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Paige Murray (she/her/hers)

Master's Student
Western University

Paige Murray has an Honours B.A. in History and a Minor in Medieval Studies from Western University. She is currently a Public History Master's student at Western University. Throughout her undergraduate degree, Paige focused on social and women’s history within Canada during the nineteenth century, which culminated in a thesis exploring the lived experience of Toronto Magdalene Asylum inmates. In the summer of 2022, Paige worked for the Heritage London Foundation (HLF) as a historic site interpreter and researcher. There she carried out archival research and conducted nine oral interviews to curate a virtual exhibit highlighting the experience of female hosiery workers during the second half of the twentieth century. She also developed HLF’s first oral history practical and ethical toolkit and was interviewed by CBC Radio for her research. Paige returned to HLF for the summer of 2023 and curated a physical exhibit on the built heritage of the London Asylum for the Insane, conducted ten oral history interviews with past employees, and also investigated the experience of female patients within the institution. In the summer of 2024, Paige interned with Stantec Consulting as a Cultural Heritage Intern. In this role, Paige was responsible for assisting in the research for and creation of a variety of heritage reports, including: Cultural Heritage Evaluation Reports, Cultural Heritage Existing Conditions and Preliminary Impact Assessments, Heritage Impact Assessments, and Heritage Conservation District Studies and Plans. Paige volunteers on the Education Sub-Committee and Stewardship Sub-Committee of the London Community Advisory Committee and is also a volunteer Historical Home Sign Researcher for the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario's London Branch.

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