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Wednesday, November 19, 2025 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Two topics: Ordnance in the Orchard & Raw Milk Debates

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.

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Drinking Ontario Wine: A Dream?

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).