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Join Carelle Sarkis, PhD candidate at McMaster University for her talk, "Tacit Terrains: A Look at Tacit Knowledge Development in Ontario Dairy Farmers."

Sarkis examines how new milking technologies and systems changed human-animal interaction in Canadian dairy farms in the post-1970 period.

The event will be held in person and on Zoom. 

In person: MacKinnon Rm 132, University of Guelph

Online: Register for the link

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Rebecca Beausaert or Ben Bradley.

Two presentations:

Bram Fookes, Billy Bishop Museum: "Ordnance in the Orchard: WW2 and the Militarization of Rural Ontario," and Lydia Kinasewich, History, University of Guelph: "Raw Milk Debates: Rural Producers and Consumer Health Concerns, 1956-91"

The presentation will take place in person at the University of Guelph in Room 132 of the MacKinnon building, and also remotely over Zoom. All are welcome to attend the in-person talk. For the Zoom presentation, please register through Eventbrite.

Dr. Marcel Martel (F. R. S. C.), York University, and Dr. Alex Gagné bring to light a wide range of factors that shaped the early wine industry in Ontario.

The presentation will take place in person at the University of Guelph in Room 132 of the MacKinnon building, and also remotely over Zoom. All are welcome to attend the in-person talk. For the Zoom presentation, please get a ticket to register (registration is free).

Join Dr. Alan MacEachern from the Western University History Department on Tuesday, September 23, 3:30–5:00 pm, McLaughlin LIbrary, Whitelaw Room 246B, University of Guelph for the first lecture in the Rural History Roundtable series for Fall 2025.

Dr. MacEachern's talk draws from his recent book, Becoming Green Gables : The Diary of Myrtle Webb and Her Famous Farmhouse. A few copies will be available for purchase at his presentation, and copies can also be ordered at McGill-Queens University Press.

Register for the Zoom link if you wish to attend remotely.

Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada, together with Guelph Museums, presents a lecture by Lieutenant-Colonel Miguel A. Ortiz-Sosa, CD, the commanding officer of Guelph's 11th Field Regiment.