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Department of History, Western University, Lawson Hall 2201, London, Ontario, Canada #westernu #purpleandproud #ldnont
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Each year, we come together to honour all who have served our country in times of war, conflict, and peace. #WesternU has been associated with Canada's armed forces throughout our shared history, and many of our members serve in the Canadian Armed Forces.
#LestWeForget #LdnOnt
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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This #RemembranceDay, we remember two WWI amputees—George Hincks and Marshall McDougall—who hiked 2,000 km to challenge ableism and raise awareness for disabled veterans.
Read their story 👉 news.westernu.ca/2025/11/war-...
#WesternU #DisabilityRights #LestWeForget @westernuhistory.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Tomorrow we honour Remembrance Day—a time to remember and reflect. History must not be deleted. Read about Western’s High School History Day 2025: www.ssc.uwo.ca/news/2025/in...
#WesternU #RemembranceDay #HistoryDay @westernuhistory.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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History postdoc researcher Eric Story is uncovering the remarkable 1923 journey of George Hincks and Marshall McDougall — two disabled WWI veterans who hiked over 2,000 km to raise awareness of veterans’ challenges after the war. Featured by CTV Winnipeg: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art...
‘History that’s been overlooked’: The First World War amputees who walked across Canada
Nearly 60 years before Terry Fox’s famous cross-Canada journey, a pair of First World War veterans attempted a similar feat.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Ahead of Remembrance Day, Eric Story, history postdoc spoke with Sarah Crosbie on QR 770 Calgary about George Hincks and Marshall McDougall, amputees who walked across Canada after losing limbs in the Great War. 🎖️
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November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Join us on Thursday, November 27, 2025 at 12:30pm to hear Huanyu Li, MA candidate speak on, "The Lawless Water: Legal and Practical Conflicts around Militarization of Civilian Naval Shipping during the Great War." RSVP to historyrsvp@uwo.ca #westernu
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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As a grad student, I pestered the poor guy who played cover songs at the UWO Grad Club until he added "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" to his rotation. Not sure if he still plays it - anyone, @westernupubhist.bsky.social, @westernuhistory.bsky.social?

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We remember the 29 men that were lost when the "Big Fitz" went down on #OnThisDay in 1975, just on Lake Superior. Join SSHSA's Aimee Bachari & Archivist for the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes Mark Sprang to reflect on the #50thanniversary of the sinking of the EDMUND FITZGERALD.
November 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Join us on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 12:30pm as we welcome Prof. Klaus Meyer, Ivey Business School, Western University to our Research Seminar Series. Prof. Meyer will be speaking on, "National Socialists infiltrating a University: A Micro Historical Investigation." #westernu
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Jason Dyck who was recently awarded the annual prize (2025) for the best book review published in the Hispanic American Historical Review. doi.org/10.1215/0018....
Announcement of Book Review Prize Winner
In November 2015, the HAHR editorial team established an annual prize for the best book review published in the journal. This funded prize recognizes, in general, the very important ways that peer rev...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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🦞 1 place, 3 events, no waiting:

Canadian History & Environment Summer School, 29-31 May
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Canadian Historical Association, 1-3 June
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Atlantic Canada Studies, 3-5 June
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CHESS 2026: Climate & History - Call for Participants
We are pleased to invite applications to attend the 2026 Canadian History & Environment Summer School.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
A beautiful tribute to Tim Cook by Pamela Wallin in the Senate of Canada. youtu.be/17wNnUfCdx0?...
Senator Pamela Wallin's Tribute to Canadian War Museum Historian Dr. Tim Cook in the Senate
YouTube video by No Nonsense with Pamela Wallin
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November 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Sarnia's First World War in 15 Objects. Curated by current MA History, Public History field students, Rylee Brooks.
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Sarnia's First World War in 15 Objects
When Britain and Germany went to war on 4 August 1914, Canada (like the rest of the British Empire) was automatically at war too. Canadians from all parts of society – churches, labour unions, industr...
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November 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
It's a fabulous day to welcome over 300 high school students and teachers to Western University for High School History Day! #westernu history.uwo.ca/about_us/eve...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Introducing International Relations and AIR's 3rd Annual Symposium. Join us for this event, discussion and networking opportunity to gain insights from academics. Lunch provided. Please RSVP. #westernu
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We hope you have a fabulous Fall reading week! #westernu
October 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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History researcher Cayley Bower was quoted in Canada’s History Magazine discussing the legacy of Victorian-era garden cemeteries — spaces that blended nature, remembrance, and design to reflect evolving attitudes toward death and mourning. 🌿⚰️Read here: www.canadashistory.ca/explore/busi...
Death's Door - Canada's History
Victorian cemeteries and the rise of the funeral business in Canada.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Save the date and join us for our annual graduate conference - Spaces and Places: Exploring Physical and Philosophical Environments in History - Friday, March 6, 2026. Stay tuned for more information. #westernu
October 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Equity and Diversity Social Science Doctoral Fellowship
For more information on eligibility and the application, visit www.ssc.uwo.ca/graduate/awa...
October 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Indigenous Social Science Doctoral Fellowship. For more information, visit - www.ssc.uwo.ca/graduate/awa...
October 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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"Climate & History," @nichecanada.bsky.social's Canadian History & Environment Summer School, 29-31 May 2026, on Prince Edward Island.🦞

Apply now to attend! The deadline is 30 Nov, but we'd much appreciate early apps.

#envhist #cdnhist #chess2026 #gojays

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CHESS 2026: Climate & History - Call for Participants
We are pleased to invite applications to attend the 2026 Canadian History & Environment Summer School.
niche-canada.org
October 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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History & Indigenous Studies prof Cody Groat joined CTV Your Morning to discuss the Vatican’s upcoming announcement to return thousands of cultural items belonging to Indigenous Peoples in Canada. A major step toward reconciliation & repatriation. 👉
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October 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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The latest event to showcase the O-Pee-Chee documentary film project was last weekend's Society for International Hockey Research (SIHR) meeting we hosted here in London.
October 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Taking this break from grant writing to show Grant writing. Grant-writing, amirite? My mind's gone. There's just nothing. At this point, I'd give you $10,000 to give me $10,000.
October 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM