Historia Nostra (Our History) is a YouTube Channel that critically explores how North American history is told at living museums and heritage sites in Canada and the US. Video essays on the history of heritage sites & museums and documenting visits to these sites.

Hosted by Erin Isaac, PhD Candidate at Western University.

Suggestions, feedback, or collaboration pitches should be directed to [email protected]

Bioarcheology at Louisbourg National Historic Site | Experiencing History? | Episode 14
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Bioarcheology at Louisbourg National Historic Site | Experiencing History? | Episode 14
Doing Community Heritage Differently: Hear, Hear | Experiencing History? | Episode 13
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Doing Community Heritage Differently: Hear, Hear | Experiencing History? | Episode 13
Is the Diefenbunker Frozen in Time? | Experiencing History? | Episode 12
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Is the Diefenbunker Frozen in Time? | Experiencing History? | Episode 12
5 Historical Myths You Probably Think are True | Experiencing History? | Ep. 11
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5 Historical Myths You Probably Think are True | Experiencing History? | Ep. 11
Does Fort Frontenac disprove Richard White's Middle Ground? | Historia Nostra Book Club
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Does Fort Frontenac disprove Richard White's Middle Ground? | Historia Nostra Book Club
Ministers Island Museum Tour | Experiencing History? | Episode 10
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Ministers Island Museum Tour | Experiencing History? | Episode 10
How History is Changing at Ministers Island | Experiencing History? | Episode 9
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How History is Changing at Ministers Island | Experiencing History? | Episode 9
Dundas Street | Experiencing History? | Trackways Minisode
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Dundas Street | Experiencing History? | Trackways Minisode
Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel | Historia Nostra Book Club
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Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel | Historia Nostra Book Club
Local History Matters at the Maliseet Trail | Experiencing History? | Trackways Minisode
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Local History Matters at the Maliseet Trail | Experiencing History? | Trackways Minisode
Kejimkujik National Park & Historic Site | Experiencing History | Episode 8
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Kejimkujik National Park & Historic Site | Experiencing History | Episode 8
Touring Notre Dame de Montréal | Experiencing History? | Episode 7
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Touring Notre Dame de Montréal | Experiencing History? | Episode 7
Why Évangéline shouldn't be an Acadian Icon (Anymore) | Experiencing History? | Episode 6
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Why Évangéline shouldn't be an Acadian Icon (Anymore) | Experiencing History? | Episode 6
18th-Century Homes at Historic Huguenot Street | Experiencing History? | Episode 5
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18th-Century Homes at Historic Huguenot Street | Experiencing History? | Episode 5
How Plimoth Patuxet gets Living History right | Experiencing History? | Episode 4
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How Plimoth Patuxet gets Living History right | Experiencing History? | Episode 4
Can Board Games Teach History? | A Discussion with Dr. Ben Hoy | Doing History | Episode 3
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Can Board Games Teach History? | A Discussion with Dr. Ben Hoy | Doing History | Episode 3
What can you learn from old Board Games? | A Discussion with Dr. Ben Hoy | Doing History | Episode 2
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What can you learn from old Board Games? | A Discussion with Dr. Ben Hoy | Doing History | Episode 2
Chinese Canadian History at the Tunnels of Moose Jaw | Experiencing History? | Episode 3
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Chinese Canadian History at the Tunnels of Moose Jaw | Experiencing History? | Episode 3
The History of Corn, Beans, and Squash | Doing History | Episode 1
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The History of Corn, Beans, and Squash | Doing History | Episode 1
Historians Review The New World | The Frontier on Film | Episode 1
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Historians Review The New World | The Frontier on Film | Episode 1
Why Archeology works better than Living History at Jamestown | Experiencing History? | Episode 2
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Why Archeology works better than Living History at Jamestown | Experiencing History? | Episode 2
Examining Problems with Living History at Jamestown Settlement | Experiencing History? | Episode 1
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Examining Problems with Living History at Jamestown Settlement | Experiencing History? | Episode 1
Introducing Historia Nostra
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Introducing Historia Nostra