Rural History Roundtable Speaker Series - February

The History Department at the University of Guelph presents Rural History Roundtable Speaker Series Winter 2022.

To register for these virtual events visit:

Rural History Roundtable or contact Brandon Mendonca.

Wheat Mines or Circular Economies? An Energy History of Canadian Agriculture, 1871-1991

Thursday, 3 February, 2:30 -4:00 pm EST

Joshua MacFadyen, Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Geospatial Humanities, University of Prince Edward Island

Cultivating Community: Women and Agricultural Fairs in Ontario - Book Launch

Thursday, 17 February, 2:30 - 4:00 pm EST

Jodey Nurse, Research Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo

Place, Region, and Generation on North America's Prairies and Plains

Thursday, 10 March, 2:30 - 4:00 pm EST

Molly Rozum, Donald R. Nelson Chair, University of South Dakota

Experiential History Project Documenting Old Barns in the Digital World

Thursday, 24 March, 2:30 - 4:00 pm EST

• Hugh Fraser, Director, Ontario Barn Preservation
• Kim Martin, Associate Director of THINC Lab
• Randy Bagg, retired veterinarian, current history student University of Guelph

Series sponsored by The Francis and Ruth Redelmeier Professorship in Rural History

University of Guelph College of Arts