About The Hamilton Memory Project

  • The Hamilton Memory Project is a series of initiatives by The Hamilton Spectator to collect stories and visual materials for use on the web and in a special newspaper section that will be published June 10 to commemorate the 160th birthday of the city and the newspaper. This blog is a place to meet and talk about local history and nostalgia. We encourage readers to tell their vignettes about the unique experience of living in Hamilton and to contribute to discussions about Hamilton history.

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Welcome to The Hamilton Memory Project Blog, a discussion forum about local history and nostalgia to commemorate the city and The Spectator's 160th birthday this year.Mcniel
My name is Mark McNeil and I'm co-ordinator of the Hamilton Memory Project, a multi-media, interactive look at the city's past, which will culminate in the publication of a special section of the newspaper on June 10.
Blogging is new for me, so I hope you'll be forgiving as I plunge in and try and see how things work. I'll offer you the first look at much of our work — and give you an insider's view of the project. I hope - with your help - to make this blog a meeting place to swap stories and pictures and reminisce about Hamilton's fascinating history.   
Some of the contributions will be developed into content for the Memory Project homepage (thespec.com/memory) and also used in the special Memory Project edition of the Spectator later this year.
Stay tuned. Check in each day. Content will updated regularly.
Mark

February 08, 2006 in The Project | | Comments (60)