Past Events

We are excited to announce a new lecture series in the Department of History. The Scottish Research Circle is a graduate-student led organization whose goal is to highlight a blend of senior and emerging scholars in a variety of topics related to the history of Scotland. The SRC invites you to their inaugural lecture: “Crossing Borders: Jacobites, Williamites, and a Navigable Frontier” with Dr. Gillian Macdonald (Michigan State University) on Monday, February 13th at 12:00pm in the Robert Whitelaw Room in McLaughlin Library.

NEW: 2023-2024 Executive Application A message from the History Society: Our 2023-2024 executive application form is now open! Apply for a position by filling out this form. We welcome everyone, so your questions and feedback are important to us! Please note that this form closes on February 12 at 11:59 PM. Applicants will be contacted soon!

Trivia Night Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 | Brass Taps | 5:30pm-7pm Join us for a trivia event next week on Wednesday at Brass Taps. Faculty, Graduate and Undergraduate Students are welcome!

Black History Month: Free Communities in Canada West Monday, February 6th, 2023 | Location: Peter Clark Hall (University Centre) | 10:30am-11:20am This coming Monday, Dr. Deirdre McCorkindale invites students to join her Black Canadian History (BLCK 2000) class to discuss free communities in Canada West as part of a Black History Month initiative. All welcome!

You are cordially invited to the book launch of:   BEING NEIGHBOURS: COOPERATIVE WORK AND RURAL CULTURE, 1830-1960  By Dr. Catharine Wilson, FRSC, Professor, Department of History, University of Guelph, hosted by Archival and Special Collections, McLaughlin Library, and the Rural History Roundtable will speak about her new book Being Neighbours: Cooperative Work and Rural Culture, 1830-1960. WEDNESDAY, 25 JANUARY, 4:00-5:30PM EST 

Wednesday, Jan. 18th | 5:30pm - 6:30pm | McLaughlin Library 246B The History Society will be hosting an event on Wednesday, January 18th, where students will be introduced to the archives, learn how to use them, and explore the core collections! During this event, Special Collections Librarian Melissa McAfee will guide students on an immersive exploration of the archives and provide helpful research tips for students interested in history!

MA thesis title “Suspeitos na Fé”: Humanists at the Colégio das Artes in Coimbra, Portugal 1548-1555

MA thesis title From “Stray Thoughts, Wild Dreams, and Fancy Sketches” to a “Condensed, Comparative Record”: Roseltha Wolverton Goble’s Changing Relationship to Diary-Writing, 1857-1918