on 25 november, mark smyk will be presenting on "how slate island was created by a meteor."

since 1908, the thunder bay historical museum society has been regularly holding talks on a wide range of topics on the fourth tuesday of each month at the thunder bay museum (425 donald street east) from september to april.

the 2014-15 lecture series is sponsored by the department of history.

 
on 20 january, gerry dawson will be presenting on "the tugboat history of thunder bay."

since 1908, the thunder bay historical museum society has been regularly holding talks on a wide range of topics on the fourth tuesday of each month at the thunder bay museum (425 donald street east) from september to april.

the 2014-15 lecture series is sponsored by the department of history.

 
on 28 october, department of history ma student sean murray will be presenting on  "fur trade fisheries: an essential inland provision."

since 1908, the thunder bay historical museum society has been regularly holding talks on a wide range of topics on the fourth tuesday of each month at the thunder bay museum (425 donald street east) from september to april.

the 2014-15 lecture series is sponsored by the department of history.

lakehead’s motto “achievement through effort” is encapsulated in this discussion by professor peter raffo as he leads the audience through some of the major milestones of the institution. find out why the lakehead technical institute was established in the 1940s, how it evolved into a university in 1965, and some of the challenges it has faced in becoming an innovative comprehensive university.

this presentation is part of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s in conversation speaker series returns to the thunder bay public library this year with talks scheduled from october until april. experts from 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 will give free presentations about dementia, aboriginal people’s legal rights, climate change, indigenous children and adoption, and the development of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 during its first 50 years.

on 23 september randy mcallister will be presenting on “understanding wendell beckwith’s astronomical observations.”

since 1908, the thunder bay historical museum society has been regularly holding talks on a wide range of topics on the fourth tuesday of each month at the thunder bay museum (425 donald street east) from september to april.

the 2014-15 lecture series is being sponsored by the department of history.

as part of culture days 2014, the first film produced in the city, “port arthur and fort william: canada’s keys to the great lakes” (1913) will be screened and dr. michel s. beaulieu, chair of the department of history and a specialist in early canadian film, will introduce the film and answer questions.

come out to the mary j.l. black branch of the thunder bay public library and enjoy james whalen’s vision of the city, and see where we have come in the past hundred years. for more information, click here.

the department of history will be holding its inaugural chair's bbq, a chance for history 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , faculty, and alumni to socialize and get to know each other better following the first week of classes.

the event is free and open to all history alumni, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , community partners, and faculty. 

more information will be posted as the event draws closer.

the department of history and the thunder bay branch of the canadian international council are pleased to host dr. steven jobbitt, assistant professor of history, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , who will speak on "post-communist hungary: liberal democracy in question."

bio: dr. steven jobbit is an assistant professor of modern european history at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . he holds a phd in eastern european history from the university of toronto and is the technical editor of the journal hungarian cultural studies.

the department of history presents dr. roberto mazza, western illinois university, who will give a free public presentation entitled  "‘we will treat you as we did with the armenians’: cemal pasha, zionism and the evacuation of jaffa, april 1917." 

speaker bio: dr. roberto mazza is an assistant professor history at western illinois university. he is the author of jerusalem: from the ottomans to the british (2009) and co-editor of jerusalem in world war one: the palestine diary of a european diplomat (2011). dr. mazza holds a phd from the school of oriental and african studies (soas), university of london, a msc in international relations from italy’s bolgona university, and and ma in government and politics of the middle east from soas. click here for more information about the speaker.

the department of history in conjunction with the alumni association will be handing out its 2014 departmental awards to celebrate the accomplishments of our distinguished graduates. we will also be recognizing an organization and individual with our departmental community partnership awards.

honoured this year will be elinor barr (ba 1974, hba 1989), mark chochla (ba 1967, hba 1975), beth boegh, and the city of thunder bay archives.