Past Events

Dr. Brittany Luby has just co-edited Manomin: Caring for Ecosystems and Each Other, a physically (i.e., large print) and financially (i.e., open access) book fulfilling Elder Clarence Henry’s vision: a gathering of Indigenous plant knowledge about Manomin. The book is now in print! Join the Manomin Project editorial team at artBar on Tuesday, November 19, 7pm, for the book launch.

The Canadian Society for Continental Philosophy 2024 Meeting at the University of Guelph will be hosted by Prof. John Hacker-Wright and the Department of Philosophy, Nov. 14-16.

The next Scottish Research Circle event takes place on November 13, 2:30-4:30pm (EST) via Teams (https://bit.ly/SRCTalk13Nov). All welcome!

On November 12, 3:30-5:00pm, Ross Fair of Toronto Metropolitan University will speak at the Rural History Roundtable: "A Measure of Improvement in Upper Canada: The 1852 Agricultural Exhibition" The talk takes place in 132 MacKinnon Building on the main campus. Eventbrite link forthcoming... For more, visit the Rural History Roundtable: https://www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/roundtable All welcome!

Apologies for the terribly late notice, but we have two historians from Western University holding an event on Wednesday at 3pm in THINC Lab. 

Book Launch!! Gender in Scotland, 1200-1800: Place, Politics and Faith is a Festschrift in honour of Dr. Elizabeth Ewan, Professor of History Emerita (University of Guelph).

On October 17, 3:30-5:00pm, Edward Dunsworth of McGill University will speak at the Rural History Roundtable: "Beyond the Labour Shortage Narrative: A New History of Canadian Farm Labour" The talk takes place in 132 MacKinnon Building on the main campus. Eventbrite link forthcoming... For more, visit the Rural History Roundtable: https://www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/roundtable All welcome!

Hello everyone! Happy October!  A friendly reminder that one of the History Society’s biggest events is coming up on October 16th. Meet the Profs!  There will be free food, chances to win prizes, a Prof Scavenger Hunt, and lots of opportunities to talk to professors and fellow students. This is a great event to connect with faculty and students with a love of history, just like yourself! This event is for anyone who has an interest in history and wants to further their education by making meaningful connections. 

HISTORY GRAD SCHOOL INFORMATION NIGHT When: Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 5:30-7 p.m. Where: MacKinnon Room 132

Please join us on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 3:30pm EST for the book launch by Rebecca Beausaert, Visiting Assistant Professor of History, University of Guelph:  "'Tea Meetings, Concerts, and Other Things Too Numerous to Mention': Women's Leisure in Small Town Ontario, 1874-1914." This hybrid talk will take place at in the Whitelaw Room - 246B in the main Library at University of Guelph. Eventbrite link for virtual access to the talk: