Special Events
Events and Public Lectures
The Guelph Centre for Scottish Studies organizes a number of special events and public lectures each year. Speakers are scholars of Scottish history including graduate students from the Centre and the University of Guelph, faculty members, local researchers and visiting scholars. The Centre is proud to be able to host events in partnership with groups who seek to promote the preservation and study of Scottish culture and heritage, including clan and Scottish societies. Members of the public are welcome to attend all of our events.
Prospective speakers interested in giving a talk are invited to contact the office with their proposal.
Upcoming Events - Winter 2026
The Centre for Scottish Studies is pleased to share details for the Frank Watson Book Prize Lecture on Thursday, 23 April at 1:00pm (EDT) on Zoom.
Dr. Catriona Macdonald (University of Glasgow) will present 'Patrons and Politics in the Making of Scottish History: Past, Present and Future'.
About the Talk...
In this lecture Catriona Macdonald will consider the historic role of elite clubs and colourful patrons in the history of Scottish historical scholarship, then sketch the role of the state and of politicians in the writing of Scottish history in the late nineteenth- and early twentieth century. She will conclude by offering a conjectural history of trends in more recent times which suggest that the future of the Scottish past is not as secure as we may think.
In 2025, Catriona Macdonald was awarded The Frank Watson Book Prize in Scottish History for her publication, The Caledoniad: The Making of Scottish History. Edinburgh: John Donald, an imprint of Birlinn Ltd., 2024.
All are welcome to attend!
Details and FREE registration are available on Eventbrite.
Past Events
On 3 April 2023, the Center for Scottish Studies, along with Archival & Special Collections hosted the launch of the Jacobite Exhibit, Truth or Treason? Sources for the Study of the Jacobites.
Online version of the Jacobite Exhibit and Collection
Truth or Treason Jacobite Exhibit Intro Video
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