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. Blair explores the women's movement in Ontario
Megan Blair, successfully defended her thesis entitled, "Teenage Feminists: High School Students and the Women's Movement in Ontario, 1968-1980," on Wednesday, May 28 at the University of Waterloo. Her dissertation was accepted "as is and without any revisions."
Congratulations, Dr Blair!
Dr. Jamie Zettle explores emerging homosexual subculture during WWII
Dr. Jamie Zettle successfully defended his dissertation on April 30, 2025, at Waterloo. Entitled "Evidence of an Emerging Homosexual Subculture during World War II in Case Studies of Queer Clandestine Agents," Zettle's work traces the uneven emergence of a distinct homosexual subculture during World War II through case studies of two queer clandestine agents operating in France from the Special Operations Executive and the United States Army Military Intelligence organization.
Crafting history for the community
Sara Wilmshurst, first-year PhD student at the University of Guelph, discusses the value of her volunteer experience with the online journal, Active History.
Events
Always a Part of the Land: The Federal Commemoration of Indigenous Histories
Description
Cody Groat, Assistant Professor in the Department of History and the Indigenous Studies Program at Western University, discusses his new book that calls for a critical reinterpretation not only of the Canada's history but also of how we think about the past and how this shapes ongoing relationships between Indigenous peoples and the state.
Details
Date: Thursday, October 1
Time: 7:00 pm EDT.
Two ways to attend:
- In person, Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada, 232 King St. N., Waterloo, ON, or
- Register for the Zoom livestream.
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: Information about registering online can be found on the Rural History Roundtable homepage or by contacting the organizers.
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.