Schedule

note that dates are subject to confirmation and may change. Note also that the items listed here for any given week merely represent a starting point and you will be expected to dig deeper as a matter of course.

Part One #

• Jan 8 - How is history a business? Canadians and their pasts. The economic value of heritage and public history. Why I’m teaching this course. How this will all work.

  Read! Please have read chapters 1 & 2 & 6 in ‘Canadians and Their Pasts’ before you come to class. What might the market for ‘history’ look like?

• Jan 15 - Running a business in Ontario/Quebec: Things you need to know. Regulations, Rules, Taxes, Sources of Funding

  Explore The Federal and Provincial governments provide some useful info:

  • https://www.canada.ca/en/services/business/start.html
  • https://www.ontario.ca/page/business/start

• Jan 22 - History Businesses, a survey

  Explore Statistics Canada & The Canada Council for the Arts provide some useful perspective:

  • https://ised-isde.canada.ca/app/ixb/cis/summary-sommaire/7121

  • https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/subjects-start/business_and_consumer_services_and_culture/culture

  • Please also have selected at least five resources from the resources page that may speak to your own particular interests and be prepared to tell us about it.

Environmental Scan is due Friday Jan 23rd. #

Part Two #

Backgrounders are due before class on the relevant day, for the relevant person. #

• Jan 29 - Alan Cross, Broadcaster, podcaster, media personality. AlanCross.ca media, podcasting, storytelling
• Feb 5 - Nigel Hetherington](https://pastpreservers.com/), media production, historical consultancy, media rep agency. Greg Graham. Coronation Hall Cider Mills agritourism, local history
• Feb 12 - Ian Hember, Registrar, Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act Burials Unit, Ontario. Legislative landscape, development. Katherine Davidson, professional CRM archaeologist CRM, environment, development
• Feb 26 - Emily Keyes, Director, Engagement & Field Work Know History. Research, litigation, community-led. Jonathan Murphy Founder, GoGeomatics. Community building, media
• Mar 5 - Glen Shackleton, Founder Haunted Walk Storytelling, tourism, local history, media. Brandon Bolduc, Founder Aventure Outaouais Storytelling, tourism, local history, media
• Mar 12 - Patti Harper, Practicing National Archival Appraisal Board Appraiser; Vice Chair of NAAB valuation material culture

Part Three #

• March 19: What have we learned?
• March 26: The Business of History Unconference & Design Sprint
• April 2: The Grand Reveal

Business Models are due April 3rd. #