Parks Canada is known worldwide as a leader in nature conservation, but we do much more than that. Together with our partners, we commemorate the people, places, and events that have shaped what we now call Canada. Join us to meet experts from across the country, as we explore the sites, stories and artifacts that bring history to life. ReCollections will take you on a journey, coast-to-coast-to-coast, from a Viking Age Norse settlement in Northern Newfoundland to a sacred Haida village site in Gwaii Haanas, where the rainforest meets the wild Pacific Ocean... with many stops in between. Each episode explores new places and stories to help make sense of a complicated past.
ReCollections
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Parks Canada is known worldwide as a leader in nature conservation, but we do much more than that. Together with our partners, we commemorate the people, places, and events that have shaped what we now call Canada. Join us to meet experts from across the country, as we explore the sites, stories and artifacts that bring history to life. ReCollections will take you on a journey, coast-to-coast-to-coast, from a Viking Age Norse settlement in Northern Newfoundland to a sacred Haida village site in Gwaii Haanas, where the rainforest meets the wild Pacific Ocean... with many stops in between. Each episode explores new places and stories to help make sense of a complicated past.
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February 5, 2026
Bar U Ranch: Grass Into Money
For seven decades, the Bar U operated as a corporate ranch, with thousands of cattle fattening up on protein-rich fescue grass in Alberta’s Rocky Mountain foothills. But that grass has a history of its own, co-evolving on this landscape with a different grazer - the bison - over thousands of years. Through the history of three animals who’ve left their hoofmarks upon the prairie grasslands - bison, cattle and horses - we look at Canada’s “beef bonanza” that employed a colourful cast of cowboys, cooks and capitalists, turning grass into money at Bar U Ranch National Historic Site. Special thanks to Jessica Hill. Learn more: Bar U Ranch National Historic Site Plan Your Visit Google Arts and Culture Exhibition: Bar U Ranch Ranching Industry National Historic Event designation John Ware, National Historic Person (Old) Women’s Buffalo Jump National Historic Site Heritage value description of each Bar U building Bison conservation and breeding programs at Elk Island National Park Plains Bison reintroduction in Banff National Park Other Media: Like Distant Thunder: Canada's bison conservation story by Lauren Markewicz John Ware Reclaimed - Filmmaker Cheryl Foggo re-examines the story of John Ware, the legendary Black cowboy in this National Film Board documentary film. First Marriages - a story from the Women’s Buffalo Jump near the Bar U Ranch (video from the Siksika Consultation Office) Restoring Historic Buildings at the Bar U Ranch National Historic Site (Parks Canada video) Questions about the ReCollections podcast or any of the episodes? Please contact us at nouveauxmedias-newmedia@pc.gc.ca Do you have a suggestion for a new National Historic Person, Site or Event? We’d love to hear it! Visit https://parks.canada.ca/commemorate for details on how to submit a nomination.
January 29, 2026
Waterton Lakes: Archaeology in a Burned Landscape
In August 2017, a lightning strike near Waterton Lakes National Park sparked a devastating wildfire that burned nearly 40% of the park. But in the wake of destruction came a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We’ll hear from archaeologists and Blackfoot elders about the collaborative archaeology project that’s deepening our understanding of the lives of Indigenous peoples who have lived and travelled in the Rocky Mountains and foothills for millennia. Learn more: Waterton Lakes National Park Plan Your Visit Google Arts and Culture Exhibition: Waterton Lakes Prince of Wales Hotel National Historic Site designation First Oil Well in Western Canada National Historic Site designation Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park - UNESCO World Heritage Site Other Media: Post Wildfire Renewal Video and Photo Gallery Dr. Mike Bruised Head’s PhD thesis on the impact of erasing Blackfoot place names in Paahtomahksikimi Questions about the ReCollections podcast or any of the episodes? Please contact us at nouveauxmedias-newmedia@pc.gc.ca Do you have a suggestion for a new National Historic Person, Site or Event? We’d love to hear it! Visit https://parks.canada.ca/commemorate for details on how to submit a nomination.
January 22, 2026
Fort Lennox: The Accidental Immigrants
In 1930s Europe, thousands of Jewish men and teenagers escaped the Nazi regime as refugees, only to be labelled as “enemy aliens” and sent to internment camps across eastern Canada. One of those camps was at Fort Lennox, an old military stronghold on Quebec’s Ile aux Noix. We’ll hear from one internee, the late Rabbi Erwin Schild, whose story helps illustrate the experience of hundreds of German and Austrian Jews who were imprisoned at Fort Lennox National Historic Site. Oral history recordings of Rabbi Erwin Schild used in this episode: ©1996 USC Shoah Foundation ©1988 Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre Learn more: Fort Lennox National Historic Site Plan Your Visit Google Arts and Culture Exhibition: Fort Lennox Heritage Designation: Fort Lennox National Historic Site designation Heritage value description of each Fort Lennox building USC Shoah Foundation Toronto Holocaust Museum Montreal Holocaust Museum Other Media: Major conservation work at Fort Lennox National Historic Site (Parks Canada YouTube) None is Too Many: Canada and the Jews of Europe 1933-1948 by Irving Abella and Harold Troper Special thanks to: Faye Blum of the Ontario Jewish Archives Teigan Goldsmith of the Ottawa Jewish Archives The Montreal Holocaust Museum The Toronto Holocaust Museum USC Shoah Foundation Questions about the ReCollections podcast or any of the episodes? Please contact us at nouveauxmedias-newmedia@pc.gc.ca Do you have a suggestion for a new National Historic Person, Site or Event? We’d love to hear it! Visit https://parks.canada.ca/commemorate for details on how to submit a nomination.
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