On 25 October Stefan Huzan will be presenting on “Enemy Aliens During the First World War.” 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 and forms part of its 2016-17 Speaker Series.

On 22 November Dr. Thorold Tronrud will be presenting on “The World's First Museums.” 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 and forms part of its 2016-17 Speaker Series.

The Red Rock Public Library in partnership with the Department of History at Lakehead Unversity is presenting a meet and discussion with Associate Professor, Michel S. Beaulieu. Everyone is welcome!! Refreshments provided by the Friends of the Red Rock Public Library. See you there!!

About the speaker: Dr. Michel S. Beaulieu is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Lakehead University and President of and Alumni Association of Lakehead University. He holds a HBA, BED, and MA from Lakehead and a PhD in History from Queen's University.

The Thunder Bay Branch of the Canadian International Council and Lakehead University’s Department of History and are pleased to host Dr. Colin McCullough who will speak on "The Right Road is Straight Ahead: Canadian Understandings of the Suez Crisis, 1956-1957."

This event is also the Thunder Bay launch of his latest book Creating Canada's Peacekeeping Past (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2016). Copies will be available for purchase at the presentation.

Speakers Bio: Colin McCullough is the author of Creating Canada's Peacekeeping Past (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2016) and the co-editor of Canada and the United Nations: Legacies, Limits, and Prospects (Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2017). His work explores the intersections between Canadian national identity and United Nations peacekeeping from the 1950s to the present. He is currently an adjunct professor at Ryerson and McMaster Universities.

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.