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On This Spot’s latest launch in Alix!

ByJustin Lam December 8, 2020 0 Comments

Alix, Alberta, is the latest town to get the On This Spot tour treatment! Working with Lacombe Regional Tourism again, we were able to map out 21 interesting historical tour spots with then and now photos! Alix was originally named Toddsville after Joseph Todd who first came to the area in the spring of 1900 from Michigan. The original quarter, which the Todds homesteaded, eventually...

How Virtual Tours Can Help Museums

ByAndrew Farris December 7, 2020 0 Comments

Virtual tours are not exactly a new invention. They've been around for well over a decade, and many museums have long discovered their benefits: They can let people on the other side of the world explore a collection; let seasonal museums engage with visitors year-round; and captivate younger audiences raised on digital technologies. I don't think anyone quite expected a massive new impetus for...

On This Spot’s Official Launch in Lacombe!

ByJustin Lam December 3, 2020 0 Comments

We’re thrilled to announce the addition of Lacombe in the On This Spot app! Thanks to the combined efforts and support of our partners at Lacombe Regional Tourism and the Lacombe Museum, we are soft launching 50 then-and-now photo opportunities spread around downtown. Nestled in the rolling prairie of central Alberta, Lacombe sits at the midpoint of the main route connecting...

Clive has gotten On This Spot coverage!

ByJustin Lam December 1, 2020 0 Comments

We’re proud to announce the launch of the village of Clive in the On This Spot app! Through the support and partnership with the Village of Clive as well as Lacombe Regional Tourism, we have created an intriguing tour laced in local history. Established in the early 1900s, the village was first called Valley City, but was renamed to avoid confusion with a town in Ontario. It became Clive,...

On This Spot has now launched in Bentley!

ByJustin Lam November 26, 2020 0 Comments

We’re excited to announce On This Spot’s launch in Bentley; the Jewel of the Blindman Valley! Working with Marc Fortais and the Town of Bentley, we've reshot a series of historic photos that takes you back in time to see the many historic buildings along the Main Street. In the shadow of the Sunset Hills, Bentley was founded by Major William McPherson and his...

We’ve launched in Blackfalds!

ByJustin Lam November 24, 2020 0 Comments

We’re happy to announce our launch in Blackfalds! This launch was the result of months of planning and partnership with the Blackfalds Historical Society and Lacombe Regional Tourism. We also want to thank Judy Carleton for the time she's spent helping move this project forward. This is the start of a large, 6-location project done in partnership with Lacombe Regional Tourism...

What Museums Mean to Us (or rather, Me, Andrew)

ByAndrew Farris November 19, 2020 0 Comments

I recently took the Museums For Me survey, and it made me ponder the significance museums have to me and the society in which we live. The dire threat COVID-19 poses to the survival of many museums makes these questions especially timely. 90% of the world's 85,000 museums temporarily shut this year, and UNESCO fears one in eight--some 11,000 of them--may never reopen. If museums are...

Reevaluating Canada’s Past in the age of Black Lives Matter

ByAndrew Farris July 1, 2020 0 Comments

This Canada Day we look inward at the way we understand national history of racism, and ask how public historians can change our society for the better. This Canada Day comes at one of the most perilous moments in this nation's history. The jubilant parades, firework shows, and breathless round-the-clock CBC coverage have been tempered by the ongoing pandemic, and given way to virtual gatherings...

Quebec has Landed in time for Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day

ByAndrew Farris June 25, 2020 0 Comments

We have an exciting announcement to make! This Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day we’ve launched coverage in Quebec City and Montreal, our first projects in Quebec. They’ve been a very long time coming. We’ve done projects across BC, the prairies and Ontario, but we’ve held off with Quebec until we were fully confident we could offer the tours both in French and English, and were familiar enough...

We’ve launched Sault Ste. Marie coverage!

ByAndrew Farris June 16, 2020 0 Comments

We're thrilled to announce the launch of Sault Ste. Marie in the On This Spot app! It's the culmination of a year long partnership with Tourism Sault Ste. Marie, the Sault Downtown Association, and the Sault Ste. Marie Museum. At the eastern end of Lake Superior, Sault's history dates back millennia--from an ancient gathering place for Indigenous peoples, to a critical outpost in the fur trade,...

The Importance of Digital Fundraising – 5 Strategies that Get Results

BySean Edmunds May 7, 2020 0 Comments

Our world has changed and the importance of maintaining a strong digital footprint is increasing by the day. With that in mind, we recommend all nonprofits examine their digital fundraising strategy at least yearly to maximize their potential. While most organizations have some form of online presence these days, there are a number of cost-effective solutions that can improve your digital...