"A thoughtful, well-written book that skillfully navigates across a number of areas of inquiry, Family Ties presents new ways of thinking about 'living history' and the formation and construction of Canadian identity through these highly charged political spaces." Keri Cronin, Brock University "Family Ties includes new and interesting research that advances our understanding of how house museums function to create a unified and unifying memory of a Canada that never was." Anne Dymond, University of Lethbridge "…a pithy and insightful examination into the ways that history is constructed and retold in house museums in Canada. Family Ties makes an excellent contribution to the understanding [and] usefully expands scholarship on the role of cultural institutions "Family Ties provides a convincing example as to how living history museums can serve as starting points for critical inquiry." Then/Hier "Toutefois, dans l'analyse de Terry, l'imagination devient geste artistique. Cette nuance donne de la profondeur à la notion de performance qui ponctue l'ensemble de ce livre et suggère une approche féconde afin de poursuivre la réflexion au sujet des enj "Terry skilfully analyses how artifacts, programming, and animators infuse the stories told in these spaces, as well as how the past is actively reshaped in the present." Tim Cook, Canada's History
