'The Kids are Alright' was a 1979 soundtrack by The Who. It's perhaps a sentiment often expressed by practitioners in any field concerned about the future. Today, I had the honour of serving as a volunteer citizen judge in the King's Town School (KTS) Heritage Fair - and I can assure you - the future of historical interest and preservation are alright!
The nine Heritage Fair entries that I had the pleasure of judging, actually learning about, were:
Whoa Canada - Wild Horses in the West and Sable Island
Star Forts and Martello Towers - Kingston's Fortifications
Transportation in Canada's History [mainly the CPR]
Whiskey War [between Canada and Denmark]
Vikings and Vinland
The Halifax Explosion
Dogsledding
Kingston's Fire of 1840
Canada's National Park System
There were 12 judges in this, my second year - clearly a group with deep interest in history - that meant our goal was to judge three entries each, about 15 minutes per entry. The students were more than capable of discussions and answering questions on their chosen topic, most with a deep knowledge, all with unique ways of presenting their displays. Teacher/fair coordinators Paige and Amey were welcoming and really looked after us, especially when we occasionally got lost in the rabbit-warren of display rooms!
At the Davis Drydock on Wellington Street, one of Uncle Sam's boats was in for work:
Something Old, Something New and Blue: Kingston Transit electric bus 2402E on Kingston Express route 601, surrounded by limestone near the former site of the Grand Trunk Railway freight shed.
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