German Pioneers Day
In 2000, the Ontario Government instituted German Pioneers Day in an act of parliament proposed by Kitchener MPP Wayne Wettlaufer.
In 2000, the Ontario Government instituted German Pioneers Day in an act of parliament proposed by Kitchener MPP Wayne Wettlaufer.
Book launch with documentary film (German with English subtitles), and reading (in English)
Photographic search for traces in today's Berlin
Exhibition
Supported by the Goethe Institute Toronto
German Studies Forum
1949-1989-2009
The Path to German and European Unity
Organized by the Waterloo Centre for German Studies
The Fall of the Berlin Wall: Why It Happened, What It Changed
James M. Skidmore (University of Waterloo)
Poster: Salvaging History Poster (PDF)
Alexander Freund gave an informative lecture on “Salvaging History: Can We Learn Anything from (Really Bad) 1970s Oral History Interviews?” on September 21st2012.
Alexander Freund is the holder of the Chair of German-Canadian studies and co-director of the Oral History Centre at the University of Winnipeg.