Events

Waterloo PhD candidate Gillian Wagenaar examines a case of illicit correspondence between a Canadian teenager and a group of civilian internees in Quebec in the early years of the Second World War.

The lecture premieres in-person at the Civic Museum. The recorded conversation will be available on YouTube, and the Museum Everywhere Portal.

The Military Lecture series is a partnership between the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada and Guelph Museums.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the presentation starts at 7 p.m., followed by a question period.

Kelly Morrison, PhD candidate in history at Wilfrid Laurier University, specializing in War & Society studies will introduce Sir George Beardshaw, the last surviving veteran of the Second World War-era Queen’s Own Rifles and the only surviving British “Home Child” left in Canada. Morrison’s presentation introduces Beardshaw and a select group of Home Children, revealing how this marginalized group helped to define Canada’s national wartime and postwar identity.

The lecture premieres in-person at Guelph Civic Museum. The recorded conversation will be available on YouTube, and their Museum Everywhere Portal.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the presentation starts at 7 p.m., followed by a question period.

The Military Lecture series is a partnership between Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada and Guelph Civic Museum.

P. Whitney Lackenbauer is one of Canada’s foremost experts on Arctic history and contemporary Northern policy. His research explores the evolution of Canada’s domestic strategies for the North and its international relationships with other Arctic and non-Arctic states. He is Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in the Study of the Canadian North at Trent University and the Network Lead for North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network (NAADSN).

Norma Graham, a retired librarian with a decades-long fascination with military history will discuss a "battalion of super soldiers....the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion."

The lecture premieres in-person at Guelph Civic Museum. The recorded conversation will be available on YouTube, and their Museum Everywhere Portal.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the presentation starts at 7 p.m., followed by a question period.

The Military Lecture series is a partnership between Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada and Guelph Civic Museum.

Join Western University's Dr. Cody Groat, History and Indigenous Studies, and MA student Rebecca Small for their presentation on "Understanding Poverty and Community at the Ingersoll Rural Cemetery Potter's Field."

The event will be held in person and on Zoom. 

In person: MacKinnon Rm 132, University of Guelph

Online: Register on Eventbrite for a link.

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

Join author Daniel Manulak, PhD, (Tri-U MA graduate from the University of Waterloo in 2013), for a discussion and book signing.

Location

St. Jerome's University/University of Waterloo, SJ2, Room 2003

Date

Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 7:00 pm

Light refreshments. Free parking.

Sponsors

St. Jerome's University History, Canada International Council.

Description

Cody Groat, Assistant Professor in the Department of History and the Indigenous Studies Program at Western University, discusses his new book that calls for a critical reinterpretation not only of the Canada's history but also of how we think about the past and how this shapes ongoing relationships between Indigenous peoples and the state.

Details

Date: Thursday, October 1

Time: 7:00 pm EDT.

Two ways to attend:

• In person, Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada, 232 King St. N., Waterloo, ON, or
• Register for the Zoom livestream.

Join university professor emeritus, Dr. Doug McCalla for the launch of his recently published book, Not a Simpler Time. Essays in Canadian and Economic History.

The event will be held in person and on Zoom. 

In person: MacKinnon Rm 132, University of Guelph

Online: Information about registering online can be found on the Rural History Roundtable homepage or by contacting the organizers.

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

Susan Brown presents the real stories of her parents, which are compiled into a book titled Love and War as an epistolary narrative. The narrative is based on 400 letters between Brown’s parents and grandparents, detailing their experiences as medical personnel in England, North Africa, and Italy during the Second World War. 

The lecture premieres in-person at Guelph Civic Museum. The recorded conversation will be available on YouTube, and their Museum Everywhere Portal.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the presentation starts at 7 p.m., followed by a question period.

The Military Lecture series is a partnership between Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada and Guelph Civic Museum.

Join Dr. Jennifer Jordan for her presentation, "Beer Ghosts: In Search of Lost Hops and the Women Who Grew Them." Dr. Jordan is a professor of sociology and urban studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Online: Information will be forthcoming about registering online at the Rural History Roundtable homepage or by contacting the organizers.

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