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Special Acknowledgement
The successful launch of Canada’s Telecommunications Hall of Fame, and annual staging of The Telecom Laureate Awards galas and induction ceremonies turned on the contributions of many talented and hard-working supporters and volunteers. Included among the supporters that have helped to help boost the Hall of Fame and support our work are four Canadian historical and heritage organizations profiled on these pages:
• Bell Homestead National Historic Site of Canada in Brantford, Ontario
• The Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa, Ontario
• The Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site of Canada in Baddeck, Nova Scotia
• The Military Communications and Electronics Museum, Kingston, Ontario
Each a highly-popular tourist destination and heritage centre, these four organizations have given freely of their time, their energy, their resources and their historical expertise to assist Canada’s Telecommunications Hall of Fame and its Laureate and Education and Outreach programs. We sincerely thank them for their kind contribution of experts, expertise, knowledge, visual images, artifacts and inspiration. We urge all of you to visit these great attractions to learn more about our industry, our Laureates and our country!
Bell Homestead National Historic Site of Canada, Brantford, ON
Located high on the bluffs overlooking the Grand River and the town of Brantford, the Bell family’s first North American residence – known to them as “Melville House” – would provide the stage for the invention of the telephone. Here, July 26th, 1874, Alexander Graham Bell changed the realm of communications forever.
Since 1910, the Bell’s home has welcomed visitors from all parts of the world. Carefully restored as it was in the Bell’s day and including an extensive collection of original Bell family furnishings, paintings, china, silver, and books, the Homestead affords its guests the opportunity to experience the lifestyle led by this conservative Scottish and English family. Visitors of all ages are provided with insight into how a teacher of the deaf came to invent the telephone in the midst of a fast changing late-Victorian society and how that technology remains an integral part of our modern world.
Complementing your visit to the Bell Homestead is a tour of the Henderson Home. Built circa, 1845, this house served as Canada’s first telephone business office from 1877 to 1880.
Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, ON
The Canada Science and Technology Museum, the only comprehensive museum of its kind in Canada, is the forum where all Canadians can discover the role of science and technology in shaping their lives as well as explore the contributions made in the world at large.
Opened in 1967, the Museum today houses a world-class collection of some 30 000 artifacts, some of which are displayed within interactive and constantly evolving exhibitions. The collection has grown, particularly in the areas of communication, transportation, physical science, energy, and new technologies. The Museum’s exceptional library and photographic archive includes remarkable trade literature holdings and the outstanding Canadian National railway photo collection.
As a leader in science and technology, the Museum continues to explore the rich connection between science, technology and culture – all essential steps in our understanding of ourselves and the world. Canada Science and Technology Museum 1867 St Laurent Blvd, Ottawa, Canada
Hours of Operation: Tuesday to Sunday,
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca
Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site of Canada, Baddeck, NS
A unique exhibit complex where models, replicas, photo displays, artifacts, and films describe the fascinating life and work of Alexander Graham Bell. This national historic site communicates the story of Alexander Graham Bell´s wide ranging interests and inventive work, much of it undertaken here at Baddeck, Nova Scotia. The site´s 10 hectares overlook Baddeck Bay, on Bras d´Or Lake, and Beinn Bhreagh, Bell´s summer home, where Bell pursued much of his scientific work.
Here, Parks Canada commemorates and interprets the work of Alexander Graham Bell and his associates. The exhibit complex functions as a centre for the study of Dr. Bell’s scientific and humanitarian work as illustrated by the artifacts and documents preserved there. The original part of the exhibit building (Hall A) was built in 1955. Expansion to the building took place in the late 1970’s. In 1996, the main building saw more improvements: a new children's area, redesigned exhibits and improved access for persons with disabilities.
The Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site is located on Chebucto Street (Route 205), in a residential area on the east edge of the village of Baddeck, a community of 1000 people which is the municipal and service centre of Victoria Country, Nova Scotia.
Hours of operation
June 1 to 30th: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
July 1 to October 15: 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
www.pc.gc.ca for National Historic Sites of Canada
The Military Communications and Electronics Museum, Kingston, Ontario
The Military Communications and Electronics Museum was founded in December 1961, as the Royal Canadian Signals Museum. It now proudly displays the history of the integrated Canadian Forces Communications and Electronics Branch and all its founding elements. The Museum’s theme is:
The Troops, The Times and The Technology.
The Troops: The trials and accomplishments of the discoverers and inventors, the operators, linemen, and technicians.
The Times: The historic events, from providing command and control in battle and on peacekeeing missions, to bringing communications to Canada’s remote northern communities.
The Technology: From signalling flags and spark-gap radios to modern electronics and sophisticated communications systems.
95 Craftsman Blvd.
PO Box 17000 Station Forces
Kingston, Ontario K7K 7B4
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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