Events

Dr. Neil McGuigan will give a virtual lecture that provides an overview of the book, its origins and aims, along with a summary of some of the main problems tackled and some of the solutions and conclusions offered. The talk will also try to provide a broader picture of Malcolm III's importance to Scottish history.

Rural History Speaker Series for Fall 2024

• Thursday, 26 September, 3:30 - 5:00 pm. Rebecca Beausaert, University of Guelph. Book Launch. 'Tea Meetings, Concerts, and Other Things Too Numerous to Mention': Women's Leisure in Small-Town Ontario, 1870-1914. 
• Thursday, 17 October, 3:30 - 5:00 pm. Edward Dunsworth, McGill University. "Beyond the Labour Shortage Narrative: A New History of Canadian Farm Labour."
• Tuesday, 12 November, 3:30 - 5:00 pm. Ross Fair, Toronto Metropolitan University. "A Measure of Improvement in Upper Canada: The 1852 Agricultural Exhibition."

Join Dr. Stephen Sherlock in an exploration of archeological sites in Northeast Yorkshire from the Neolithic period to the Roman arrival. Dr. Sherlock partners with DRAGEN Lab, a research project partner in the Tri-U.

Rural History Speaker Series for Fall 2024

• Thursday, 26 September, 3:30 - 5:00 pm. Rebecca Beausaert, University of Guelph. Book Launch. 'Tea Meetings, Concerts, and Other Things Too Numerous to Mention': Women's Leisure in Small-Town Ontario, 1870-1914. 
• Thursday, 17 October, 3:30 - 5:00 pm. Edward Dunsworth, McGill University. "Beyond the Labour Shortage Narrative: A New History of Canadian Farm Labour."
• Tuesday, 12 November, 3:30 - 5:00 pm. Ross Fair, Toronto Metropolitan University. "A Measure of Improvement in Upper Canada: The 1852 Agricultural Exhibition."

The Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada invites you to a hybrid lecture by Dr. Matthew Wiseman. In this talk, Dr. Wiseman will discuss his recent book, Frontier Science: Northern Canada, Military Research, and the Cold War, 1945-1970, that investigates the most challenging issue of Canadian defence in the postwar Arctic: the human body.

Rural History Speaker Series for Fall 2024

• Thursday, 26 September, 3:30 - 5:00 pm. Rebecca Beausaert, University of Guelph. Book Launch. 'Tea Meetings, Concerts, and Other Things Too Numerous to Mention': Women's Leisure in Small-Town Ontario, 1870-1914. 
• Thursday, 17 October, 3:30 - 5:00 pm. Edward Dunsworth, McGill University. "Beyond the Labour Shortage Narrative: A New History of Canadian Farm Labour."
• Tuesday, 12 November, 3:30 - 5:00 pm. Ross Fair, Toronto Metropolitan University. "A Measure of Improvement in Upper Canada: The 1852 Agricultural Exhibition."

The Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada invites you to a hybrid lecture with Tim Cook. In this presentation Cook will discuss his new book, The Good Allies, a masterful account of how Canadians and Americans made the transition from wary rivals to steadfast allies, and how Canada thrived in the shadow of the military and global superpower.