Announcement: Parler Fort Series The Monarchy in Canada – Why?
November’s Parler Fort speaker series at Fort York takes places on Monday November 14th, 2011 and features the theme The Monarchy in Canada – Why?
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Call for Proposals: “Knowing your Public(s)—The Significance of Audiences in Public History”
“Knowing your Public(s)—The Significance of Audiences in Public History” 2013 Annual Meeting, National Council on Public History Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 17-20, 2013 In 2013 the National Council on Public History will meet at the Delta Ottawa City Centre, in the heart of downtown Ottawa, Canada, with Canada’s Parliament buildings, historic ByWard market, national museums and historic sites, river trails,… Read more »
Announcement: History on the Grand – People and Place
Join us for a day of history and heritage in beautiful downtown Cambridge on Saturday 22 October 2011 for the local history symposium History on the Grand: People and Place.
Announcements of Upcoming Events
Upcoming events: Approaching the Past workshop 5 Oct. 2011; Parler Fort 24 Oct. 2011; Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Conference 15 Oct. 2011.
New Paper: “Engagement and Struggle: A Response to Stuart Henderson”
By Fred Burrill, Concordia University “The monster they’ve engendered in me will return to torment its maker, from the grave, the pit, the profoundest pit. Hurl me into the next existence, the descent into hell won’t turn me. I’ll crawl back to dog his trail forever.” (George Jackson—Soledad Brother, Black Panther, movement martyr) The importance of educating students about past… Read more »
Announcements: We Demand Conference and Call for Papers Cultural Histories Conference
We Demand: History/Sex/Activism in Canada Conference is being held August 25-28, 2011 at the Coast Plaza Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia. On-line registration is available until August 17th, and on-site registration (cash-only) will be available at the conference. For more information about registration fees as well as the conference and film programs check out the conference website or email wedemand2011@gmail.com. … Read more »
Announcement: Longwoods Barn Quilt Trail
Announcing the Longwoods Barn Quilt Trail. Come to an organizing meeting on July 6th, 2011 at 7 pm at the Longwoods Road Conservation Area.
Announcement: Parler Fort presents Reshaping Toronto’s Waterfront
The Parler Fort series is proud to announce the launch of Reshaping Toronto’s Waterfront (University of Toronto Press, 2011). On Monday June 20th at 7:30 pm at Toronto’s historic Fort York Wayne Reeves, Chief Curator for the City of Toronto Museum Services, will discuss the history of Toronto’s waterfront. Special guests include contributors to Reshaping Toronto’s Waterfront: Gene Desfor, Jennefer… Read more »
Announcements: Parler Fort Speaker Series and Sunnybrook Hospital Book Launch
This week’s announcements include the Parler Fort Speaker Series at Fort York National Historic Site and the book launch for Sunnybrook Hospital: Our Veterans’ Legacy of Care, a Photographic Journey Through the Decades.
May 12th Public Lecture: “Understanding Slavery Past and Present”
A reminder to our readers that you are all invited to the final lecture in the Mississauga Library System’s ‘History Minds’ series, co-hosted with ActiveHistory.ca. This talk will be on Thursday, May 12th at 7:30PM in Classroom 3 at the Mississauga Central Library (see below the cut for directions). “Understanding Slavery Past and Present” With Karlee Sapoznik, Co-Founder of the… Read more »