NEWS
Congratulations Erik Guay!
The Canadian Ski Museum would like to extend our sincere congratulations to Erik Guay on winning the World Cup Super G title on Thursday, March 11, 2010. Erik is the first Canadian to win the Super G title and only the second Canadian male to win a discipline title.
Reception at the Canadian Ski Museum in Honour of Anne Heggtveit
A champagne reception was held at the Canadian Ski Museum on February 25, 2010 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Anne Heggtveit-Hamilton's historic slalom win in Squaw Valley in 1960.
Video clips of the event and presentations can be viewed over at Gatineau Park News. Thanks, Charles! Video of the event can also be viewed on the Canadian Ski Museum's YouTube Channel.
A video of Anne's 1960 gold medal slalom run can be viewed here.
Click here for CBC radio's All in a Day interview with Anne on Feb. 25, 2010.
Congratulations, Olympians!
You've made us proud with all of your accomplishments!
Canadian Ski Hall of Fame to Welcome Three New Members
The Canadian Ski Hall of Fame has named Heinz Neiderhauser, Hugh Smythe, and Jimmie Spencer to the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame for 2009. These three worthy candidates will be formally inducted into the Hall during a ceremony at a future date and location yet to be announced.
Writers Wanted!
The Canadian Ski Museum would like to encourage research exploring sports heritage. Interested contributors are invited to submit proposals for papers concerning aspects of skiing heritage. Accepted articles will be published in Skiing Heritage Magazine, the journal of the International Skiing History Association. Authors will be awarded honorariums for completed articles.
Please email applications to info@skimuseum.ca, attention: Curator/Manager.
Anne Heggtveit's Golden Anniversary
February 26, 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of Anne Heggtveit's historic
slalom victory at the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics. Check out our new online
exhibit honouring Anne's achievements
here.
Museum Welcomes new Curator/Manager
The Canadian Ski Museum / Canadian Ski Hall of Fame would like to welcome
Robin Cushnie as our new Curator Manager. Robin comes to the museum from the
Osgoode Township Historical Society & Museum and brings a wealth of experience
with her.
Birthday Wishes
Jumping artifacts received
The Canadian Ski Museum appreciates the recent donation from the family of
the late Fred Morris (Canadian Ski Hall of Fame member), the collection of
artifacts, archival materials and photographs relates to Canada's ski jumping
heritage. Kalle Boucher, a student from the Algonquin College 'Applied Museum
Studies' program is helping to formally enter each item into the collection and
catalogue each item into the computerized collections database.
FIS Timeline of Skiing History now online
A timeline of historical events from the world of skiing has now been
published on the FIS web site under the address of
history.fis-ski.com This timeline represents the results of the efforts of a
working group of ski historians led by former chairman and long-time member of
the FIS PR and Mass Media Committee Elisabeth Hussey (GBR) between 2005-2007.
The goal of the group was to compile an international timeline of events which
were important over the whole history of skiing. The contents of this site are
an ongoing work to which anybody with the necessary knowledge is encouraged to
contribute. Contributions can be made following a simple registration on the
site. They will be reviewed by a working group member before acceptance for
publication.
Students making a difference
Over the past five years the Canadian Ski Museum has hosted 12 placement
students as volunteers during their Museum studies. The Museum/Hall of Fame is
thrilled to have the help of Algonquin College ~ Applied Museum Studies
students, Jessie Davis and Katie Graham. Both students are in the advanced
stream of the Algonquin Program due to their previous completion of a University
degree. They are working with the Museum's collections - doing digital
inventory, creating digital records and online exhibit materials.