It's been a month since my internship ended and I'm happy to report that I've lived to blog another day.

Whatever it is that needs to happen in the heritage field to secure a job — the planets aligned or some good Karma came my way — happened and I've been kept on at Canada’s History.

I'll be continuing on here as the new Community Engagement Coordinator. It's a perfectly and purposefully ambiguous title to reflect the diversity of my role. In a nutshell, I'm here to support and promote all of the great work that goes on in our communities — mostly in our schools and in our local museums and heritage institutions.

From now on, I’ll use my blog to talk about community events, tell you about what’s going on in our museums and heritage sites, share resources and fun websites, and anything else that I come across!

For example, today I want to make sure you all know about Culture Days, which is taking place across Canada this weekend. As written on their website, “Culture Days is a collaborative pan-Canadian volunteer movement to raise the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of all Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities.” What this means for you, is that there are a ton of fun and FREE activities taking place in your community over the next few days. We all know that history is a cornerstone of our culture, so you can be sure that your local museums and heritage sites will be participating.

I’ve added a few of my favourite history-related activities to our calendar of events, and you can also browse through all of the events taking place on the Culture Days website.

I’m hoping to go to the Manitoba Museum on Saturday night for their Madmen-inspired Mocktail Party. In addition to hearing some 1960’s jazz, there are going to be vintage decorations and costumes from the Costume Museum of Canada, a theatre production, and late-night tours of the museum! Who doesn’t love being at a museum after hours?!

So, make sure you check out Culture Days in your community — and be sure to report back and let us know what you did this weekend!