Huron History Dept & Community History Centre

Items of interest from the faculty in Huron University College's Department of History & Community History Centre

[Thomas Peace @tpcanoe]

I was honoured last night to receive the CHA's 2024 Clio Award for the best book in the history of Atlantic Canada. My name is on the book, but the ideas in it developed from being part of some wonderful scholarly communities @CndHistAssoc @huronatwestern (among others). #cdnhist

[Huron History Dept & Community History Centre @HistoryHuron]

Our students are out with @tpcanoe this week learning about 17th & 18th century Mi’kmaw, Acadian, & Nova Scotian history.

[Thomas Peace @tpcanoe]

Great start to our @historyhuron Digital Disruptions Field School, learning from @mikmaweydebert & @NHSNB #FortBeausejour about 18th-Century Mi’kma’ki/Acadie/Nova Scotia

[Thomas Peace @tpcanoe]

I held this book in my hands today! It looks great &, no surprise, it is concise & very accessible. Congratulations @TimCompeau. We have a great team @HistoryHuron @huronatwestern #VastEarlyAmerica

[Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb_dbc]

Bio of the Day: John Brant was the youngest son of Joseph Brant [Thayendanegea] and Catharine [Ohtowaˀkéhson]. In 1828 he was officially appointed resident superintendent of the Six Nations of the Grand River. He died #OTD 1832. https://t.co/w7woLlKxpi

[Huron History Dept & Community History Centre @HistoryHuron]

Our wonderful @ninareidm !

[Eccles Institute for the Americas & Oceania @ BL @BL_EcclesInst]

In our our latest blog post @BL_EcclesCentre Fellow Nina Reid-Maroney investigates the material history of a selection of BL collection items to explore antislavery print culture in 19th century Canada West.
https://t.co/LMSnGqZi1P

[Thomas Peace @tpcanoe]

Here’s an action shot of me hard at work at the Ontario Heritage Conference talking about what I have learned through my paddling partnership with the Munsee-Delaware Language & History group.

[Thomas Peace @tpcanoe]

Our #Letterpress exhibit @huronatwestern is now complete. To make space in the studio this afternoon we moved our “small” Reliance Press out into the hallway beside our Reliance paper cutter. #bookarts

[Huron History Dept & Community History Centre @HistoryHuron]

You should pick up a copy of @amyhelenbell ‘s Life Sentence. Making History engaging & accessible is a core part of our History program @huronatwestern - https://t.co/N367MeN9DA #cdnhist #TrueCrime #Legalhistory

[Thomas Peace @tpcanoe]

Great profile this morning of ⁦@amyhelenbell⁩’s new book Life Sentence. I picked up a copy last week and could not put it down. I strongly recommend, if you are interested in the history of criminal justice in Canada & especially the role of defence lawyers & #legalaid

[Huron History Dept & Community History Centre @HistoryHuron]

Watch @HistoryHuron @huronatwestern professor @amyhelenbell open the box full of her new book, Life Sentence. Congratulations Professor Bell!

[Thomas Peace @tpcanoe]

The amazing @amyhelenbell ! Can’t wait to get a copy of Life Sentence: How My Father Defended Two Murders and Lost Himself. Buy it here: https://t.co/bGJqhsyzj0

[Nina Reid-Maroney @ninareidm]

Thanks!! Looking forward to working on the project @HuronResearch @Schofield1616 @CKBHS94 @westernulibsARC

[Thomas Peace @tpcanoe]

Anna Julia Cooper is someone you should know about. Her biography profoundly shifted how I teach one of our two intro to global history courses @historyhuron @huronatwestern

[Nina Reid-Maroney @ninareidm]

Morning visit to the site of the Crystal Palace and the Great Exhibition of 1851–now a vast space and evocative site of memory recalling Josiah Henson’s participation as one of the 13937 exhibitors at the event @HuronResearch @ONheritage #phantomsofthepast

[Nina Reid-Maroney @ninareidm]

Wonderful presentations from @huronatwestern students today at our research conference @britishmuseum Thanks to @OlivetteOtele and @SOAS for making us welcome! @HuronPres @HuronResearch @tpcanoe @TimCompeau @Schofield1616 @ONheritage

[Thomas Peace @tpcanoe]

Back in 2018, last times we did #PhantomsOfThePast, Robert Milligan’s statue was still standing. Today, for #PhantomsOfThePast2023, this enslaver’s statue has been removed. https://t.co/QnWtz0Lezn

[Nina Reid-Maroney @ninareidm]

After a fabulous day of place-based History with Huron students, today we’re at @britishlibrary @BL_EcclesCentre sharing research on antislavery print linking London to London! @HuronResearch @Schofield1616 @TimCompeau @tpcanoe @westernulibsARC

[Thomas Peace @tpcanoe]

Studying anti-slavery books with @schofield1616 ⁦@britishlibrary⁩ as part of ⁦@huronatwestern⁩ #PhantomsOfThePast2023

[Thomas Peace @tpcanoe]

Here’s a shot of ⁦@ninareidm⁩ encouraging our students to sing farewell song of Frederick Douglass. #PhantomsOfThePast2023 ⁦@HistoryHuron⁩ ⁦@huronatwestern⁩

[Thomas Peace @tpcanoe]

Great day ⁦@britishlibrary⁩ as part of @historyhuron #PhantomsOfThePast2023. Here’s ⁦@TimCompeau⁩ introducing us to a colleague who toured us around the library. I spent the day with dozens of maps of Mi’kma’ki (Acadie/Nova Scotia).

[Thomas Peace @tpcanoe]

Steven Cook, curator at Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History, gives the 1st keynote at #PhantomsOfThePast2023 conference. Thanks to ⁦@SOAS⁩ ⁦@OlivetteOtele⁩ for hosting us ⁦@britishmuseum⁩.

[Thomas Peace @tpcanoe]

We had a great day yesterday with students presenting their papers @britishmuseum. It is the last day of #PhantomsOfThePast2023 & we are shortly headed over to @V_and_A for a series of workshops. Huge thank you to @OlivetteOtele for organizing these opportunities for our students