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Not Your Average Cistory is the website of Amelia Smith, a freelance transgender historian located in Toronto, Canada. 

About Amelia Smith

Amelia Smith is a freelance transgender historian and independent museum professional. She is a skilled research and writer on various topics, including queer and trans history, art history, and Canadian history. With a background in museums and galleries, she has developed a strong sense of visual storytelling. She has worked across Canada with institutions both big and small, from the CBC and the ArQuives to individual content creators. As a strong researcher, she is adapt at learning new topics quickly and effortlessly. She is resourceful and a veritable wealth of knowledge.
 
Find out how her skills could benefit your next project or event. She can be reached at [email protected] or through the contact form below.
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Freelance Services

  • Archival Research
  • Archival Digitization
  • Genealogical Research
  • Visual Research
  • Queer and Trans History Workshops
  • History Workshops
  • Video Essay Script Editing
  • Content Writing
  • Copyediting
  • Fact checking
  • Museum Exhibitions
  • Oral Histories

For My Previous Work

Visit my portfolio, where I have brief descriptions of various projects I was hired to work on.
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For Examples of My Writing

Visit my Transgender Museum Studies blog, where I have been writing about trans issues in museums and trans history.
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What Past Clients Have Said:

Amelia brings a professional attitude and a wide array of knowledge and interests to every project. Her freelance research work for our department continuously goes above and beyond, helping us ensure a high level of factual, mindful storytelling that brings underrepresented voices from history into the spotlight. 
-Tiffany Wice, Associate Producer, CBC Creator Network
Amelia has been a wonderful help with many of my video-essay scripts. Whether it's assisting with function and flow or offering her perspective as a museum professional and historian, she has been a pleasure to work with and I look forward to doing so in the future.
-Christeah Dupont, Museum Professional and Video Essayist for Christeah YouTube Channel
Over the past five years, Amelia has created and delivered workshops pertaining to 2SLGBTQ+ movements, Canadian transgender history, and more, to youth and adults alike across Peel region. Her projects are novel, well-researched, and engaging, and her ability to develop material according to different audiences is amazing. Amelia has consistently been a pleasure to coordinate with, and she clearly has a passion for her work - I would recommend her expertise any time!
-Tobias Evans-Hinostroza, 2SLGBTQ+ Community Programs Worker

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Other things on my site

EXHIBITIONS

I have created a couple of digital exhibitions. They can be found by following the button below.
EXHIBITIONS

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

The annotated bibliography is the spot to visit for a list of articles and publications that I find relevant to transgender museum studies. Each entry includes a brief description that explains the strengths I find in them.
Reading List
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