The Canadian Angus Foundation applied for and received funding to hire two summer students to help with archiving. They are about halfway through their work terms, so we thought we should introduce them to you and let you know what they've been working on.
I'm excited to work with Canadian Angus cataloguing the significant collection of artifacts and documents, and look forward to finding interesting stories to record and share. Hopefully, by the end of the summer, we will have a much better understanding of the collection, and a clearer view of some of the Association's history. More importantly, with this better understanding comes the capacity to share it. With this summer’s progress, I'm hopeful that Canadian Angus will find itself in a better position to understand its past and make some new history in the coming years.
My
name is Megan McLeod. I recently completed my second year of university as I
pursue my Bachelors of Commerce Degree with a major in Marketing through the
Edwards School of Business at the University of Saskatchewan. With my degree, I
hope to pursue a career in public relations and advertising, while maintaining
my involvement in the agriculture
industry. I have been involved in the cattle industry for many years, and it
remains as an integral part of my life. Although my family is mainly involved
in the Charolais breed with 130 Charolais cows, I know many of the CAA members
that are involved in showing cattle at events such as Farmfair International
and Canadian Western Agribition. Also, I know some of the commercial Angus
breeders who have become involved in raising commercial show steers, as showing
at junior shows and open jackpots with commercial animals is another hobby of
mine. Working with the Canadian Angus Association is an amazing opportunity,
not only because it challenges my current skills and provides me with new ones,
but also because it allows me to stay connected with the industry that I love.My main task this summer is to identify the many print and digital photos that Canadian Angus has collected in what Madelyn and I have deemed the "Scary Room". It is our task to tackle the many boxes of memorabilia, microfilm, photos, various publications, articles, ads, and other items to identify them and create displays for suitable items in the Angus Central archives. So far, identifying the photos has been an interesting experience and a "blast from the past" as I uncover many photos from the 1980s and 1990s. There have been many familiar faces (both human and bovine)—as well as various new ones—as I go back through photos from events such as the 1985 World Angus Forum, the 1990 Regional Junior Angus Heifer Show in Stettler, and the 1998 Red Round Up, just to name a few.
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