Rebecca Beausaert (she/her)
@rebeccabeau.bsky.social
Francis and Ruth Redelmeier Professor in Rural History, UofG; Co-creator of What Canada Ate: https://whatcanadaate.lib.uoguelph.ca/; Author of Pursuing Play (2024): https://uofmpress.ca/books/pursuing-play.
A great kick-off to this year’s Rural History Roundtable series @uguelphhist.bsky.social @benbradleyca.bsky.social. A fascinating discussion about the Webb farmhouse & #GreenGables #PEI with @alanmaceachern.bsky.social. Next RHRT coming up October 29 on the history of Ontario’s wine industry.
September 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A great kick-off to this year’s Rural History Roundtable series @uguelphhist.bsky.social @benbradleyca.bsky.social. A fascinating discussion about the Webb farmhouse & #GreenGables #PEI with @alanmaceachern.bsky.social. Next RHRT coming up October 29 on the history of Ontario’s wine industry.
Such a fun morning with @arrellfoodinst.bsky.social talking about #FoodDayCanada & how we’re preserving Canadian food history at @uofguelph.bsky.social @uguelphhist.bsky.social. Thanks to the attendees for coming out & touring our new Cold War food cultures exhibit in @uofglibrary.bsky.social.
July 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Such a fun morning with @arrellfoodinst.bsky.social talking about #FoodDayCanada & how we’re preserving Canadian food history at @uofguelph.bsky.social @uguelphhist.bsky.social. Thanks to the attendees for coming out & touring our new Cold War food cultures exhibit in @uofglibrary.bsky.social.
The book launch for the new edition of Ontario since Confederation: A Reader is happening tomorrow at Traill College at Trent University, 5:30. Was an honour to have a chapter included in this great collection. Wish I could attend! #cdnhist
March 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The book launch for the new edition of Ontario since Confederation: A Reader is happening tomorrow at Traill College at Trent University, 5:30. Was an honour to have a chapter included in this great collection. Wish I could attend! #cdnhist
I’m going to be at the Bloomingdale library tomorrow night from 6-7pm talking about my book and women’s leisure in late 19th/early 20th C rural/small-town Ontario. Register here: rwlibrary.libnet.info/event/12938705 @umanitobapress.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I’m going to be at the Bloomingdale library tomorrow night from 6-7pm talking about my book and women’s leisure in late 19th/early 20th C rural/small-town Ontario. Register here: rwlibrary.libnet.info/event/12938705 @umanitobapress.bsky.social
Students in my @uguelphhist.bsky.social Food History course had the opportunity to learn from author Jan Feduck about foodways in Atlantic Canada’s history. We even got to nibble on some Scottish oat cakes! #foodhist #cdnhist
February 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Students in my @uguelphhist.bsky.social Food History course had the opportunity to learn from author Jan Feduck about foodways in Atlantic Canada’s history. We even got to nibble on some Scottish oat cakes! #foodhist #cdnhist
It’s always fun to do book talks in the towns I wrote about! I’ll be at the Elora Public Library tonight talking about my book, Pursuing Play, with @umanitobapress.bsky.social wellington.libnet.info/event/12412169 #cdnhist #ruralhist #womenshist
January 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
It’s always fun to do book talks in the towns I wrote about! I’ll be at the Elora Public Library tonight talking about my book, Pursuing Play, with @umanitobapress.bsky.social wellington.libnet.info/event/12412169 #cdnhist #ruralhist #womenshist
Thrilled to finally see my chapter in print! A great collection recently published by University of Toronto Press. #cdnhist #onthist #ruralhist
January 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Thrilled to finally see my chapter in print! A great collection recently published by University of Toronto Press. #cdnhist #onthist #ruralhist
One month from today my first book, Pursuing Play: Women's Leisure in Small-Town Ontario, 1870-1914, will be published by University of Manitoba Press. Beyond excited to see it in print! Available for pre-order now. A short excerpt is on the UMP website: uofmpress.ca/blog/pursuin...
August 6, 2024 at 3:46 PM
One month from today my first book, Pursuing Play: Women's Leisure in Small-Town Ontario, 1870-1914, will be published by University of Manitoba Press. Beyond excited to see it in print! Available for pre-order now. A short excerpt is on the UMP website: uofmpress.ca/blog/pursuin...
On Tues Apr 2 from 3-5pm my @uguelphhist.bsky.social #foodhist students will launch their new exhibit in honour of Culinary Historians of Canada's 30th anniversary & Taste Canada Hall of Fame awards. Livestream option available. Registration is open: cal.lib.uoguelph.ca/event/3792914
March 21, 2024 at 1:38 PM
On Tues Apr 2 from 3-5pm my @uguelphhist.bsky.social #foodhist students will launch their new exhibit in honour of Culinary Historians of Canada's 30th anniversary & Taste Canada Hall of Fame awards. Livestream option available. Registration is open: cal.lib.uoguelph.ca/event/3792914