Collecting COVID-19 History: Protest, Resistance and Celebration

Ottawa residents were fed up when the 2022 truckers’ protest shut down large parts of the city. Citizens took matters into their own hands, blocking a key intersection in an event that became known as “The Battle of Billings Bridge.” A small bronze plaque with a cheeky message was covertly installed to commemorate it in 2023. But no sooner had it arrived, it disappeared. Its creator has remained anonymous … until now. Learn how a fake history marker made its way to the Canadian Museum of History and why it’s important for the Museum to collect objects related to controversial current events such as the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Transcript: https://www.historymuseum.ca/dod/podcasts/transcripts/s02e02

Canadian Museum of History Blog: “Collecting COVID-19 History: Protest, Resistance and Celebration”: https://www.historymuseum.ca/blog/artifactuality-collecting-covid19-history/