Lecture

Tuesday, September 19, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Enchantment at the Edge: Phantom islands and mythical lands at the Atlantic periphery

St. Andrew's Society of Toronto Virtual Lecture Series, Voyages to Scotland and Scots Voyaging Abroad: Histories of Travel. Enchantment at the Edge: Phantom islands and mythical lands at the Atlantic periphery.

Thursday, June 8, 2023 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Dr. Cindy Blackstock's "Spirit Bear's Guide to Reconciling History"

Dr. Cindy Blackstock will reflect on her career advocating for Indigenous children and families and discuss how the history of child welfare in Canada intersects with the history of colonialism.

Thursday, March 23, 2023 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

We Both Survived: The Soldier-Horse Relationship in the First World War

Join our Ph.D student, Emily Oakes, currently studying at the Tri-U through Wilfrid Laurier University for this lecture, part of the Military Lecture Series.

Emily Oakes’ presentation will examine how the soldier-horse relationship functioned in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces and its effects on the soldiers, such as J.E.B. Seely or John McCrae, who wrote about their bonds with their horses. 

Wednesday, March 29, 2023 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Occupy the Soil: Home Missionaries and Canadian Farming 1812 to 1867

University of Guelph Rural History Roundtable Speaker Series #4

Lecture by Matthew Dougherty, Assistant Professor, Emmanuel College, Toronto

For information about joining the lecture, see the website for updates, or contact Brandon Mendonca (bmendonc@uoguelph.ca).

Wednesday, January 25, 2023 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Being Neighbours: Cooperative Work and Rural Culture, 1830 - 1960

University of Guelph Rural History Roundtable Speaker Series #1

Dr. Catharine Wilson, F. R. S. C. will launch her new book, Being Neighbours: Cooperative Work and Rural Culture, 1830-1960.

Wednesday, October 19, 2022 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Activating ancestral knowledge to restore ecosystems during the Anthropocene

Overhead photo of a river flowing through treed area. Image by ecologist Dylan White

Photo by ecologist Dylan White

Presenters: S. Mehltretter, B. Luby, A. Bradford, and L. Legzdins with Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation

The @manominproject is a multicultural, multidisciplinary research team committed to crop restoration and cultural revitalization in Anishinaabe-AKI (the land of Anishinabeg). Manomin, the crop for which @manominproject cares, is commonly known in English as "wild rice."