Historical Reminicents: 400 Posts Later

This is the 400th post I've written on Historical Reminiscents since I started this blog back in September 2008.  I began this blog for a digital history class I was taking as part of Western University's Public History MA program.  I had no idea that the blog would be so long lasting or prolific.

Over the years I've been asked numerous times what I get out of blogging here and at Activehistory.ca.  Some of the top reasons I've continued to blog are: the blog format allows less formal writing that traditional academic scholarship, blogging combined with other social media has connected me to colleagues that I otherwise would have no interaction with, and lastly (and perhaps most importantly) I enjoy it.

Looking back here are some of the most read posts from the last six years:

• Social Justice in the Archives
• Artifact Meanings and Contextualization 
• Red Memory: Residential Schools Exhibit
• Community Archives and Sharing Information
• Continuing Education: Online Learning and Records Management
• Community Archives and the Limitations of Identity
• Compatible or Incompatible: Public History and the PhD
• Exhibit Reflection: Body Words Vital
• Cultural Heritage and Traditional Ukrainian Dance
• Impact of UNESCO Designation in Djenne, Mali
• The Literary and Historical Society of Quebec