Roots, Passions and Aspirations

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Roots, Passions and Aspirations

• A life in progress
• Jordana Heaton
• LIBR 500

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ROOTS

• Ancestry
• My great grandmother came to Delburne, Alberta
  from Kansas just before the turn of the century.
• Although my family has settled throughout the
  province, we still call Delburne our home.

Blair Family Photo, circa 1904.
Great-grandmother, Mary Catherine Smith (nee
Blair) front left.
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ROOTS

• Family
• I was born in Calgary, Alberta on Aug. 17, 1977.
• My mother and I led a solitary existence for over
  14 years.
• On February 16, 1992 my younger sister Marquessa
  was born.

. Calgary International Airport Aug. 31, 2000.
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PASSIONS

• History
• I received my BA in Ancient and Medieval History
  from the University of Calgary.
• I continue to carry out research on medieval
  Welsh society and culture.

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PASSIONS

• Music
• I listen to and play early and Celtic music.
• I now sing in the St. Johns College choir and
  jam with other members of the college.
• Check out our coffee house performance Nov. 25,
  2000.

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PASSIONS

• Community
• At the University of Calgary, I worked with the
  Students Union and as a member of the U of C
  Senate.

Senate Campaign 1998

• I also co-founded an Amnesty International club.

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PASSIONS

• The Library
• From 1998-2000, I was an employee of the
  University of Calgary Library in Access Services.
• As a student representative, I aided in the
  establishment of a student-managed library
  endowment scheme, which has donated over 600,000
  for undergraduate collections at the University
  of Calgary.

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ASPIRATIONS

• Career
• I hope to return to an academic library
  environment as a subject- specialist, reference
  librarian.
• I plan to focus on the needs of undergraduates in
  collections and education.

Reference Services at the University of Calgary
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ASPIRATIONS

• Writing
• I have an interest in producing popular
  historical fiction and non-fiction.
• Some of my areas of study include the early
  rulers of Wales and Isabella of France, wife of
  Edward II.

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ASPIRATIONS

• Travel
• Throughout my life, I hope to travel to the
  United Kingdom and Ireland to conduct research
  for my writing.

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ASPIRATIONS

• A Return to My Roots
• Above all, I hope to return to Alberta and begin
  a family of my own.