The Tri-University Graduate Program in History combines the faculty and resources of three of Canada’s premier universities, University of Guelph, University of Waterloo, and Wilfrid Laurier University. With over seventy graduate faculty in the program, we are one of the largest History graduate programs in the country and able to provide courses and supervise research across the widest possible range of areas. At the same time, through small seminars, close student-professor relationships, and teaching assistantships and scholarships held at one of our three participating campuses, we provide the atmosphere and collegiality of a smaller, more intimate program.
News
Dr. Jonathan Chan's dissertation reexamines Chinese Canadian cultural history
Jonathan Chan successfully defended his thesis, "Loyalty and Righteousness: Confucianism and the Chinese Community in British Columbia, 1923–1960," on June 23, 2026.
Congratulations Dr. Chan!
Lydia Kinasewich pursues food history MA at Guelph
University of Northern British Columbia graduate, Lydia Kinasewich, came to the University of Guelph in 2024 to pursue an MA in food history focusing on dairy policy in B. C. Her final project looked into "the history of milk pasteurization policies in British Columbia and consumer resistance to milk pasteurization during the second half of the twentieth century."
Dr. Schreiber explores charity and relief in 16th Century England and Scotland
Grant Schreiber successfully defended his thesis entitled, “‘For ye haue the poore alwaies with you’: Experiments in Charity in post-Reformation Oxford and Aberdeen, 1560-1640,” on Monday, January 5, 2026 at the University of Guelph.
Congratulations, Dr. Schreiber!
Events
Not a Simpler Time: Rural Families and the Making of a Canadian Economy, 1700-1870
Join university professor emeritus, Dr. Doug McCalla for the launch of his recently published book, Not a Simpler Time. Essays in Canadian and Economic History.
The event will be held in person and on Zoom.
In person: MacKinnon Rm 132, University of Guelph
Online: Register for the Zoom link.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Rebecca Beausaert or Ben Bradley.
Military Lecture: Love & War-From the front and the home fronts
Susan Brown presents the real stories of her parents, which are compiled into a book titled Love and War as an epistolary narrative. The narrative is based on 400 letters between Brown’s parents and grandparents, detailing their experiences as medical personnel in England, North Africa, and Italy during the Second World War.
The lecture premieres in-person at Guelph Civic Museum. The recorded conversation will be available on YouTube, and their Museum Everywhere Portal.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the presentation starts at 7 p.m., followed by a question period.
The Military Lecture series is a partnership between Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada and Guelph Civic Museum.
Beer Ghosts: In Search of Lost Hops and the Women Who Grew Them
Join Dr. Jennifer Jordan for her presentation, "Beer Ghosts: In Search of Lost Hops and the Women Who Grew Them." Dr. Jordan is a professor of sociology and urban studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Online: Information will be forthcoming about registering online at the Rural History Roundtable homepage or by contacting the organizers.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Rebecca Beausaert or Ben Bradley.