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Archives Association of Ontario
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Boden, Stewart (MGS)" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 9:54 AM
Subject: [onmuse-l] New travelling exhibit from the Archives of Ontario


> The Archives of Ontario is pleased to announce the availability of a new
travelling exhibit celebrating the life, work and legacy of David Thompson.
>
> Fur trader, astronomer and surveyor, David Thompson (1770-1857) mapped
more of North America than anyone else. By horseback, canoe, dog sled and on
foot, he travelled some 90,000 kilometres (55,000 miles), equivalent to
circling the globe twice. His map of the West covered one sixth of North
America.
>
> Thompson's journals, letters, maps and autobiography, all held by the
Archives of Ontario, provide detailed insights on the fur trade, the Native
People he encountered, the lands he explored, and milestones in his life.
>
> The year 2007 marks the 150th anniversary of Thompson's death and the
200th anniversary of his first crossing of the Rocky Mountains - a fitting
occasion to commemorate North America's "Greatest Geographer."
>
> The exhibit itself consists of four panels, along with an easy to use,
compact display system.  It is available to be borrowed free of charge
(shipping included) by any interested institution.
>
> For further information, including PDF files of the full exhibit panels,
please contact:
>
> Stewart Boden
> Junior Outreach Officer
> Archives of Ontario
> Phone: 416-327-1543
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
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