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New podcast interview. I spoke to Dr. Greg Halseth about an oral history project on the small communities and sawmills of the upper Fraser Valley from the early twentieth century.
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October 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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micaamy.bsky.social
Wildfire smoke is more deadly than other sources of PM 2.5. I originally read about this study in the Guardian today, but here's the original paper.
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Quantifying the short-term mortality effects of wildfire smoke in Europe: a multicountry epidemiological study in 654 contiguous regions
Associations with all-cause and cause-specific mortality were larger for fire-related compared with non-fire-related PM2·5. Assuming wildfire PM2·5 has the same effect as total PM2·5 substantially und...
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August 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
maxhamon.bsky.social
New Podcast episode. A new interview with Dr. Daniel Sims of UNBC, talking about his research into the Bennett Dam and its impact on the Tse'kene in Northern BC. Check out the Middle North.
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Episode Five - The Bennet Dam and Flooding the Tse'kene Heartland
Middle North: Strange Things Done · Episode
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July 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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keithsgrant.bsky.social
"Borealia and the Centre of Canadian History," by Jerry Bannister: earlycanadianhistory.ca/2025/07/11/b...
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Borealia and the Centre of Canadian History
Jerry Bannister Editors’ note: This week marks the final series for Borealia after a decade of online public history and conversation. You can read our thank you remarks here, and will be abl…
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July 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
maxhamon.bsky.social
At Legal History of Empire Conference in Toronto this week. Workshop on the Archives of the JCPC this morning asked important questions about access and digitization of legal records.
July 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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For all History Reclaimed’s insistence that there’s no basis for the Church of England’s reparative Project Spire, this is the reality: the brand seared into the flesh of some of the 20,000 people it invested in trafficking (thanks to Nick Radburn).

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July 9, 2025 at 9:21 AM
maxhamon.bsky.social
Always in your writing is the intellectual provocation to recognize the value of doing Canadian history with a touch of truthful humour: "Hume’s observation and Canadian perplexities together translated into [debate and policy that]...we might meaningfully describe as “woke.”"
Thanks Elsbeth.
historecluse.bsky.social Elsbeth @historecluse.bsky.social · Jul 7
Shorter Heaman thesis.
keithsgrant.bsky.social Keith Grant @keithsgrant.bsky.social · Jul 7
"Historical scholarship, pluralism, and the possibility of sharing wealth and power," by E.A. Heaman, part of @earlycanada.bsky.social's final series--speaking to our present political moment. earlycanadianhistory.ca/2025/07/07/h...
July 8, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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samklug.bsky.social
Really worth reading
July 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
maxhamon.bsky.social
It's been an amazing resource. Such an important forum for learning about historical research and offering prompt and timely reflection.
July 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
maxhamon.bsky.social
EP2 of "Middle North" Highlights an interview with Jon Swainger, on "Making of Crime" in Northern BC and the particularities of doing history in the Notorious Georges.
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Episode Two: Notorious Georges and the Making of Crime in Northern BC by Middle North: Strange Things Done
The Georges, historically, like Prince George today were often reported to be notorious. In an interview with Dr. Jonathan Swainger, professor emeritus at the university of Northern British Columbia w...
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July 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
maxhamon.bsky.social
My new refreshed podcast with Jeff Swim highlighting some research from "the middle north." Research highlights from folks at UNBC and further afield. Check it out.
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Episode One - Introducing the Middle North by Middle North: Strange Things Done
The Middle North is a region that is often associated with the frontier. It is imagined as a place on the edge of "civilization." This episode introduces some of the key ideas and theme for this new s...
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July 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
maxhamon.bsky.social
Hello Bluesky Community.
Here to check out new #cdnhist and #cdncultural news and updates. Looking forward to learning from this online platform.
Writing from Prince George, where I'm teaching at #UNBC.
July 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM