Alan MacEachern
@alanmaceachern.bsky.social
Researcher, writer, & teacher of stuff Canadian, historical, & environmental.
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In 2016, as @westernu.ca History grad chair, I had a pot of $ to offer incoming grad students.
In 2026, all Social Science grad programs (Psych, Econ, Anth, Soc, Geog, PoliSci, Hist) combined have less than what I had 10 yrs ago.
But, hey, we're still @u15ca.bsky.social. We'll be fine.
In 2026, all Social Science grad programs (Psych, Econ, Anth, Soc, Geog, PoliSci, Hist) combined have less than what I had 10 yrs ago.
But, hey, we're still @u15ca.bsky.social. We'll be fine.
February 11, 2026 at 2:57 PM
In 2016, as @westernu.ca History grad chair, I had a pot of $ to offer incoming grad students.
In 2026, all Social Science grad programs (Psych, Econ, Anth, Soc, Geog, PoliSci, Hist) combined have less than what I had 10 yrs ago.
But, hey, we're still @u15ca.bsky.social. We'll be fine.
In 2026, all Social Science grad programs (Psych, Econ, Anth, Soc, Geog, PoliSci, Hist) combined have less than what I had 10 yrs ago.
But, hey, we're still @u15ca.bsky.social. We'll be fine.
It’s disgusting to watch the United States choke the life out of Cuba & its people.
February 11, 2026 at 12:16 PM
It’s disgusting to watch the United States choke the life out of Cuba & its people.
Reposted by Alan MacEachern
Join us for our upcoming Graduate Conference - Spaces and Places: Exploring the Physical and Conceptual Environments of History - Friday, March 6, 2026 -Western University.
The schedule may be found here - history.uwo.ca/graduate/his...
The schedule may be found here - history.uwo.ca/graduate/his...
February 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Join us for our upcoming Graduate Conference - Spaces and Places: Exploring the Physical and Conceptual Environments of History - Friday, March 6, 2026 -Western University.
The schedule may be found here - history.uwo.ca/graduate/his...
The schedule may be found here - history.uwo.ca/graduate/his...
Reposted by Alan MacEachern
Today! For those who wish to join online, here is the zoom link
westernuniversity.zoom.us/j/91063003930
Meeting ID: 910 6300 3930
westernuniversity.zoom.us/j/91063003930
Meeting ID: 910 6300 3930
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, February 10th at 12:00pm to listen to David Seston, MA student speak on, The Canadian Golden Age: Celebrating the 85th Anniversary of WECA Comics. #westernu
February 10, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Today! For those who wish to join online, here is the zoom link
westernuniversity.zoom.us/j/91063003930
Meeting ID: 910 6300 3930
westernuniversity.zoom.us/j/91063003930
Meeting ID: 910 6300 3930
1st time above freezing in, what, a month? 🥶
February 10, 2026 at 12:26 PM
1st time above freezing in, what, a month? 🥶
It’s like witnessing the origin of a Swiftie.
February 9, 2026 at 12:53 PM
It’s like witnessing the origin of a Swiftie.
You let your dog pee on a snowman, I’m going to throw a snowball at you. A man’s got to have a code.
February 8, 2026 at 3:33 PM
You let your dog pee on a snowman, I’m going to throw a snowball at you. A man’s got to have a code.
There’s likely a German word for that feeling of dread when someone has sent an email to a large group of people but not bcc-ed it, & you’re poised for the reply-alls to start, asking people not to reply-all.
February 6, 2026 at 12:45 PM
There’s likely a German word for that feeling of dread when someone has sent an email to a large group of people but not bcc-ed it, & you’re poised for the reply-alls to start, asking people not to reply-all.
Started up reading these again and the words are like a red dark that bleed across the page without sign or mercy and they tell of the heart’s mirific hunger and of the world that is a cruel fire that burns the young most of all, a beautiful and terrible thing, recumbent in its own cold truth, and
February 5, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Started up reading these again and the words are like a red dark that bleed across the page without sign or mercy and they tell of the heart’s mirific hunger and of the world that is a cruel fire that burns the young most of all, a beautiful and terrible thing, recumbent in its own cold truth, and
Happy Groundhog Day, to all who celebrate!
The bear, not the groundhog, was historically Canada’s foremost forecaster. So imagine my shock (shock!) to find this Ottawa Citizen piece from 1867 – the earliest 2 Feb groundhog reference I’ve seen, by more than a generation.
The bear, not the groundhog, was historically Canada’s foremost forecaster. So imagine my shock (shock!) to find this Ottawa Citizen piece from 1867 – the earliest 2 Feb groundhog reference I’ve seen, by more than a generation.
February 2, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Happy Groundhog Day, to all who celebrate!
The bear, not the groundhog, was historically Canada’s foremost forecaster. So imagine my shock (shock!) to find this Ottawa Citizen piece from 1867 – the earliest 2 Feb groundhog reference I’ve seen, by more than a generation.
The bear, not the groundhog, was historically Canada’s foremost forecaster. So imagine my shock (shock!) to find this Ottawa Citizen piece from 1867 – the earliest 2 Feb groundhog reference I’ve seen, by more than a generation.
Like every (?) #skystorian, doing a little Groundhog Day research in the run-up.
Haven't seen this before:
An 1879 Chicago Daily Trib article connecting the holiday not to Pennsylvania Germans but to "our colored brethren."
Haven't seen this before:
An 1879 Chicago Daily Trib article connecting the holiday not to Pennsylvania Germans but to "our colored brethren."
January 27, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Like every (?) #skystorian, doing a little Groundhog Day research in the run-up.
Haven't seen this before:
An 1879 Chicago Daily Trib article connecting the holiday not to Pennsylvania Germans but to "our colored brethren."
Haven't seen this before:
An 1879 Chicago Daily Trib article connecting the holiday not to Pennsylvania Germans but to "our colored brethren."
Spider causes earthquake.
Like the butterfly effect, but creepier.
Like the butterfly effect, but creepier.
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Spider causes earthquake.
Like the butterfly effect, but creepier.
Like the butterfly effect, but creepier.
Love it when you find a photo for your book.
There's 1/2 a page done.🙂
There's 1/2 a page done.🙂
January 25, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Love it when you find a photo for your book.
There's 1/2 a page done.🙂
There's 1/2 a page done.🙂
Just put a bottle of red wine in the fridge to warm it up.
January 24, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Just put a bottle of red wine in the fridge to warm it up.
We talked pareidolia in #His1840 Graphic History! & now students are sending me faces they see in the world. My email is more fun than usual.
January 22, 2026 at 1:30 PM
We talked pareidolia in #His1840 Graphic History! & now students are sending me faces they see in the world. My email is more fun than usual.
“It’s a pleasure – and a duty – to be with you at this turning point for Canada and for the world. Today, I’ll talk about the rupture in the world order, the end of a nice story….”
Required reading.
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...
Required reading.
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...
“Principled and pragmatic: Canada’s path” Prime Minister Carney addresses the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
Thank you, Larry.It’s a pleasure – and a duty – to be with you at this turning point for Canada and for the world.Today, I’ll talk about the rupture in the world order, the end of a nice story, and th...
www.pm.gc.ca
January 21, 2026 at 2:23 AM
“It’s a pleasure – and a duty – to be with you at this turning point for Canada and for the world. Today, I’ll talk about the rupture in the world order, the end of a nice story….”
Required reading.
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...
Required reading.
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...
RB Bennett radio address, 1935: “The old order is gone. It will not return.”
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 4:15 PM
RB Bennett radio address, 1935: “The old order is gone. It will not return.”
Reposted by Alan MacEachern
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, February 10th at 12:00pm to listen to David Seston, MA student speak on, The Canadian Golden Age: Celebrating the 85th Anniversary of WECA Comics. #westernu
January 19, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, February 10th at 12:00pm to listen to David Seston, MA student speak on, The Canadian Golden Age: Celebrating the 85th Anniversary of WECA Comics. #westernu
Geopolitically & seasonally apt.
January 17, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Geopolitically & seasonally apt.
It was one of those moments when everything seems to have been said, when it suddenly feels like the present has been used up and nothing is left but a threatening future.
~ Daniel Kehlmann, The Director
~ Daniel Kehlmann, The Director
January 16, 2026 at 12:10 AM
It was one of those moments when everything seems to have been said, when it suddenly feels like the present has been used up and nothing is left but a threatening future.
~ Daniel Kehlmann, The Director
~ Daniel Kehlmann, The Director
People ever use this site to share when good things happen?
Every couple of months, I've been getting lovely notes from strangers who stumble upon Becoming Green Gables. Got one today from an American author. Recharged.
Every couple of months, I've been getting lovely notes from strangers who stumble upon Becoming Green Gables. Got one today from an American author. Recharged.
January 13, 2026 at 6:54 PM
People ever use this site to share when good things happen?
Every couple of months, I've been getting lovely notes from strangers who stumble upon Becoming Green Gables. Got one today from an American author. Recharged.
Every couple of months, I've been getting lovely notes from strangers who stumble upon Becoming Green Gables. Got one today from an American author. Recharged.
7 January 1926 ~
Fine in AM. Snow storm after dinner. Keith went to Stanley with cream. Marion went to Wesley’s to practice. Blowing a gale and bitter cold to-night. Keith and Anita up at the Cosy Corner Rink.
greengablesdiary.ca/diary/2_1924...
Fine in AM. Snow storm after dinner. Keith went to Stanley with cream. Marion went to Wesley’s to practice. Blowing a gale and bitter cold to-night. Keith and Anita up at the Cosy Corner Rink.
greengablesdiary.ca/diary/2_1924...
January 1926 – Green Gables Diary
greengablesdiary.ca
January 7, 2026 at 12:54 PM
7 January 1926 ~
Fine in AM. Snow storm after dinner. Keith went to Stanley with cream. Marion went to Wesley’s to practice. Blowing a gale and bitter cold to-night. Keith and Anita up at the Cosy Corner Rink.
greengablesdiary.ca/diary/2_1924...
Fine in AM. Snow storm after dinner. Keith went to Stanley with cream. Marion went to Wesley’s to practice. Blowing a gale and bitter cold to-night. Keith and Anita up at the Cosy Corner Rink.
greengablesdiary.ca/diary/2_1924...