photography – Swamp Ward and Inner Harbour History Project

Take yourself for a walk and see who you meet!

Laura Murray June 4, 2018 Research in Action

Twenty of the Facing the Street photos are on the streets at these locations until June 30. See one, or see them all. Twenty four…

Facing the Street: Photo Exhibit Coming Up!

Laura Murray May 24, 2018 Children and Youth

I’ve been busily working away with Chris Miner, my co-curator, Anne Lougheed, production manager, and Vince Perez, designer, to get this fabulous show together. Let…

The Swamp Ward and Inner Harbour History Project aims to document the history of two of the oldest areas of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. For Indigenous people through centuries, Ka’tarohkwi was a good place to fish, to gather, to trade. After Europeans arrived, the Inner Harbour became industrial, complete with railroads, factories, and docks; the Swamp Ward, adjacent to it, was where workers and their families lived, went to school, went to church, shopped, and played. The area continues to evolve in new ways. Through archival research and oral history, and starting with a focus on the twentieth century, SWIHHP brings people, time periods, spaces, and issues into Kingston’s story and out of the shadow of limestone buildings and celebrated politicians.

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Take yourself for a walk and see who you meet!

Facing the Street: Photo Exhibit Coming Up!