolved by city council on Monday, April 7, 2025. The City will now be taking it in-house. As the downtown is still reeling from this decision, I thought it important to talk about the history of the DTA and all its iterations.I hope you enjoy this episode!________________________________Music written, performed, and produced by Liam MorassutListen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS' story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum⁠ Email nicole@saultmuseum.ca

Here is part 2 of David Ellis's story. We begin where we left off. If you haven't already, make sure to listen to Part 1. Click HERE for Part 1. Listen to the episode on Perry Short ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠.I hope you enjoy this episode!________________________________Music written, performed, and produced by Liam MorassutListen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS' story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum⁠

I am once again joined by David Ellis. This time, he shares his story of growing up in the Sault, studying to become an architect and discovering his love of cycling. Join us in the next episode for Part 2!Listen to the episode on Perry Short ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠.I hope you enjoy this episode!________________________________Music written, performed, and produced by Liam MorassutListen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS' story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum⁠

I had the honour of interviewing Megan Scott co-owner of Trimount Construction. Listen to her story of growing up in the Sault, starting her own company with her husband and her community work.Learn more about Trimount ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠.I hope you enjoy this episode!________________________________Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam MorassutListen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum⁠

I am joined by David Ellis, architect, he shares some of his stories and experiences working with the late D. Perry Short - who was a very talented and well-known architect, set designer, and founding member of LACAC.Listen to the episode on LACAC ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠.I hope you enjoy this episode!________________________________Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam MorassutListen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Poetry written and performed by J.L. FizzellListen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum⁠

In this episode, we look at the work of Dr. Alexander A. Sinclair Sr. He had many medical accomplishments but he also helped to implement a lot of community projects like setting up the Algoma House of Refuge.You can listen to that episode HERE.I hope you enjoy this episode!________________________________Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam MorassutListen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Poetry written and performed by J.L. FizzellListen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

Here is another article for our Reading History series - Steelton by Patricia Turmaine Beckett.We have begun a neighbourhoods project at the Sault Museum called Community Stories - Our Neighbourhoods, where we are collecting photos, documents, artifacts and memories from the different neighbourhoods in our city. You can find more info ⁠HERE⁠I hope you enjoy this episode!________________________________Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam MorassutListen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Poetry written and performed by J.L. FizzellListen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

What is LACAC? Join me as we learn about the local architectural conservation advisory committees that later became municipal heritage committees.I hope you enjoy this episode!________________________________Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam MorassutListen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Poetry written and performed by J.L. FizzellListen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

I am joined by Alyssa Peer who has recently started the band The Dustcovers with her husband Tom. Hear her story of how she found the courage to start singing again!Follow them on Instagram @thedustcoversmusicFind out more about themHERE.I hope you enjoy this episode!________________________________Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam MorassutListen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Poetry written and performed by J.L. FizzellListen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Assistant at the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

Today I am sharing with you an article about Steelton written by Peter Ross. We have begun a neighbourhoods project at the Sault Museum to collect the stories of life in these areas of our city. You can find more info HERE I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

I am joined by Brian Tremblay, he shares his story of growing up in Steelton and discovering his love of music. He now writes music that shares stories of the past becoming both a musician and a storyteller. His first album is HERE I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

Alex (he/him) shares his story of growing up in the Sault and now reporting the news here. He proudly wears the title "resident gay reporter"! We are honoured to share their story on our podcast. _____________________________ Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut Listen to local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, collections assistant at the Sault Ste. Marie Museum With co-host Pedro Caio.

In this series Reading History, I bring you various texts from the archives. This week I bring you various articles on the 1910 Spanish River Bridge Train Wreck. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Management Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

In this series Reading History, I bring you various texts from the archives. This week I bring you an article from the Fall 1994 issue of Sault Channels, "The House of Refuge Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario" by Iris E. Elliot. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Management Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

In this series Reading History, I bring you various texts from the archives. In this episode, we have a press release from the International Joint Commission on the Pollution of the St Marys, St Clair and Detroit Rivers. Read the full summary report HERE. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Management Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

In this series Reading History, I bring you various texts from the archives. In this episode, we have a press release for the unveiling of the "Plaque to Commemorate Canada's First Uranium Discovery". I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Management Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

In this series Reading History, I bring you various texts from the archives. In this episode, we have "Postal Service Along Lake Huron's North Shore in the Early Days" by Max Rosenthal. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Management Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

Put on your science hat and join me as we look at how our land was formed. We look at the Canadian Shield, glacial activity, the landscape, forests and the geology. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Management Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

Join me in this episode as we look back on the history of breweries in the Sault. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Management Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

Today, we are discussing my favourite type of history, medical history! In this episode, I tell you all about the history of hospitals in the Sault. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Management Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

Today, we are discussing the English-Only Resolution of 1990 that caused the French Language Crisis in Sault Ste. Marie. This resolution caused a huge rift in the community, and the city has been split from the Francophone community. This explains what happened and why our French community is hidden. We have tried to heal along the way, but old wounds are not easily healed. I hope this episode sheds some light on the history of our community. For more information: Watch the Francophone History Discussion Panel video HERE. Download Dr. Michael Graydon's article HERE. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Management Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

As we just commemorated Remembrance Day, let us look at the military monuments we have erected across the city over the years in honour of our soldiers, especially the fallen. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Management Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

As we approach Remembrance Day let us look back and see how this day came to be. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Management Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

Halloween is here! Join us for this 5 part series during the month of October when we look at true crime and scary stories. Welcome to the last episode in our Halloween 2024 series! Today I am bringing you some stories of hauntings in sites around the Sault. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut Listen to local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Management Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

Halloween is here! Join us for this 5 part series during the month of October when we look at true crime and scary stories. Welcome to the last true crime story in our series. This episode we are looking at the murder of Theresa DeCourcy that occurred in 1945 and wasn't solved until 1992! Listen to this episode to learn what took place an how the case was finally solved. ***WARNING*** This episode contains discussions of true crime, murder, sexual assault, and r*p*, listener discretion is advised. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut Listen to local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Management Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

Halloween is here! Join us for this 5 part series during the month of October when we look at true crime and scary stories. Welcome to the second episode in this series. We are looking at the murder of Marjorie Barber by her husband Dalton Barber. This is a very intriguing case and I tried to summarize it as best I could for you. ***WARNING*** This episode contains discussions of true crime, murder, attempted suicide, and domestic abuse, listener discretion is advised. ⁠Museum blog post on Angelina⁠ I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut Listen to local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Management Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

Halloween is here! Join us for this 5 part series during the month of October when we look at true crime and scary stories. We start off with the famous case of Angelina Napolitano and the murder of her husband Pietro Napolitano. Angelina suffered through domestic abuse and it got to a point where she murdered her husband as she felt it was the only way to protect her family. This became a monumental case not only in Canada but for the rest of the world. It was the first time the battered woman's defence was used and led to so much more. So listen to the episode to learn more. ***WARNING*** This episode contains discussions of true crime, murder, and domestic abuse, listener discretion is advised. Museum blog post on Angelina I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut Listen to local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Management Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

The War of 1812! We had a lot of commemorations across Canada in 2012 for the bicentennial. Did you learn about the war then? Or what happened in the Sault during the War of 1812? Listen to the episode to learn more. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut Listen to local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Management Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

Last we discussed the fur trade here in the Sault. Now let's look at the Ermatinger Old Stone House as it played a big part in the fur trade in the Sault. Learn about Mr. Ermatinger and the amazing stone mansion he built. And discover all the other people who called that place home. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut Listen to local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Management Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

This week we bring you the stories of how the fur trade shaped our early village and the posts that they set up here. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut Listen to local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Management Assistant at the ⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

Join me today as I speak with Paul Hazlett former forest soils technician at the Great Lakes Forestry Centre. He worked on the Turkey Lakes Watershed Study starting in the 80s and eventually became the head of the project. Learn about the Turkey Lakes Watershed Study and hear fun anecdotes from Paul about the early years. Stay tuned for more about this exciting project. Learn more ⁠here!⁠ I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut Listen to local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Management Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

Listen to the story of John Dedes, founder of Entomica Insectarium, biologist & insectarium supervisor at the Great Lakes Forestry Centre and thespian. Check out Entomica here! I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut Listen to local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Management Assistant at the ⁠⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

I had the pleasure of speaking with Matthew James a local emerging artist. We talk about his music, inspiration, journey and life in the Sault. Check out his music here. Sign up to his newsletter here to find out where he is playing next. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut Listen to local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Management Assistant at the ⁠⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

Welcome back to the Stories of Northern Life Podcast! Have you ever heard of Anna Jameson and her book Winter Studies and Summer Rambles in Canada? Join me as I take you through her life and her time here in the Sault. She was the first European woman to shoot the rapids and she makes friends with many of the famous figures here in 1837. *Warning**** This episode contains words that may be triggering to some individuals. I read the text as it was written and some of the historic language is harmful. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut Listen to local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Management Assistant at the ⁠Sault Ste. Marie Museum

Welcome back to the Stories of Northern Life Podcast! I found this article from 1924 that talked about the first mention of the Sault. *Warning**** This episode contains words that may be triggering to some individuals. I read the text as it was written and some of the historic language is harmful. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut Listen to local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠HERE⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠HERE⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Management Assistant at the Sault Ste. Marie Museum

Today the shoe is on the other foot and Mairi, the creator and former host of the Stories of Northern Life podcast is being interviewed by our new host, Nicole Curry and the Sault Ste. Marie Museum's Executive Director William Hollingshead. Check out Mairi's socials @mor.design_ or visit mormairi.com _____________________________ Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut Listen to local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sue (she/they) share her story of growing up in the Sault. Sue is a wealth of knowledge on queer history in Sault Ste. Marie. From attending parties at Mother Goderre's, to hanging out in the various nightclubs, to helping start Sault Pride! We are honoured to share their story on our podcast. _____________________________ Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut Listen to local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, collections assistant at the Sault Ste. Marie Museum With cohost Pedro Caio.

Gaelyn (she/her) and her wife Kelly (she/her) share their stories with us. Gaelyn is the owner of ⁠Amore for your Pleasure⁠. She and her store are a pillar of the queer community in Sault Ste. Marie, providing a safe and welcoming space for everyone. _____________________________ Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut Listen to local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry, collections assistant at the Sault Ste. Marie Museum With cohost Pedro Caio.

Join our hosts Nicole and Pedro Caio in our 6th instalment of the Queer Project. We are interviewing Ashley aka Ash (she/they) and Andrea aka Zeph (they/them). Learn their stories of coming to the Sault and discovering the world of Drag! Ash's drag persona is Luke McAnally-Gore-Shadow. They are the co head of Haus of Gore. Zeph's drag persona is Zephyr Shadow, a drag king out of Sault Ste. Marie Michigan! Luke - @lukemcanallygoreshadow on Facebook & Instagram Zephyr - @zephyr.shadow on Facebook & Instagram To learn more about the Queer Project check out our website The Queer Project - SAULT STE. MARIE MUSEUM (saultmuseum.ca) Hosted by Nicole Curry, collections assistant at the Sault Ste. Marie Museum With guest host Pedro Caio Ribeiro Schuurhuis

This interview with Lucia (lu-chia) Luciani also known as Lucia Pet (she/her). Dive into her story of trans fem drag queen and gender studies MS graduate. Listen now! Host: Nicole Curry & Pedro Caio Music: Liam Morassut

This week we bring you Koach Katrina Francella, activist and founder of the KLUB 2SLGBTQIA+ Community Centre. Listen to their story... Check out the KLUBS Pride Party at the Machine Shop this Sunday from 12- 4pm! Host: Nicole Curry & Pedro Caio

This is the story of Teddy, also known as Ozhawa Anung Kwe (Ojibway name) & Bette U Wanna (Drag Name). They have had a strong involvement in the Queer community over the years and is a trailblazer in the 2 Spirit community near and far. Listen to the origin story of Sault Pride and the 2Spirit Organizing Committee of Bawating Host: Nicole Curry & Pedro Caio

Roy Schuurhuis is a gay man who works to advocate and educate about sexual health and HIV/AIDS. Listen to his story! Host: Nicole Curry & Pedro Caio

Introducing our Francophone History Collection Project and our temporary Francophone exhibit "French in Canada and a Local Perspective"!  Our project aims to collect stories and items that tell the history of Francophones in our community. Hear the story of Michelle "MiShh" Loubert in this episode.  *This episode is in FRENCH* Visit our Francophone exhibit until June 29th 2024. Join us tonight at 6pm for the opening ceremonies and at 7pm for a history discussion panel which will be held in English. ______________________________________ Nous vous présentons notre projet de collection d'histoire francophone et notre exposition francophone temporaire « Le français au Canada et une perspective locale » !  Notre projet vise à recueillir des histoires et des objets qui racontent l'histoire des francophones dans notre communauté. Écoutez l'histoire de Michelle « MiShh » Loubert dans cet épisode.  Visitez notre exposition francophone jusqu'au 29 juin 2024. Rejoignez-nous ce soir à 18 heures pour les cérémonies d'ouverture et à 19 heures pour un panel de discussion sur l'histoire qui se tiendra en anglais.

Introducing THE QUEER PROJECT! Our first guest is Pedro Caio, an empowered person of colour, immigrant, advocate, they/them queer, and living with HIV. They are full of love and joy! It is hard not to smile when Pedro walks into the room. It's a long episode but you will laugh, cry and feel empowered after this one! So please stick around... Host: Nicole Curry

Summer sporting season calls for racket sports!!! With the rise of PickleBall in the community we reflect on the earliest racket sport that the Sault loved, Tennis. Uncover the history of Tennis clubs and courts in Sault Ste. Marie since 1890! Listen Now

Algoma Wanderings is a very short book written by John Hay McDonald. He was the Judge of the Algoma district for 26 years. Your host reads his stories of hunting tips and the winding rivers and roads of this beautiful Northern Ontario landscape.

This story was written by Richard Metcalfe around 2012 for the Museum's Collection. I hope you learn more about the downtown landscape in the early 1950s and the intricacies of a young boy's perspective living in a history building. _______________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut Listen to local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠HERE⁠ Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story ⁠HERE⁠ Hosted by Mairi Morassut, the Design and Engagement Lead at the Sault Ste. Marie Museum

Miss Emma Dingle is representing Sault Ste. Marie in the Miss Ontario pageant 2024. Listen to her story and the message she hopes to share with the world. She is the author of children's book "Just the Way you Are" raising $500 for the Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer, in the first 72 hours of sold-out sales. Follow Emma's Journey: https://www.instagram.com/missemmadingle/?next=%2Fdeva5610%2F&hl=cs