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Kimberly Monk
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Historical & Maritime Archaeologist | Shipyards, Dry Docks & Ship(wreck)s | Port Cities | Great Lakes-Atlantic Shipping | Welland Canal Heritage Advocate | Adjunct Professor. https://beacons.ai/shicklunashipyard
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The PortCities #Kingston & #Oswego project is underway. Students have begun researching the very first Great Lakes ports and their development. Follow @GLPortHistory (if you're still on X!) for project updates. 3/3
October 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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To celebrate the #ErieCanal bicentennial (10/26/25) the #PortCities #publichistory project is updated with the 2024-2025 #Buffalo essays & blogs by students in Great Lakes Maritime & Coastal History @ Brock History #2F00. Visit porthistory.ca. 1/3
October 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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The PortCities #Buffalo project is underway with the 2025 release to coincide with the #ErieCanal bicentennial. Students are exploring a range of topics that detail its social, economic, and environmental developments. Please visit the Port2Port project blog to learn more: porthistory.ca/home/blog/.
Bird's eye view of the Port of Buffalo. Credit J.W. Hill "Buffalo" 1855.
December 3, 2024 at 8:55 PM
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The #PortCities #publichistory project is updated with the 2023-2024 #Niagara essays written by students in HIST #2F00 Great Lakes Maritime & Coastal History @ Brock University. Porthistory.ca also hosts new sections including student blogs, infographics & the PortCities web map. 1/3
A sloop sails up the Niagara River near Queenston. A birchbark canoe paddles down river. Credit: Charles Ramus Forrest, National Gallery of Canada, 1821-1823.
December 3, 2024 at 8:55 PM