Colin Coates
ccoates.bsky.social
Colin Coates
@ccoates.bsky.social

Historian of early French Canada, the environment, and utopias. Also a keen curler.

Political science 28%
Sociology 23%

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Along with UPEI's Faculty of Arts and Robertson Library and colleagues from across the region, I am excited to share the call for papers for the 2026 Atlantic Canada Studies Conference which will meet in Charlottetown, PEI from 3-5 June.
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Who’s up for a PEI barn dance? We know we are!

Join us in Charlottetown on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, for an unforgettable Cliopalooza! It’s going to be a night full of live music, laughter, and community spirit, and we can’t wait to see you there!

#CHASHC2026 #cdnhist #PEI

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Qui est partant pour une dance champêtre? Nous, c'est sûr!

Rejoignez-nous à Charlottetown le mercredi 3 juin 2026 pour un Cliopalooza inoubliable! Ce sera une soirée pleine de musique, de rires et d'esprit communautaire, et nous avons hâte de vous y voir!

#CHASHC2026 #histoire #cdnhist

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Friday Feature: Does anyone remember going on a walking tour in Charlottetown in 1992? Check out this invite from the 1992 annual meeting program. We are planning some great events for Charlottetown 2026, and can’t wait to share them with you! #CHASHC2026 #cdnhist #UPEI #Charlottetown

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Vendredi en vedette : Vous souvenez-vous avoir fait une promenade guidée de Charlottetown en 1992? Regardez cette invitation tirée du programme de la réunion annuelle de 1992. Nous préparons aussi de superbes événements pour Charlottetown 2026! #CHASHC2026 #cdnhist #histoire #UPEI #Charlottetown

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"Today, there are around one thousand curling clubs across Canada, from Stephenville, NL, to Whitehorse, YT, and there are more active curlers than in any other country." - @ccoates.bsky.social

niche-canada.org/2024/02/21/b...

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Library and Archives Canada has entered the chat! 🍁

As the continuing memory of the federal government, we safeguard Canada’s distant past and recent history for generations to come.

Immerse yourself in a journey of discovery!

#Libraries #Archives #History #CanadaSky

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Hey #vastearlyamerica folks, I'm thinking about putting together a panel for @cndhistassoc.bsky.social 's conference next summer, looking at religion and violence in the colonial wars between New France and New England/the mid-Atlantic (or just France & England in Canada). Anyone interested?

Donald “Thumper” MacDonald, head of the Royal Commission.

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The call for papers for the CHA’s 2026 annual meeting is now online! Please consider submitting a proposal and joining us in PEI this coming June. #cdnhist #CHA2026 #UPEI #Charlottetown
CHA Annual Meeting 2026
Fourwaves - CHA Annual Meeting 2026
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L'appel à communications pour la réunion annuelle 2026 de la SHC est désormais en ligne! Nous vous invitons à soumettre une proposition et à nous joindre à l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard en juin prochain. #cdnhist #histoire #SHC2026 #UPEI #Charlottetown
CHA Annual Meeting 2026
Fourwaves - CHA Annual Meeting 2026
event.fourwaves.com

Congratulations! What a lovely photo!

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The March issue of the CHA’s magazine, Intersections, is now available online. Congratulations to all the authors who published on the subject of “Appeals”! #cdnhist #skystorians
Intersections | History of Canada | Canadian Historical Association
Intersections offer news and comment on matters of interest to professional historians in Canada. We welcome your submissions.
cha-shc.ca

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Le numéro de mars du magazine Intersections de la SHC est désormais disponible en ligne. Félicitations à tous et toutes les auteur.e.s qui ont publié des articles sur le thème « Appels » ! #cdnhist #histoire #skystorians
Intersections | Historique du Canada | Société historique du Canada
Intersections publient des informations et des commentaires sur des questions touchant les historiens canadiens. Nous accueillons volontiers les contributions.
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You can’t spell “Charlottetown” without “CHA”! The CHA is thrilled to announce that its next Annual Meeting will be held June 1-3, 2026, in Charlottetown, PEI. We hope to see you there! Click the link for the full announcement. #cdnhist #CHA2026 #UPEI #Charlottetown
Announcement: CHA Annual Meeting 2026 | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada
You can’t spell “Charlottetown” without “CHA”! The CHA is thrilled to announce that its next Annual Meeting will be held Monday-Wednesday, June 1-3, 2026, in Charlottetown, PEI. The event will be host...
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La SHC est ravie d'annoncer que sa prochaine réunion annuelle se tiendra du 1er au 3 juin 2026 à Charlottetown, à l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard. Nous espérons vous y voir! Cliquez sur le lien pour l'annonce complète. #cdnhist #histoire #SHC2026 #UPEI #Charlottetown
Annonce : Réunion annuelle de la SHC 2026 | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada
La SHC est ravie d'annoncer que sa prochaine réunion annuelle se tiendra du lundi au mercredi, du 1er au 3 juin 2026, à Charlottetown, à l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard. L'événement aura lieu à l'Université d...
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Interesting idea from @stundenbower.bsky.social about #envhist. I would also say the #envhist is where Canadian economic history is largely located these days. Not sure that contradicts Shannon’s point though.

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Friday Feature: We’re getting VERY close to announcing the location of the 2026 CHA conference! Until then, did you know that the past 25 years of conference programs are posted online? #cdnhist
Annual Meeting | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada
The CHA hosts an annual meeting in May/June in coordination with the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences which is held in a different Canadian city each year. Between 350-500 historians gat...
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This week in Tkoronto, Ellen Gabriel and I were honoured to accept three awards for our book When the Pine Needles Fall - the Errol Sharpe Book Award, the Indigenous History Book Prize, and the Wilson Book Prize. Thanks to @btlbooks.com and everyone for supporting our book!

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"An evocative exploration of the outsized if flickering shadow that the Bourbon monarchy cast across the Atlantic from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries." The LRC reviews Political Culture in Louis XIV’s Canada by @ccoates.bsky.social‬.
Solar Power: Quebec and its distant king
Michael Ledger-Lomas reviews Colin M. Coates ‘s “Political Culture in Louis XIV’s Canada,” a book on the Sun King’s politics in New France.
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Today we have "“Keep the beaver Canadian!”: The Passage of Bill C-373, 1975" by @ccoates.bsky.social

This post is the second in a series marking the 50th anniversary of the passing of Bill C-373, edited by @blairstein.bsky.social

niche-canada.org/2025/03/14/k...

#envhist #cdnhist #canada
“Keep the beaver Canadian!”: The Passage of Bill C-373, 1975
In 1975, Canada fiercely defended the beaver as its national symbol against New York state's attempt to claim it as their own.
niche-canada.org

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Today on our site we have "Canadian Beavers in the Nordic Countries" by @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social

This is the first post in a series marking the 50th anniversary of the passing of Bill C-373 edited by @blairstein.bsky.social

niche-canada.org/2025/03/07/c...

#cdnhist #animalhistory #envhist
Canadian Beavers in the Nordic Countries
In the 1800s, European beavers were nearly extinct, so Sweden’s Skansen zoo imported Canadian beavers instead. Efforts later reintroduced European beavers.
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Friday Feature: With #IWD2025 tomorrow, it’s the perfect time to spotlight Dr. Hilda Neatby, the CHA’s first female president (1962-63). Did you know that for the past 43 years the CHA has awarded the Hilda Neatby Prize in Women’s and Gender History? #cdnhist @historicacanada.bsky.social
Hilda Marion Neatby
Hilda Ada Marion Neatby, CC, historian, author, and educator (born 19 February 1904 in Sutton, United Kingdom; died 14 May 1975 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan). N...
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Vendredi en vedette : Le #8mars ayant lieu demain, c'est le moment idéal pour mettre en lumière la professeure Hilda Neatby, première femme présidente de la SHC (1962-63). Saviez-vous que la SHC décerne depuis 43 ans le prix Hilda Neatby en histoire des femmes et du genre? #cdnhist #histoire
Hilda Marion Neatby
Hilda Ada Marion Neatby, C.C., historienne, autrice, éducatrice (née le 19 février 1904 à Sutton au Royaume-Uni; décédée le 14 mai 1975 à Saskatoon e...
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca

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Friday Feature: Did you know that the CHA website holds a collection of history course syllabi? Have a look the next time you need syllabus-writing inspiration! #cdnhist #syllabus #teaching cha-shc.ca/teaching/syl...
Syllabi | History of Canada | Canadian Historical Association
This portal will showcase the different methods used by members to teach History. We hope this resource will be of value.
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Cy-dessus.
2 Year Postdoctoral Fellow (Elizabeth and Cecil Kent), History of Britain and the British World at the University of Saskatchewan. Please share widely.

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Postdoctoral Fellow (Elizabeth and Cecil Kent), History of Britain and the British World
Primary Purpose: This position is a Post-Doctoral Fellowship funded by a generous private donation. The holder of the fellowship will be expected to e...
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Thanks, Sean!

Thanks, Dan!

And here is the soft cover version, with the fabulous cover that McGill-Queen’s University Press produced. @mqup