Tri-University Graduate Program in History

10/14/2026

Join the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada as they co-sponsor a Military Lecture with Guelph Museums by Susan Brown.

Susan Brown, joined by Blair Janzen, presents the real stories of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Charles Pinch, which were compiled into a book titled “Love and War” as an epistolary narrative. The narrative is based on 400 letters between Brown’s parents and grandparents, detailing their experiences as medical personnel in England, North Africa, and Italy during the Second World War.

Their accounts are fascinating in terms of their roles and life in the military.
A doctor and nurse from Guelph who reunite overseas and marry in England. Deployment to North Africa is her future; his is deployment to Italy. Their military roles bring them close to a variety of battlefronts in all three areas. It’s a loving memoir wrapped in adventure. The poignancy in war is revealed in several stories: the unknown graves in an Italian town, managing allied soldiers dietary and religious needs in a medical setting, paying POWs in food for services, and the gratitude of occupied populations for medical support.

Thursday, October 15, 7:00 pm,
Guelph Civic Museum,
52 Norfolk Street
Guelph, Ontario

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Susan Brown, joined by Blair Janzen, presents the real stories of her parents, which have been compiled into a book titled “Love and War” as an epistolary narrative. The narrative…

10/13/2026

Join History Department, University of Guelph Rural History Roundtable for their second talk this semester with Professor Emeritus, Dr. Douglas McCalla. Drawing on his recent essay collection, Not a Simpler Time, McCalla makes the case for rural complexity.
Thursday, October 15, 3:30 - 5:00 pm
In person: Rm 132, MacKinnon Building, University of Guelph
Online: For more information and to register for the Zoom link. https://buff.ly/BHYm81G

10/06/2026

🎉Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Chan, for successfully defending his thesis, Loyalty and Righteousness: Confucianism and the Chinese Community in British Columbia, 1923–1960 in June. https://buff.ly/FWBEvQA 🎉

Jonathan Chan successfully defended his thesis, "Loyalty and Righteousness: Confucianism and the Chinese Community in British Columbia, 1923–1960," 6/23/2026.

09/30/2026

Join Tri-U grad and Western assistant professor, Dr. Cody Groat, at the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada's event to discuss his new book, Always a Part of the Land: the Federal Commemoration of Indigenous Histories. Held on Thursday, October 1, 7pm. Also available on Zoom. For more information to attend in person or for the Zoom link see

The commemoration of a nation’s past is a highly contested process that is shaped by competing, and often diverging, interests. In this talk, Cody Groat will discuss his new book Always a Part of the…

09/28/2026

Daniel Manulak, PhD will join us this September 30th, 2026 at 7:00 p.m., for a book signing and discussion of his book Canada, Apartheid, and the Defence of the Liberal Order, hosted by the SJU history department in cooperation with the Waterloo Region Canadian International Council.

From the late 1950s to the mid-1990s, Canadian policy-makers shared a remarkably similar world view that shaped their approach toward South African apartheid and the risks it posed to global race relations. Why did Ottawa take a leading role internationally in addressing an issue seemingly peripheral to its national interests?

Join this free event with author Daniel Manulak exploring Canada’s role in the struggle to end apartheid, hosted in SJ2 Room 2003. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome.

09/23/2026

Dragen Lab hosts their C.A.M.E.L.O.T conference this Saturday (26th) along with a discussion on Friday with Dr. Stephen Sherlock. Check out their website to register for both events. https://buff.ly/sRiEPep

09/22/2026

There's still a few hours to join the first Rural History Roundtable lecture of this year featuring Dr. Cody Groat, Western University and Rebecca Small presenting a lecture "Understanding Poverty and Community at the Ingersoll Rural Cemetery Potter's Field." In-person or online. https://uwaterloo.ca/tri-university-history-graduate-program/events/understanding-poverty-and-community-ingersoll-rural-cemetery

07/07/2026

We like to celebrate accomplished Tri-U students! Learn more about Lydia Kinasewich History Department, University of Guelph and her look into the BC dairy industry through her MA program. https://buff.ly/Z1DmNHp

05/13/2026

is looking for proposals for presentations, poster presentations, and vendors for their CAMELOT conference on Saturday, 26 September 2026. Please see on Instagram for more information.

Proposals due: Wednesday, July 1.

For proposal submission links see: https://buff.ly/PiLKYWu

05/08/2026

Join Dr. P. Whitney Lackenbauer of Trent University St. Jerome's University Notre Dame Chapel, Tuesday, May 12 for his lecture: "Canada's Arctic is Under Threat"
Clarifying Security Threats Through, To, and In the Arctic.

Canada's Arctic is Under Threat: Clarifying Security Threats Through, To, and In the Arctic with Dr. P. Whitney Lackenbauer