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Thursday, August 18, 2016
Ryan Eyford, Carleton History almunus (M.A. 2003) and Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Winnipeg has published the book White Settler Reserve: New Iceland and the Colonization of the Canadian West (UBC Press, 2016). About the Book In 1875, the Canadian government created a reserve for Icelandic immigrants on... More
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
On Saturday May 7, 2016 during the annual Kashub Day festival in Wilno, Ontario Joshua C. Blank (MA, 2010) officially launched his book, Creating Kashubia: History, Memory and Identity in Canada’s First Polish Community. Several hundred descendants and residents - some who travelled from as far away as Northern Poland – unveiled family stones,... More
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
“Mary Ann Shadd Revisited: Echoes from an Old House” is going to be launched on the Heritage Toronto website as a part of their programming for International Women’s Day on Tuesday March 8. The documentary was the central component of Smith's major research paper for her MA in Public History. The film is about... More
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Several Carleton alumni and grad students worked on the Canadian War Museum's new exhibit, "World War Women." The exhibit historian, Dr. Stacey Barker, completed her BA and MA at Carleton. Laura Brown, who received her MA here in 2013, Dr. Laura Brandon, who completed her doctorate in History at Carleton, and Sarah Hogenbirk, who is... More
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Carleton History will have a terrific presence at the Active History Conference taking place at Huron College, London, Ontario this weekend (October 2-4, 2015). John Walsh and our visiting fellow Jean-Pierre Morin will be addressing the future of Public History programmes, while John will also speak about student learning and Jean-Pierre on... More
Carleton University History graduate Susan Joudrey (Ph.D., 2014) recently discussed the 1923 Calgary Stampede Raid on City Hall on Active History's "History Slam." As Joudrey explained to host Sean Graham, a group of First Nations men staged a publicity event by "invading" Calgary City Hall and established a new municipal government. In the... More
Friday, July 10, 2015
Recent Carleton History MA graduate Oliver Anderson has explored the history of the Ottawa River's tributaries through canoe tripping. In an article for the Ottawa Citizen, Anderson explains how Ottawa's history as a logging centre can be experienced first-hand while canoeing down the Coulonge River: "Last July, while completing my M.A. in... More
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Join historians and graduate students from across Canada this May for an evening of live performances connected by the themes of history, memory and narrative. The first-ever Staging Our Histories happens at the National Arts Centre’s Fourth Stage on May 31st, 7:30pm. Hosted by the CBC’s Adrian Harewood, Staging Our Histories spotlights eight... More
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
According to a 2010 national Canadian Studies survey, 9 of 10 Canadians remember Terry Fox. For these respondents, his name is synonymous with “hero,” “courage,” “determination,” and “tenacity.” On the 35th anniversary of Terry’s Marathon of Hope, the Canadian Museum of History has launched an exhibit, “Terry Fox: Running to... More
Monday, November 17, 2014
Public History graduate Arpita Bajpeyi has produced the first episode in a new series of podcasts, coordinated by Dr. Audra Diptee and affiliated with the History Watch Project. This episode features a discussion with Drs. Danielle Kinsey and Shawn Graham on the ways in which history is represented in video games, and the challenges... More
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