On 24 January alumnus Dave Battistel will be presenting on “Gunflint & Lake Superior: Ontario’s Private American Railroad.” This presentation is part of the 2016-17 Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society's Lecture Series.

Since 1908, the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society has been regularly holding talks on a wide range of topics on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Thunder Bay Museum (425 Donald Street East) from September to April. The lecture series is being sponsored by the Department of History.

Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic, The Resources, Economy and Society Research Group, Aboriginal Cultural & Support Services, The Department of History, and the Office of Aboriginal Initiatives is pleased to present:

Pitseolak Pfeifer, Carleton University, who will speak on "Inuit in Canada: the True North, Strong and Free?"

This is an insightful overview of the social, political and economic processes, agents, and structures that envelop and challenge Inuit self-determination in Nunavut and Canada. This critical examination invites participants to re-think their understanding of Canada’s role in the Arctic, by considering the relation between the nation-state, and its citizenry, and the people of the North. Drawing on first-hand experience and on interdisciplinary methodology, the lecture features an interactive format that solicits students' engagement. The overall goal is to create a safe space for dialogue that builds awareness of, and new perspectives on, matters of Arctic Indigenous governance in contemporary times.

On the 25 February come out to a day of workshops and discussions of interest to historical societies, historians, and the community.

This event is made possible through a partnership of the Ontario Historical Society, Thunder Bay Public Library, Northwestern Ontario Archivists' Association, City of Thunder Bay Archives, The City of Thunder Bay Heritage Advisory Committee, and the Lakehead University Department of History.

Registration is $15 dollars.

On 28 February Paul Morralee will be presenting “More on Lake Superior Lighthouses.” This presentation is part of the 2016-17 Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society's Lecture Series.

Since 1908, the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society has been regularly holding talks on a wide range of topics on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Thunder Bay Museum (425 Donald Street East) from September to April. The lecture series is being sponsored by the Department of History.

In Canada last year roughly 1,200 people were placed in solitary confinement for more than 15 days. The United Nations considers this to be a form of torture.

Robert King and Albert Woodfox are the two surviving members of the Angola 3 and between then they spent 72 years in solitary confinement for crimes they did not commit.

On 2 March they will be at Lakehead University to tell their stories and answer questions about solitary confinement, its use, its abuse, and its effects on prisoners.

The session will be held in Thunder Bay, but it will be broadcast to the Orillia Campus. This is an opportunity to find out about a social justice issue of concern for Canadians.

The event is sponsored by RESRG, and the departments of History, Philosophy, and Interdisciplinary Studies, and the African Caribbean Students Association.

All are welcome.

Why does Vimy matter? How did a four-day battle at the midpoint of the Great War, a clash that had little strategic impact on the larger Allied war effort, become elevated to a national symbol of Canadian identity?

Tim Cook, Canada’s foremost military historian and a Charles Taylor Prize winner, will discuss the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the way the memory of it has evolved over 100 years.

Location: O'Kelly VC Armoury (317 Park Avenue)
Time: 8:00 pm
Free. Everyone is welcome.

This event is brought to you by the Thunder Bay Branch of the Canadian International Council and Lakehead University’s Department of History. It is also the Thunder Bay launch of his latest book Vimy: Battle and Legend (Allen Lane). Copies will be available for purchase at the presentation.

Speakers Bio: Dr. Tim Cook is a historian at the Canadian War Museum, an adjunct research professor at Carleton University, and a former director of Canada’s History Society. He is the curator for the Canadian War Museum’s First World War permanent gallery, and has curated numerous other temporary, traveling and digital exhibitions. He has also authored eight books, most of which have been long-listed, shortlisted or awarded prizes, including the C.P. Stacey Prize for Military History, the Ottawa Book Award, the RBC Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction, the BC National Book Award, the J.W. Dafoe Book Prize, the Canadian Authors Association Literary Award and the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. His most recent books, a two-volume history of Canadians in the Second World War, The Necessary War (2014) and Fight to the Finish (2015), are national bestsellers and finalists for a number of awards. In 2012, Dr. Cook was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for his contributions to Canadian history and in 2013 he received the Governor General’s History Award for Popular Media: The Pierre Berton Award. Dr. Cook is a Member of the Order of Canada.

History for Lunch on 24 March presents Dr. Nicolas Lépine who will speak on "U/Brexit: the bitter 60th Anniversary of the Rome Treaty."

History for Lunch is a lecture series sponsored by the Department of History. This is an opportunity to put a bit of History in your diet and for members of the Department of History to showcase their research.

More information about the sessions can be found on the Department of History website (history.lakeheadu.ca) and on our Facebook page (facebook.com/lakeheadhistory

On 28 March Wayne Seller and Jane Eddington will be presenting “Japanese-Canadian History in Northwestern Ontario.” This presentation is part of the 2016-17 Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society's Lecture Series.

Since 1908, the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society has been regularly holding talks on a wide range of topics on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Thunder Bay Museum (425 Donald Street East) from September to April. The lecture series is being sponsored by the Department of History.