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b"How can we get to know people from the past? Primary sources, like government records, letters and diaries, give historians valuable insight into human experiences of the past and making connections with modern crises.\\nEpisode four of Foreword features a conversation with Danny Samson, an Associate Professor of History, about his work on Acadian and Nova Scotian colonial history and shares how historians use primary sources to build a more thorough understanding of past events.\\nDanny discusses his most recent work with his fourth year students on the Acadian expulsion from modern-day Prince Edward Island, which has been receiving international scholarly attention. He shares how his students completed their online project an interactive website\\xa0Ile St-Jean: The Expulsion of 1758, which details the forcible deportation of thousands of Acadians from modern-day Prince Edward Island using primary forces, despite having their semester disrupted by the pandemic.\\nWe also learn about Danny's ongoing project studying the diary of James Barry, a nineteenth-century miller in rural Nova Scotia. Analysis of Barry\\u2019s diary shows his connection with intellectual ideas and debates and politics in pre-Confederation Nova Scotia, as well as giving insight into the role of the miller in a small rural community.\\nFind a full transcript at\\xa0https://brocku.ca/humanities/foreword\\n\\xa0\\nLinks\\nIle St-Jean: The Expulsion of 1758 (2020)\\nHistory course gains international scholarly attention for groundbreaking work (Brock News, 20 May 2020)\\nDaniel Samson faculty profile\\n@ruralcolonialns Daniel Samson on Twitter; see also #JamesBarryDiary\\xa0\\nDepartment of History\\n\\xa0\\nCredits\\nWe love to hear from our listeners! Join us on\\xa0Twitter,\\xa0Facebook, and\\xa0Instagram\\xa0@brockhumanities.\\nPlease subscribe and rate us on your favourite podcasting app so you don\\u2019t miss an episode.\\nLearn more about the Faculty of Humanities, including our events, programs of study, and departments,\\xa0online.\\nForeword is hosted and produced by Alison Innes for the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.\\nSound design and editing by\\xa0Serena Atallah. Theme music is by\\xa0Khalid Imam.\\nSpecial thanks to Brock University\\u2019s MakerSpace and Brock University Marketing and Communications for studio and web support.\\nThis podcast is financially supported by the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University."