DHP students present to the community
Student Avery B., teacher Neil Orford, Wayne Townsend and student Elena B.
Photo by Frances Norlen
?A full room of community members came out to hear a presentation about the Digital Historian Project at the Orangeville Public Library on April 21, 2015.
Teacher Neil Orford introduced students Avery B. and Elena B., whose presentation showed how students are engaged in a multi-disciplinary program that packages four courses in Canadian History, Aboriginal Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies and Data Management. The innovative program, developed in partnership with Dufferin County Museum and Archives (DMCA), has drawn attention from across Canada and the US.
Also in attendance at the event was Wayne Townsend. Wayne recently retired as the curator of the DCMA, and was a key part of getting the project going.
Avery and Elena attend Westside Secondary School in Orangeville.
The talk was presented as part of the 2015 One Book One County Dufferin. This year’s book is “The Massey Murder: A Maid, Her Master and The Trial that Shocked a Country” by Charlotte Gray.
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