Colin Coates
@ccoates.bsky.social
Historian of early French Canada, the environment, and utopias. Also a keen curler.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Nous vous rappelons que la réunion annuelle de la SHC coïncidera avec une journée du Colloque de l’Association d’études du Canada atlantique! La date limite pour soumettre des propositions à ce colloque est le 19 décembre 2025. #CHASHC2026 #histoire #cdnhist #UPEI @acsc-unb.bsky.social
AÀC : Colloque de l'Association d’études du Canada atlantique | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada
La Faculté des arts de l'Université de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard est heureuse d'accueillir le Colloque de l'Association d'études du Canada atlantique 2026 à Charlottetown, à l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard, du ...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Nous vous rappelons que la réunion annuelle de la SHC coïncidera avec une journée du Colloque de l’Association d’études du Canada atlantique! La date limite pour soumettre des propositions à ce colloque est le 19 décembre 2025. #CHASHC2026 #histoire #cdnhist #UPEI @acsc-unb.bsky.social
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A reminder that the CHA’s annual meeting will overlap with one day of the Atlantic Canada Studies Conference! The deadline to submit proposals to ACS is December 19, 2025. #CHASHC2026 #cdnhist #UPEI @acsc-unb.bsky.social
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The Faculty of Arts at the University of Prince Edward Island is pleased to host the 2026 Atlantic Canada Studies Conference in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, from 3-5 June, 2026. The meeting wi...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
A reminder that the CHA’s annual meeting will overlap with one day of the Atlantic Canada Studies Conference! The deadline to submit proposals to ACS is December 19, 2025. #CHASHC2026 #cdnhist #UPEI @acsc-unb.bsky.social
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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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November 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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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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
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
October 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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
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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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
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
October 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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
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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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
October 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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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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
October 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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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"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
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October 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"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
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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!
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October 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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
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?
October 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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?
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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
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August 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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
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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
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August 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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
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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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August 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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
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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.
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August 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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
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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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July 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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
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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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July 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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
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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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July 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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
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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!
June 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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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May 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"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.
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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
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This post is the second in a series marking the 50th anniversary of the passing of Bill C-373, edited by @blairstein.bsky.social
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“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.
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March 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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
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#envhist #cdnhist #canada
This post is the second in a series marking the 50th anniversary of the passing of Bill C-373, edited by @blairstein.bsky.social
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#envhist #cdnhist #canada
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Guys, I’ve kind of turned “anniversaries of Canadian things” into my beat at NiCHE, and we’ve got a mini-series on beavers coming up over the course of this month, featuring almost no Canadian contributors.
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
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#cdnhist #animalhistory #envhist
This is the first post in a series marking the 50th anniversary of the passing of Bill C-373 edited by @blairstein.bsky.social
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#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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March 8, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Guys, I’ve kind of turned “anniversaries of Canadian things” into my beat at NiCHE, and we’ve got a mini-series on beavers coming up over the course of this month, featuring almost no Canadian contributors.
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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...
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March 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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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).
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March 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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