Reading log 7 affected how I saw history as well. I visited Barkerville with my family when I was nine or ten, but I didn’t grasp the importance of that site when I was there. All I remember is fake gold panning and the candy shop. Now that I have read about the actual history, I want to go experience it again. Either way, it is amazing to now read scholarly articles about something I got to experience first hand. History is all around us.