Artifacts in Agraria Symposium Day Two

9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Artifacts in Agraria Symposium, October 17 and 18, sponsored by the Francis and Ruth Redelmeier Professorship in Rural History.

Join historians, archaeologists, sociologists and museum professionals from across North America as they explore the material artifacts of everyday life. Observe how these historical sources gather meaning when understood in the context of surviving written records, family history and international commerce. Join the discussion on how artifacts reflect aesthetic and cultural beliefs, symbolize self-identity, affirm values, tell stories, purvey heritage and change meaning over time. Celebrate the new methods and ways of viewing artifacts that deepen our understanding of rural life. Please visit https://www.uoguelph.ca/history/ruralhistory for more information and contact Jodey Nurse-Gupta (jnurse@uoguelph.c) to register for the event.