The Ontario Historical Society

Lang Pioneer Village Museum - Village by Lantern Light
2020-09-18 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | Lang Pioneer Village Museum, 104 Lang Rd, Keene, ON, K0L 2G0, Canada
Lang Pioneer Village Museum is kicking off its seasonal tour schedule with
Village by Lantern Light taking place Friday & Saturday, September 11 & 12 and
Thursday & Friday, September 17 & 18. From 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm each evening,
visitors can enjoy a pre-booked guided evening tour of the Village by the soft glow of
lantern light.
With a costumed interpreter to light the way, visitors will receive a 45-minute guided tour of
some of the homes and businesses located within the historic Village. Visitors will have an
additional 30 minutes to explore some of the Village’s other buildings and exhibits. Local
traditional musicians will be providing musical entertainment each evening from the
Weaver’s Shop porch.
This family-friendly event will provide visitors a different twilight-to-nightfall perspective of
the historic Village and pre-booked, timed entry will ensure that each family unit or group
will experience a safe tour. The cost per tour is $50 and includes up to 10 people from the
same social circle. Tours run every 15 minutes and must be purchased in advance on the
Museum’s online Museum Shop at https://lang-pioneer-village-museum.myshopify.com/.
Guests also have the opportunity to purchase packaged traditional or pecan butter tarts
and refreshment at the time of booking to enjoy during their visit.

Friends of Wesleyville Village Step Inside Sundays - September 20, 2020
2020-09-20 12:00 - 16:00 | Wesleyville Village, 2082 Lakeshore Rd., Port Hope, ON, L1A 3V7, Canada
Step Inside Sundays are scheduled September 6, 13, 20 and 27. All welcome with Covid care!
Volunteers will clean and open the Wesleyville Church for visitors – one family at a time.
Your participation as a volunteer host or just for a family visit would be most welcome. To volunteer call Kathryn 905 753-2196 or Sue 905 885-1344.

Scarborough Historical Society 2020 September Program: Rush to Danger: Medics In the Line of Fire
2020-09-22 19:30 - 20:30 | Bendale Branch, Toronto Public Library, 1515 Danforth Rd., Scarborough, Ontario, M1J 1H5, Canada
Presented by Ted Barris, author
Stories of Medical personnel and the evolution of battlefield medicine in combat throughout history leading up to the deadliest in World War II who did not flee to safety but rushed to assist.
The Scarborough Historical Society hosts programmes on the 4th Tuesday of each month from January to April and from September to November. All programmes begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Bendale Public Library, 1515 Danforth Road, Scarborough, ON M1J 1H5 and are free and open to the public.

Friends of Wesleyville Village Step Inside Sundays - September 27, 2020
2020-09-27 12:00 - 16:00 | Wesleyville Village, 2082 Lakeshore Rd., Port Hope, ON, L1A 3V7, Canada

Friends of Wesleyville Village Step Inside Sundays - October 4, 2020
2020-10-04 12:00 - 16:00 | Wesleyville Village, 2082 Lakeshore Rd., Port Hope, ON, L1A 3V7, Canada
Step Inside Sundays are scheduled October 4, 11, 18 and 25. All welcome with Covid care!
Volunteers will clean and open the Wesleyville Church for visitors – one family at a time.
Your participation as a volunteer host or just for a family visit would be most welcome. To volunteer call Kathryn 905 753-2196 or Sue 905 885-1344.

Friends of Wesleyville Village Step Inside Sundays - October 11, 2020
2020-10-11 12:00 - 16:00 | Wesleyville Village, 2082 Lakeshore Rd., Port Hope, ON, L1A 3V7, Canada

Friends of Wesleyville Village Step Inside Sundays - October 18, 2020
2020-10-18 12:00 - 16:00 | Wesleyville Village, 2082 Lakeshore Rd., Port Hope, ON, L1A 3V7, Canada

Esquesing HS October 2020 Meeting: Playgrounds of Halton
2020-10-20 19:30 | Knox Presbyterian Church, 116 Main St. S., Georgetown, ON, L7G 3E6, Canada
Bill McIlveen will explore the myriad entertainment choices open to residents of Halton over the years. From swimming and dancing to drag racing and the steam era, Halton has offered many diverse and entertaining options for residents.

Friends of Wesleyville Village Online Presentation: Lake Iroquois Plain & Wesleyville
2020-10-22 19:00 | online
We’ve rescheduled Mark Stabb’s Lake Iroquois Plain & Wesleyville presentation to Thurs. Oct. 22, 2020 at 7 pm due to another local event. Explore Wesleyville’s natural heritage landscape and conservation plans with Mark. Join the meeting before 7:00 p.m. by clicking: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8793000081.

Bruce County Historical Society 2020 (Virtual) Annual General Meeting
2020-10-24 13:30 | online

Friends of Wesleyville Village Step Inside Sundays - October 25, 2020
2020-10-25 12:00 - 16:00 | Wesleyville Village, 2082 Lakeshore Rd., Port Hope, ON, L1A 3V7, Canada

2020 Taste Canada Virtual Awards Ceremony
2020-10-25 19:00 | online
This year, the 2020 Taste Canada Virtual Awards ceremony will be broadcasted live from the Fairmont Royal York Hotel on October 25, 2020 at 7:00pm EDT from Facebook.
The evening will start with a pre-show kitchen party, where our event Host Irene Matys will bring you an exciting and interactive conversation with guest Chefs Matt Basile and jW Foster! The Chefs will cook up party-worth nibbles, showcasing their favourite Canadian ingredients. Taste Canada and our partners want to connect all #TasteLovers to the incredible foods grown, raised and produced on Canadian soil.
This year’s winners of the Awards’ categories, both in English and French-language, will be announced from remote locations to celebrate this unique night in Canadian Food Writing. The Culinary Historians of Canada will also be announcing the inductees to the Hall of Fame.
During our Awards After Party, the Host and her guests will be announcing the winners of the Farm to Kitchen Community Harvest Recipe Contest. Together with our partner from Canola Eat Well, we’ll also announce the Gold and Silver winners of the student cooking competition Cooks the Books.
Its going to be a night of honouring and celebrating Canada’s incredible food writing talents and vital food producers! You won’t want to miss it!
The pre-show and after-party are presented and made possible by Egg Farmers of Canada.

Scarborough Historical Society 2020 October Program: Tales of Toronto Transit
2020-10-27 19:30 - 20:30 | Bendale Branch, Toronto Public Library, 1515 Danforth Rd., Scarborough, Ontario, M1J 1H5, Canada
Presented by Trevor Parkins, Transit Historian
A presentation of amazing vintage photographs, vintage film footage and Lego replicas of TTC vehicles.
The Scarborough Historical Society hosts programmes on the 4th Tuesday of each month from January to April and from September to November. All programmes begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Bendale Public Library, 1515 Danforth Road, Scarborough, ON M1J 1H5 and are free and open to the public.

Town of York Historical Society Ghost Gab 2020
2020-10-29 19:00 - 20:30 | online
An evening with author and paranormal investigator Peter Roe
About this Event
Ghost researcher Peter Roe VIRTUALLY returns to Toronto’s First Post Office on October 29th just in time for Halloween! Join us for an evening of chilling tales and a Q&A with the Director of renowned Canadian paranormal investigative team, The Searchers Group.
This free event is open to history and heritage lovers, believers and skeptics alike! Please join us for an evening of sometimes chilling, often thought-provoking discoveries that come from investigating these surprisingly haunted locations.
A Q&A will follow the presentation. Please submit questions in advance to zoe@tos1stpo.com or use the chat function during the presentation.
How to attend:
This is a virtual event. Registration is required as space is limited. Details on how to join are included in the confirmation email. This presentation will not be recorded so don’t miss your chance and register today!

CBHA/ACHA Talks Presents Pandemics and Business (History): Lessons from the Past
2020-10-30 14:00 - 15:00 | online
The 1918-20 influenza pandemic has been cited often as one of the few relatively recent events that is comparable to the current pandemic. Coming between the end of the Great War and the Roaring Twenties, the 1918-20 pandemic had a profound impact upon a generation of Canadians already scarred by the trauma of war. What lessons can we learn from this earlier episode that might provide clues as to how our current situation with COVID-19 may develop, not just in terms of the social and political response, but in its impact upon the economy and business?
Bringing medical, social and business history together, join us for a discussion with Professors Magda Fahrni of the Université du Québec à Montréal, Dimitry Anastakis from the University of Toronto and James Onusko from Northern Lakes College on what the pandemics of the past can tell us about how the economy and business are shaped by major health crises.

Coptic Museum of Canada 2020 Annual Coptic Studies Symposium
2020-10-31 09:00 - 15:00 | online

Digital Panel Presentation, Home and Away: Sarnia-Lambton at War
2020-11-11 19:00 - 20:00 | online
Join Heritage Sarnia-Lambton on Wednesday, November 11 for the digital panel presentation Home and Away: Sarnia-Lambton at War.
In this third digital panel presentation, heritage professionals from across Lambton County will be recognizing our war veterans. Join us as we discuss the incredible stories about the sacrifices that were made by our military overseas, as well as the contributions of brave, local men and women on the home front. This presentation is a great opportunity to participate in a virtual celebration of our men and women in the military this Remembrance Day.
“Participants will hear stories and discussions that provide a local context and connection to historical events,” said Dana Thorne, Curator/Supervisor, Lambton Heritage Museum, who will also be moderating the event. “We will learn about five men from Plympton-Wyoming who died in the last 100 days of WWI, fundraising efforts in Arkona by the local women’s institute and the Red Cross, Imperial Oil’s contributions to WWII, the role of Lambton County’s regimental bands and more.”
The presentation will be held on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 from 7 – 8 p.m., and pre-registration is required online through Zoom.
Panelists include: Erin Dee-Richard, Oil Museum of Canada; Nicole Aszalos, Lambton County Archives; Laurie Mason, Moore Museum; Kailyn Shepley, Sombra Museum; Glenn Stott, Arkona-Lions Museum; Gord Mackenzie, Plympton-Wyoming Museum; and David McLean, Forest Museum.
If you are unable to attend the live event, the panel presentation will be recorded and available to view on the Lambton County Archives YouTube channel and the Heritage Sarnia-Lambton website.

Esquesing HS November 2020 Meeting: Memorials to Military Service
2020-11-11 19:30 | Knox Presbyterian Church, 116 Main St. S., Georgetown, ON, L7G 3E6, Canada
Richard Ruggle, local historian, will attend our Remembrance Day meeting to share with us examples and stories connected with the memorials dedicated to those in our military who served our country.

Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation "Opening the Schoolhouse to All" Online Lecture Series: 1 of 4
2020-11-17 | online
Lecture 1: The Promise of Equity: Race, Multiculturalism, and First Nations Education
The first session (November 17) explores The Promise of Equity: Race, Multiculturalism, and First Nations Education, and features panelists: Carl James, Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora at York University; Natasha Henry, President of the Ontario Black History Society; University of Toronto’s, Rob Vipond, author of Making a Global City: How One School Embraced Diversity; and Ryerson University historian, Ian Mosby, a specialist in the study of indigenous health and the politics of settler colonialism.

By law and custom, everyone in Canada attends school. Some two-thirds of Canadians have been to college or university, among the highest participation rates in the world. Yet the achievement of full and equal access to schooling is an ongoing and unfinished project.
How has the pursuit of wider educational opportunity evolved historically? How do educational experiences educational vary by race, gender, neighbourhoods, and special needs? What kinds of teaching and learning will best serve individuals and communities in the years ahead? How is the COVID-19 affecting access to schools and the experiences of students, teachers, and families?
These and other questions will be taken up in a four-part ZOOM series, sponsored by the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation, which begins in November 2020 and will continue in January 2021. The sessions feature presentations and panel discussions on a range of important educational themes. The series, free of charge, and accessible online, is designed for a broad audience interested in the past, present and future of Canadian education.
Speakers include academics, teachers, and community leaders whose work, writing, and public engagement have enhanced our understanding of the schooling world.
Through provocative questions and informed discussion, the series will probe the achievements, limitations and prospects of schooling and higher education in disquieting times.
Contacts:

Paul Axelrod, series co-coordinator paxelrod@edu.yorku.ca
Miriah Bough, Enoch Turner Foundation

Stay tuned for information on how to register for this free series.

Ontario Barn Preservation Online Presentation: An Evening with Cathy Johnston Walton and her Book Vanishing Barns
2020-11-18 19:00 - 20:30 | online
Join us for a live chat with Cathy Walton she shares her experiences with writing her book Vanishing Barns: Remembering the Gentle Giants.
Vanishing Barns is a beautifully illustrated book of black and white photographs. It unearths rich stories of rural life in southern Ontario as told by family members. Each of the 162 barns recorded includes photos both recent and historical, genealogy beginning around 1880, barn dimensions and water sources. Other articles of interest include barn tools, petitioning for Crown land, a contract for building a 1904 barn and an 1875 mortgage sale poster.
When she was only two, Cathy cried “cow…pig…horse!” when she had to leave the farm that soon after became her family’s home. Retiring from teaching Cathy’s attention was drawn to the silent disappearance of barns. Making a record of the ones that were left became a passion.
This is a by donation event for the non-OBP-members, and free for our members.
Date: November 18, 2020 at 7PM
Where: online via Zoom video OR via phone in
How: You can get tickets by registering at Eventbrite and the attendance links and info will be sent to you. Or consider joining with a membership and receive a free ticket and other benefits as you support our organization!

Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation "Opening the Schoolhouse to All" Online Lecture Series: 2 of 4
2020-11-24 | online
Lecture 2: Are We Moving Closer to Gender Equity in Education?
Session Two (November 24) asks “Are We Moving Closer to Gender Equity in Education?” Former Premier and Minister of Education, Kathleen Wynne, will be joined on the panel by University of Waterloo Professor Kristina Llewellyn, author of Democracy’s Angels: The Work of Women Teachers; Elizabeth Smyth, from OISE/University of Toronto, co-editor of Women Educators, Leaders and Activists; and Toronto teacher Sachin Maharaj, a Toronto Star contributing columnist.

By law and custom, everyone in Canada attends school. Some two-thirds of Canadians have been to college or university, among the highest participation rates in the world. Yet the achievement of full and equal access to schooling is an ongoing and unfinished project.
How has the pursuit of wider educational opportunity evolved historically? How do educational experiences educational vary by race, gender, neighbourhoods, and special needs? What kinds of teaching and learning will best serve individuals and communities in the years ahead? How is the COVID-19 affecting access to schools and the experiences of students, teachers, and families?
These and other questions will be taken up in a four-part ZOOM series, sponsored by the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation, which begins in November 2020 and will continue in January 2021. The sessions feature presentations and panel discussions on a range of important educational themes. The series, free of charge, and accessible online, is designed for a broad audience interested in the past, present and future of Canadian education.
Speakers include academics, teachers, and community leaders whose work, writing, and public engagement have enhanced our understanding of the schooling world.
Through provocative questions and informed discussion, the series will probe the achievements, limitations and prospects of schooling and higher education in disquieting times.
Contacts:

Paul Axelrod, series co-coordinator paxelrod@edu.yorku.ca
Miriah Bough, Enoch Turner Foundation

Stay tuned for information on how to register for this free series.

Scarborough Historical Society 2020 AGM and November Program
2020-11-24 19:30 - 20:30 | Bendale Branch, Toronto Public Library, 1515 Danforth Rd., Scarborough, Ontario, M1J 1H5, Canada
Annual General Meeting (followed by)
“Liberation of Holland – Canadians from D-Day to VE-Day”
Douglas Phillips, guest speaker

Town of York Historical Society 2020 AGM with Adam Bunch
2020-12-03 19:00 - 21:00 | online
Join us VIRTUALLY on December 3rd for our annual AGM!
About this Event
The Town of York Historical Society will hold its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, December 3rd online via ZOOM. Following the business meeting, there will be a special talk by guest speaker Adam Bunch on his new (and much anticipated) book The Toronto Book of Love.
The Toronto Book of Love brings the history of the city to life with fascinating true tales of romance, marriage and passion — from the scandalous love affairs of the city’s early settlers to the prime minister’s wife partying with rock stars on her anniversary. The talk will share a few stories from the book as well as exploring the evolution of Toronto’s ever-changing attitudes toward love.
FREE for TYHS members, $10 for non-members.
About Adam Bunch:
Adam Bunch is the author of The Toronto Book of the Dead, the creator of The Toronto Dreams Project, and the host of the Canadiana documentary series. He’s spoken at the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Royal Ontario Museum, and the University of Toronto among other places; his historical writing has appeared in Spacing Magazine, The Huffington Post and Torontoist; and his work has earned an honourable mention for a Governor General’s History Award.

All are welcome 🌈 but space is limited. Please RSVP!

Virtual Workshop: Baking for the Victorian Christmas Table - Plum Pudding & Mincemeat Tarts!
2020-12-10 19:30 - 21:00 | online
Historic cook Sherry Murphy demonstrates Victorian Christmas plum pudding & mincemeat tarts, with Q&A to follow. Recipe booklet included.

About this Event
Culinary Historians of Canada’s 5th annual Baking for the Victorian Christmas Table is going digital this year! This Christmas baking workshop features CHC’s star baker and historic cook, Sherry Murphy. She’ll be demonstrating recipes for traditional plum pudding and mincemeat tarts from Eliza Acton’s Modern Cookery for Private Families, a cookbook that was current during the Victorian period (1837–1901), all made over the open hearth in the historic kitchen at Montgomery’s Inn in Etobicoke, Ontario.
This virtual workshop will include a beautifully filmed recording of Sherry and her assistant Pat Currie demonstrating both recipes, along with an introduction to Montgomery’s Inn. A live question and answer period with Sherry will follow the video presentation. A booklet of 12 Victorian recipes will be available for participants to download and save. In addition, participants will have access to the workshop video for one month following the event.

Christmas in the Town of York 2020
2020-12-17 19:00 - 20:30 | online
Join us on December 17th for a festive evening as we learn about the Christmas traditions of days gone by!
About this Event:
Many of us who celebrate Christmas have traditions that we feel are steeped and time honoured. But most of them aren’t as old as we might think. Hardly any of the Christmas traditions that we know today were widely celebrated when the Town of York was founded back in 1793, and can instead be dated to the Victorian era. But we’ll also look back at a time, before the Town of York even started, that Christmas was outlawed and celebrating it was illegal. Whether you’re passionate about putting up the Christmas decorations, or like to channel your inner Scrooge, you’ll be sure to find something of interest in this presentation!
About the Speaker:
Richard Fiennes-Clinton has been involved in the local Toronto historical community for over 30 years. He gives walking tours all across Toronto, but has also organized a lot of archival material, which he uses to give illustrated talks on more than 200 years of Toronto history. He is also the author of a book called Muddy York – A History of Toronto Until 1834, copies of which are available for purchase at Toronto’s First Post Office.

Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation "Opening the Schoolhouse to All" Online Lecture Series: 3 of 4
2021-01-12 | online
Lecture 3: Doing the Right Thing: Disability, Autism and Special Education
The third Session (January 12, 2021), is entitled: Doing the Right Thing: Disability, Autism and Special Education. Panelists include University of British Columbia Professor, Jason Ellis, author of A Class By Themselves: The Origins of Special Education in Toronto and Beyond; Natalie Spagnuolo from the Council of Canadians with Disabilities, and co-founder of Memory Witness and Hope: Sharing Stories About Surviving Institutions; Gillian Parekh, Canada Research Chair: Inclusion, Disability and Education at York University; and Margaret Spoelstra, President of Autism Ontario.

By law and custom, everyone in Canada attends school. Some two-thirds of Canadians have been to college or university, among the highest participation rates in the world. Yet the achievement of full and equal access to schooling is an ongoing and unfinished project.
How has the pursuit of wider educational opportunity evolved historically? How do educational experiences educational vary by race, gender, neighbourhoods, and special needs? What kinds of teaching and learning will best serve individuals and communities in the years ahead? How is the COVID-19 affecting access to schools and the experiences of students, teachers, and families?
These and other questions will be taken up in a four-part ZOOM series, sponsored by the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation, which begins in November 2020 and will continue in January 2021. The sessions feature presentations and panel discussions on a range of important educational themes. The series, free of charge, and accessible online, is designed for a broad audience interested in the past, present and future of Canadian education.
Speakers include academics, teachers, and community leaders whose work, writing, and public engagement have enhanced our understanding of the schooling world.
Through provocative questions and informed discussion, the series will probe the achievements, limitations and prospects of schooling and higher education in disquieting times.
Contacts:

Paul Axelrod, series co-coordinator paxelrod@edu.yorku.ca
Miriah Bough, Enoch Turner Foundation

Stay tuned for information on how to register for this free series.

Forgotten Squadron: The Royal Navy on Lake Ontario During the War of 1812
2021-01-14 19:00 - 20:30 | online
“Enemy in Sight!”, Print by Peter Rindlisbacher.
About this Event
Join us on January 14th for an evening with Gurth Pretty, Director of the HMS Psyche Canadian Maritime Heritage Society. In this virtual presentation, travel back in time to 1812 to when a battle was raging in a war that would shape our history. Far from the eyes of Upper Canadian residents on shore, the Royal Navy was performing a vital role in defending the colony from the Americans. Discover the actions of the officers and seamen that crewed the vessels of Lake Ontario’s naval squadron.
How to attend:
This is a virtual event. Registration is required as space is limited. Details on how to join are included in the confirmation email. Participants can attend via computer, tablet, smartphone or dial-in via phone.
About the HMS Psyche Canadian Maritime Heritage Society:
The HMS Psyche Canadian Maritime Heritage Society is a labour of passion and love in exploring and preserving the history of traditional maritime skills in Canada, prior to Confederation. The organization promotes historic interpretation of traditional maritime activities as well as teamwork, safe boating, and fun. Many of our activities revolve around the sailing and maintenance of our replica, late 18th century, Royal Navy longboat. HMS Psyche C.M.H.S. is open to anyone interested in boating, sailing, rowing, and/or naval re-enactment. Join us for adventure and fun!
The Port Credit-based Society is a registered not-for-profit corporation with Corporations Canada. Find out more here.

Peterborough Historical Society January 2021 Talk
2021-01-19 | online
PHS Monthly Meetings and Speakers Program go Virtual
In face of the challenges and continued risks of resuming on-site monthly meetings, we have decided instead to produce monthly virtual PHS Talks that may be viewed on the YouTube channel of Hutchison House Museum. The plan is to schedule them to be posted on the third Tuesday of the month, the traditional date of the regular monthly meetings. Notices of the talks will be publicized in the usual manner, including on this webpage.
January 2021: Robert Ganton Clarke, “‘Packed to the Doors’: The Electric City Goes to the Movies”

Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation "Opening the Schoolhouse to All" Online Lecture Series: 4 of 4
2021-01-19 | online
Lecture 4: Does Liberal Education Matter in the 21st Century?
The final session (January 19), turns to higher education, and asks “Does Liberal Education Matter in the 21st Century?” Lorna Marsden, former President of York University, is joined on the panel by Paul Gooch, past president of Victoria University in the University of Toronto and author of Course Correction: A Map for the Distracted University; the University of Waterloo’s Ian Milligan, author of History in the Age of Abundance? How the Web is Transforming Historical Research; and Qiang Zha, York University professor, and co-editor of International Status Anxiety and Higher Education: The Soviet Legacy in China and Russia.

By law and custom, everyone in Canada attends school. Some two-thirds of Canadians have been to college or university, among the highest participation rates in the world. Yet the achievement of full and equal access to schooling is an ongoing and unfinished project.
How has the pursuit of wider educational opportunity evolved historically? How do educational experiences educational vary by race, gender, neighbourhoods, and special needs? What kinds of teaching and learning will best serve individuals and communities in the years ahead? How is the COVID-19 affecting access to schools and the experiences of students, teachers, and families?
These and other questions will be taken up in a four-part ZOOM series, sponsored by the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation, which begins in November 2020 and will continue in January 2021. The sessions feature presentations and panel discussions on a range of important educational themes. The series, free of charge, and accessible online, is designed for a broad audience interested in the past, present and future of Canadian education.
Speakers include academics, teachers, and community leaders whose work, writing, and public engagement have enhanced our understanding of the schooling world.
Through provocative questions and informed discussion, the series will probe the achievements, limitations and prospects of schooling and higher education in disquieting times.
Contacts:

Paul Axelrod, series co-coordinator paxelrod@edu.yorku.ca
Miriah Bough, Enoch Turner Foundation

Stay tuned for information on how to register for this free series.

CBHA Talk: Professor Brian Gettler, "Unmaking the Made Beaver: Money and Monopoly in the Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Fur Trade"
2021-01-20 17:30 - 18:00 | online
Professor Brian Gettler, “Unmaking the Made Beaver: Money and Monopoly in the Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Fur Trade”
Brian Gettler is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Toronto.
His several articles and book chapters focus on the political and socioeconomic history of colonialism in Quebec and Canada. Brian’s new book, Colonialism’s Currency: Money, State, and First Nations in Canada, 1820-1950, analyzes the distinct experiences of three First Nations alongside the monetary dimensions of British and Canadian Indian policy and corporate policy in the fur trade. Rather than focusing on the perhaps obvious ways in which wealth shaped politics, it concentrates on money as both a symbol around which discourses of appropriate behaviour were articulated and as a concrete tool in the governance of peoples and lands.
His current research explores public finance and Crown-First Nations fiscal relations as well as Indigenous participation in the credit economy of the St. Lawrence Valley, both in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Attendees will need to register to attend. Participants can attend the AGM and/or the CBHA/ACHA Talks presentation. All registered participants will be given login information on January 19th.
