The launch of this new coin is pending in August 2023! Stay tuned for more information! I will be sharing updates as the launch gets closer as I will be attending the unveiling of the coin!
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Exciting news on the horizon!
For the past year I have had the wonderful opportunity of assisting staff at the Royal Canadian Mint in a wonderful project: the creation of a $1 coin commemorating Elsie Gregory MacGill!
The "Queen of the Hurricanes" and Beyond
Sometimes the best of intentions don't materialize even when you want them to! Since the start of 2023, I have been incredibly busy with so many different engagements, a new job and seizing precious family time. As a result, my blog has been sidelined. The good part is that I am a historian, and a couple months late is really not time at all :)
That being said, it is important to note that I had great evening with the Canadian Aviation Historical Society on March 30, 2023. My presentation was entitled "The 'Queen of the Hurricanes' and Beyond" and there was a wonderful turn out on Zoom! Many thanks to all the members who attended, and special thanks to Kyle Huth for all the organization tied to this talk! I also really appreciated the engaging conversation after my presentation!
As I noted in the description of the talk, I positioned this talk to be a bit more about Elsie's life post 'Queen of the Hurricanes':
Elsie Gregory MacGill (1905-1980) is often known as the
“Queen of the Hurricanes” due to her fame associated with her work as Chief
Aeronautical Engineer at Canadian Car and Foundry’s Plant in Fort William,
Ontario (now Thunder Bay). This is an important part of her story, but her
engineering journey continued past 1943 when she stopped working at the plant.
Dr. Crystal Sissons’ presentation will review MacGill’s education and career up
to 1943 and then look beyond it to examine her other engineering activities as
a consulting aeronautical engineer.
What was neat about the presentation was that I was able to do a bit more research into the formation of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). I even found some excellent new photos available online. For instance, here is a great one from the Chicago Conference in 1944:
Keep learning and seeking new horizons!!
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