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# Hear, Here Arboretum

Hear, Here Arboretum developed from an experiential learning oral history course run by Dr. Kim Martin of the Department of History at the University of Guelph in 2022.

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://hearherearboretum.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Pages

- [Home](https://hearherearboretum.org/)
- [Call for Stories](https://hearherearboretum.org/call-for-stories/) - Hear, Here Arboretum Share Your Story For more than a year, students from History and Culture & Technology Studies at the University of Guelph worked with Professor Kim Martin to collect memories about local history in the Arboretum at Guelph and create Hear, Here, a digital archive and walking tour for visitors to the Arboretum
- [The Wisahkotewinowak Tea Garden](https://hearherearboretum.org/tea-garden/) - The Wisahkotewinowak Tea Garden: a Space of Happy Beginnings Sarina Perchak shares the story of her first experience in the Tea Garden with the medicine walk and the teaching opportunity she had in the Tea Garden. View Story >>
- [About](https://hearherearboretum.org/about/) - Hear, Here Arboretum developed from an experiential learning oral history course run by Dr. Kim Martin of the Department of History at the University of Guelph in 2022. The goal of Hear, Here is to share the diverse stories and voices of people who visit the Arboretum. We seek out stories from historically underrepresented people to help
- [Italian Gardens](https://hearherearboretum.org/italian-gardens/) - Saving Frogs John Auld talks about saving the frogs from the Italian garden's fountain come winter. View Story >>
- [David G. Porter Memorial Japanese Garden](https://hearherearboretum.org/david-g-porter-memorial-japanese-garden/) - JD Loves WS John Auld talks about visitors to the arboretum during the Covid-19 pandemic and his job keeping things tidy. View Story >> A Peaceful Calming Oasis Caelum Wishart explains why the Japanese garden means so much to those who spend time here. View Story >>
- [Acorn Trail](https://hearherearboretum.org/acorn-trail/) - The Wildlife Adventures of Byron Byron along with his partner saw a deer and a coyote on their regular walking route in the Arboretum. View Story >>
- [Gosling Wildlife Gardens](https://hearherearboretum.org/gosling-wildlife-gardens/) - Stories from the Arboretum Head Gardener Arboretum Head Gardener Caelum Wishart describes the importance of gardens for wildlife, and how he experiences the arboretum in his own life. View Story >>
- [RJ Hilton Centre](https://hearherearboretum.org/rj-hilton-centre/) - Lifelong Skills from R. J. Hilton Ruth Robinson reflects on her experience learning from R. J. Hilton, the Arboretum's first director. View Story >>
- [Gene Bank](https://hearherearboretum.org/gene-bank/) - Changing for the Better: From Open Fields to Saving Trees Chris Earley reflects on realizing the importance of Gene Banks. View Story >>
- [Park in the Garden](https://hearherearboretum.org/park-in-the-garden/) - Immortalizing Our Special Day Julie and Alan Smithson recall their Sept 2002 wedding, as well as the benefits they see in the Arboretum. View Story >> The origins of the OAC '56 Park in the Garden Murray Woods, aged 90, discusses fundraising for the OAC '56 Park in the Garden and the calming benefits
- [Harrison House](https://hearherearboretum.org/harrison-house/) - A peek inside an abandoned historic house John Curtis, one of the original staff at the Arboretum in 1970 talks about living in Harrison House. View Story >>
- [Wall-Custance Memorial Forest](https://hearherearboretum.org/wall-custance-memorial-forest/) - Memorial Grove: The Experience during COVID-19 Amber Gillespie talks about how the memorial grove helped her experience with COVID-19. View Story >> A Place to Remember Mary Walsh draws on her experience at the Memorial Grove and the plant and plaque that is dedicated to her father. View Story >>
- [Zavitz Pines](https://hearherearboretum.org/zavitz-pines/) - Zavitz Pines: Start of Ontario's Forestry Terry Schwan on his history with the Zavitz Pines site. View Story >>
- [Oak Grove](https://hearherearboretum.org/oak-grove/) - He Loved This Place John Auld reminisces about the times he spent in the Arboretum working, walking, drinking coffee, and talking about everything with his late friend Fred. View Story >>
- [Reflecting Pool](https://hearherearboretum.org/reflecting-pool/) - Geese Can Also Reflect in the Reflecting Pool Ric Jordan talks about the original pond, now known as the reflecting pool. View Story >>
- [JC Taylor Nature Centre](https://hearherearboretum.org/jc-taylor-nature-centre/) - First Memory at the Nature Centre Chris Earley talks about his first memory at the Nature Centre. View Story >>
- [Arboretum Centre](https://hearherearboretum.org/arboretum-centre/) - Guelph Wellington Master Gardeners Inger Knudsen describes her experience volunteering for the Guelph Wellington Master Gardeners in the Arboretum. View Story >> A Fall Wedding under a Beautiful Sugar Maple Tree Janis, Lise Anne, & Mike Salisbury share their experience of a wedding ceremony in a magical forest glade. View Story >> Magical
- [Our People](https://hearherearboretum.org/about/our-people/) - This project is a collaboration with the University of Guelph and The Arboretum. Our People Hear, Here would not be possible without the hard work of two classes of University of Guelph students, who worked together with our project managers and web designer. Over two semesters, they conducted and edited interviews, developed content for the
- [Stories](https://hearherearboretum.org/stories/)
- [Your Community](https://hearherearboretum.org/add-your-community/)
- [Attribution](https://hearherearboretum.org/attribution/) - This site has been created with the help of many different people and companies.This site was built on a powerful, Inspirations based web builder called BoldGrid. It is running on WordPress, the most popular content management software online today. Additional functionality provided by: WP Canvas - Gallery
- [Thank You](https://hearherearboretum.org/about/sponsors/) - Major Sponsors Sponsors Partners Special Thanks John Divney, Laura Godden, Sophia Goodner, Mitchell Gray, Mary Leonard, Marc Manke, Wendy Mattison, Aamer Mian, Robin Moses, Beth Ryan, Michael Scott, Larry Sleznikow, Alex Taylor, Maxwell Ward, and all of our narrators!
- [Submit Story](https://hearherearboretum.org/submit-story/) - Share Your Story A great Hear, Here story will mean something to you, the storyteller, and demonstrate something meaningful to the listener. Examples of stories well suited to Hear, Here include a tale that conveys why your neighbourhood is a great place to own a business or an account of an event that is unknown
- [Media](https://hearherearboretum.org/about/media/)
- [Poetry Contest](https://hearherearboretum.org/about/poetry-contest/) - Hear, Here Poetry Contest Winners 2017: First prize: David Krump, “Ophelia Soft.” Second prize: Kyle Constalie, “Into Collision.” Third prize (tie): Susan Houlihan, “River Walk” and Tegan Daly, “Trauma Center.” Honorable mentions: Mai Chao, “Two Rivers” and Gene Falkenberg, “Untitled (Back in 1966).” The Hear, Here Poetry Contest concluded June 10, 2017 at Artspire with open-air readings by the poets. The poems are now available for listening on

## Stories

- [Stories from the Arboretum Head Gardener](https://hearherearboretum.org/stories/stories-from-the-arboretum-head-gardener/)
- [The Wildlife Adventures of Byron](https://hearherearboretum.org/stories/byron-murray-story/)
- [Learning from the Arboretum's First Director](https://hearherearboretum.org/stories/lifelong-skills-from-r-j-hilton/)
- [Changing for the Better: From Open Fields to Saving Trees](https://hearherearboretum.org/stories/1123/)
- [The origins of the OAC '56 Park in the Garden](https://hearherearboretum.org/stories/the-origins-of-the-oac-56-park-in-the-garden/)
- [Immortalizing Our Special Day](https://hearherearboretum.org/stories/immortalizing-our-special-day/)
- [A peek inside an abandoned historic house](https://hearherearboretum.org/stories/a-peek-inside-an-abandoned-historic-house/)
- [Memorial Grove: The Experience during COVID-19](https://hearherearboretum.org/stories/memorial-grove-the-experience-during-covid-19/)
- [He Loved This Place](https://hearherearboretum.org/stories/he-loved-this-place/)
- [Geese Can Also Reflect in the Reflecting Pool](https://hearherearboretum.org/stories/geese-can-also-reflect-in-the-reflecting-pool/)
- [Magical Day](https://hearherearboretum.org/stories/magical-day-arb-centre/)
- [Saving Frogs](https://hearherearboretum.org/stories/saving-frogs-italian-gardens/)
- [A Fall Wedding under a Beautiful Sugar Maple Tree](https://hearherearboretum.org/stories/fall-wedding-arb-centre/)
- [Zavitz Pines: Start of Ontario's Forestry](https://hearherearboretum.org/stories/zavitz-pines/)
- [A Space of Happy Beginnings](https://hearherearboretum.org/stories/catherine-cave/)
- [First Memory at the Nature Centre](https://hearherearboretum.org/stories/first-memory-at-the-nature-centre/)
- [Guelph Wellington Master Gardeners](https://hearherearboretum.org/stories/guelph-wellington-master-gardeners-arb-centre/)
- [A Peaceful Calming Oasis](https://hearherearboretum.org/stories/a-peaceful-calming-oasis/)
- [A Place to Remember](https://hearherearboretum.org/stories/a-place-to-remember/)
- [JD Loves WS](https://hearherearboretum.org/stories/jd-loves-ws/)

## People

- [Dr. Kim Martin](https://hearherearboretum.org/people/dr-kim-martin/) - Professor Kim Martin
- [Jingyi Long](https://hearherearboretum.org/people/jingyi-long/)
- [W. Alex Goddard](https://hearherearboretum.org/people/w-alex-goddard/)
- [Sanjot Takhar](https://hearherearboretum.org/people/sanjot-takhar/)
- [Rachel Lowenberg](https://hearherearboretum.org/people/rachel-lowenberg/)
- [Miriam Al Sari](https://hearherearboretum.org/people/miriam-al-sari/)
- [Mayar Alfarra](https://hearherearboretum.org/people/mayar-alfarra/)
- [Lauren Budey](https://hearherearboretum.org/people/lauren-budey/)
- [Gracy Go](https://hearherearboretum.org/people/gracy-go/) - Gracy Go photographed in front of a bookcase.
- [Arshdeep Loodoo](https://hearherearboretum.org/people/arshdeep-loodoo/)
- [Amy Moffat](https://hearherearboretum.org/people/amy-moffat/) - Amy Moffat photographed standing in front of the Reflecting Pool at the Arboretum Centre.
- [MA Public History](https://hearherearboretum.org/people/ma-public-history/)
- [Ariel Beaujot](https://hearherearboretum.org/people/ariel-beaujot/)

## Area

- [Italian Gardens](https://hearherearboretum.org/area/italian-gardens/)
- [Zavitz Pines](https://hearherearboretum.org/area/zavitz-pines/) - Arboretum
- [Arboretum Centre](https://hearherearboretum.org/area/arboretum-centre/)
- [David G. Porter Memorial Japanese Garden](https://hearherearboretum.org/area/david-g-porter-memorial-japanese-garden/)
- [JC Taylor Nature Centre](https://hearherearboretum.org/area/jc-taylor-nature-centre/)
- [Tea Garden](https://hearherearboretum.org/area/tea-garden/)
- [Reflecting Pool](https://hearherearboretum.org/area/reflecting-pool/)
- [Wall-Custance Memorial Forest](https://hearherearboretum.org/area/wall-custance-memorial-forest/)
- [Harrison House](https://hearherearboretum.org/area/harrison-house/)
- [Park in the Garden](https://hearherearboretum.org/area/park-in-the-garden/)
- [Gene Bank](https://hearherearboretum.org/area/gene-bank/)
- [RJ Hilton Centre](https://hearherearboretum.org/area/rj-hilton-centre/)
- [Gosling Wildlife Gardens](https://hearherearboretum.org/area/gosling-wildlife-gardens/)
- [Oak Grove](https://hearherearboretum.org/area/oak-grove/)
- [Acorn Trail](https://hearherearboretum.org/area/acorn-trail/)