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  1. #TIH #OTD 7 Jan 1779: Quebec Gazette announced a new subscription for a public library at Ville de Québec—the 1st public library estab. in what is now #Canada. Some books were bought from local members of the public, but most were brought over from Europe. By 1788, the library held 2000 volumes. Despite loss of many books in a 1854 fire, the library’s 1866 catalogue listed 6990 vols in its collections. #books #BookHistory #CdnHist
    @bookhistodons @histodons @litstudies

  2. legionmagazine.com/en/exclusiv “British soldiers who later campaigned in the Middle East and Gallipoli, with these regions’ inhospitable environments, found clear-cut evidence for the value of vaccination in saving lives.” #cdnsci #cdnhist

  3. Little post with searchable things: #CdnHist #CdnImm #hist

    Hopefully to help my history nerds arriving from Other Platforms find me, etc.