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The 2022 David Neufeld Memorial Lecture will be presented by Cody Groat on January 21, 2022
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Heather Green , December 22, 2021
The Neufeld Memorial Lecture organizing committee is pleased to announce that the 2022 lecture will be delivered by Cody Groat. To honour David’s legacy, the Neufeld Memorial Lecture will take place annually, in a virtually streamed format, and will feature the work of early career researchers, public historians, and Indigenous historians and heritage workers.
Research project gives a voice to London's SoHo neighbourhood
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Angela McInnes ,CBC News , November 09, 2021
Public historians are putting out a call for stories of the city's historic SoHo neighbourhood. The area, which was once a buzzing medical and manufacturing hub, will soon be the site of a new residential district that will fuse the past with the present.
The Goodman Lectures: Telling the story of Almighty Voice
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Rob Rombouts , November 03, 2021Almighty Voice, a member of the One Arrow Willow Cree, was killed by the North West Mounted Police in 1897. His story, says Waiser, is a way to explore the history and state of Indigenous/non-Indigenous relations and reconciliation.
Giving SoHo's history new life
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Rob Rombouts , October 28, 2021
Public History students are researching the diverse history of the SoHo neighbourhood and the Old Victoria Hospital grounds, in support of a mixed-income housing project led by Vision SoHo Alliance.
Telling a personal story to stress the importance of National Truth and Reconciliation Day
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Gerry Dewan ,CTV News London , September 30, 2021
For the first time ever, Canada observes a National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. Indigenous history professor, Cody Groat, gives an online presentation about the sweeping impacts of the residential school system based on his own father’s personal story.
Professor urges Indigenous name for London's Ryerson elementary school
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Heather Rivers ,The London Free Press , August 02, 2021
Indigenous history professor, Cody Groat, says he hopes the London-area public school board renames Ryerson elementary school, its namesake caught up in the backlash against colonial names, to the Ojibwe name for the Thames River.
Public History students lead guided tours of Labatt Park
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Debora Van Brenk , July 22, 2021
Historians from Western are telling some of the park's oldest stories for the first time in guided public tours that will run throughout the summer.
Ukraine Calling acts as a primary source on the Russo-Ukrainian War
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Rob Rombouts ,Western Social Science , May 25, 2021
In 2014, as Russia invaded Ukraine, annexing Crimea, people kept asking Dyczok about the state of affairs. Unable to find a good English-language source, she created her own.
Historian’s book sheds light on Mackenzie King’s role in brokering peace
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Debora Van Brenk ,Western News , May 20, 2021
In 'The Third Man,' Neville Thompson draws on Canadian PM's diaries to illuminate his friendships with Churchill and Roosevelt
Will Society Retain the Lessons from the Pandemic?
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Melissa Schilz ,Chatham-Kent This Week , May 12, 2021
Jonathan Vance, a history professor at the Western University in London, studies the social history of panic and paranoia surrounding major events, including pandemics. While this isn’t the first pandemic mankind has been forced to live through, it’s become easy to believe otherwise.
Public History MA Student Receives Mitacs Accelerate Fellowship!
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The History Department , May 11, 2021
Congratulations to Robin Marshall, for being granted a Mitacs Accelerate Fellowship to support her summer internship work with the Engineering Institute of Canada!
2021 Western MA Public History Field Internship Scholars
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The History Department , April 29, 2021
We are very proud to announce this year's Western MA Public History Field Internship Scholars! These special opportunities are exclusive to students in our field, thanks to the wonderful folks at Canada's History, Know History and the Fairbank/ Oil Museum of Canada. Congrats to Elisabeth Edwards, Kestra Greer, and Julia Richards!
Students in the Public History Minor receive funding support from retired professor turned history student
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Rob Rombouts ,Western Social Science , March 17, 2021
Students in the Public History Minor at Western will have more hands-on learning opportunities, thanks to the support of a retired professor turned history student.
