Join us on 28 January at 7:30pm for a presentation by Bryan Wyatt on "Sports in Thunder Bay."

More information will be posted in the coming month. 

This presentation will be in-person and online. Complete information and how to register can be found at https://www.thunderbaymuseum.com/events/public-lectures/

This presentation is part of the 2024-25 Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society’s Lecture Series sponsored by the Department of History. 

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. All presentations are free and open to the public.

Join us on 26 November at 7:30pm for a presentation by Gerard Boyer on "The Early French History of Thunder Bay."

More information will be posted in the coming month. 

This presentation will be in-person and online. Complete information and how to register can be found at https://www.thunderbaymuseum.com/events/public-lectures/

This presentation is part of the 2024-25 Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society’s Lecture Series sponsored by the Department of History. 

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. All presentations are free and open to the public.

Join us on 24 September at 7:30pm for a presentation by Elder Shelia DeCorte on Water Walks.Elder De Corte will be sharing her personal experience and stories as a local Water Walker.  She will be defining what a water walker is and isn't and most importantly bringing awareness to the importance or water. 

Sheila De Corte is an Ojibwe Elder and knowledge keeper from Animkii Wajiw (Thunder Mountain/Mount McKay) located in Fort William First Nation in the Robinson Superior Treaty Territory of 1850. Her Spirit name is Niibin Giimiwan (Summer Rain), and she is from the Turtle Clan. Sheila was born and raised in the city of Fort William/Thunder Bay, Ontario. She retired from the Federal Public Service in January 2020 to allow her the freedom to follow her cultural spirit wherever that may lead her.

Sheila’s Anishinaabe way of living continues to pull her into many cultural related areas, which includes walking for the water in ceremony. She was first called to the water in 2017 when she joined the water walkers, “For the Earth and Water”, which later brought forward a vision to bring water down from Loc Lomond Lake, located on the sacred mountain of Anemki Wajiw, to help bring healing to the local rivers. With the support and guidance from the late Grandmother Josephine Mandamin, “For Love of the Rivers” water walks began in 2018 and continue today. Now as “For Love of the Rivers 2.0” following a commitment and promise to continue the work that our Grandmother Water Walker started in 2003.

This presentation will be in-person and online. Complete information and how to register can be found at https://thunderbaymuseum1.wildapricot.org/event-5780456

This presentation is part of the 2024-25 Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society’s Lecture Series sponsored by the Department of History. 

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. All presentations are free and open to the public.

Join us on 25 March at 7:30pm for a presentation by Bryan Wyatt on Sports in Thunder Bay.

More information will be posted in the coming month. 

This presentation will be in-person and online. Complete information and how to register can be found at https://www.thunderbaymuseum.com/events/public-lectures/

This presentation is part of the 2024-25 Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society’s Lecture Series sponsored by the Department of History. 

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. All presentations are free and open to the public.

Join us on 25 February at 7:30pm for a presentation by David Roberts on his book Boosters and Barkers: Financing Canada’s Involvement in the First World War.

More information will be posted in the coming month. 

This presentation will be in-person and online. Complete information and how to register can be found at https://www.thunderbaymuseum.com/events/public-lectures/

This presentation is part of the 2024-25 Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society’s Lecture Series sponsored by the Department of History. 

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. All presentations are free and open to the public.

Join us on 22 October at 7:30pm for a presentation by Elder Ma-Nee Chacaby on Two Spirit & Pride movement.

More information will be posted in the coming month. 

This presentation will be in-person and online. Complete information and how to register can be found at https://www.thunderbaymuseum.com/events/public-lectures/

This presentation is part of the 2024-25 Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society’s Lecture Series sponsored by the Department of History. 

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. All presentations are free and open to the public.

Join us on 23 January for presentation by current and recent graduate students Taylor Mae Laughton, Aja Mayer, and Bronwyn Chesterfield 

The Journey to A New Life: War Brides’ Journey to the Lakehead
Aja Mayer and Bronwyn Chesterfield will discuss War Brides’ journey to the Lakehead after the Second World War. Often, war brides’ stories are romanticized and remembered as triumphant love stories. Our presentation will examine these women’s journey to get to Canada and their lives once they arrived in their new homes. Our presentation will showcase the challenges the women endured, their lives and legacies. We will take a look at some of the War Brides that arrived here at the Lakehead after the Second World War and their experiences here.

Conscription at the Lakehead: Fort William and Port Arthur During the First World War
Taylor Mae Laughton will speak on the impact of the First World War and the wartime leadership of Sir Robert Borden on the residents of Fort William and Port Arthur.

This will be an in-person event that is free to view.  The 2 lectures will be broadcast live via ZOOM for those who cannot attend in person and recorded and then posted to the Museum's YouTube at a later date.  

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE WEBINAR

Speaker Bios: 

Aja Mayer is a Master of History Student at Lakehead University. She was born and raised in Thunder Bay. After completing my Masters, Aja plans to enter the Social Justice Master’s program at Lakehead University to combine her knowledge of history with her passion for creating a better community for all.

Bronwyn Chesterfield is a Master of History student at Lakehead University. She doing her Master’s Project on Reconnaissance during the Second World War following the 29th South Alberta Regiment. She has her Bachelor of Education and wants to be a teacher after I finish my Masters.

Taylor Laughton was born and raised in O'Connor Township near Kakabeka Falls, Ontario and will be graduating with an MA in History from Lakehead University in the spring of 2024. Taylor also holds an HBA in History & Political Science with a minor in English and a specialization in Military History from Lakehead University. Taylor's current research focuses on the impact of the First World War and the wartime leadership of Sir Robert Borden on Fort William and Port Arthur.

This presentation is part of the 2023-24 Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society’s Lecture Series sponsored by the Department of History.  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. All presentations are free and open to the public.

Join us on 28 November to hear contract lecture Kelly Saxberg discuss “A Tale of Two Qallunaat.”

A Tale of Two Qallunaat is a one hour documentary about the legacy of two women artists who travelled to the Arctic in the early 1970s and what happens when elders and youth in today’s Pond Inlet and Iqaluit encounter that unique record of the past.

This presentation will be in-person and online. Complete information and how to register to attend virtually can be found at https://thunderbaymuseum1.wildapricot.org/event-5390838

Speakers Bio: Kelly Saxberg is a film producer, director, editor, and cinematographer who has worked on well over 100 films. She works in English, French, Spanish and Finnish. Her works have received and been nominated for many prestigious film awards. Kelly is actively involved with the Friends of the Finnish Labour Temple and their many projects; recently the interactive website www.Rosiesofthenorth.ca and for the educational streaming channel: www.ResearchTV.ca. She was a founding member of The Bay Street Film Festival (Now Vox Popular Media Arts Festival). As a contract lecturer with Lakehead University’s History Department, Kelly assists students in developing a love of film. She has mentored dozens of emerging filmmakers through her Flash Frame workshops and collaborative film projects.

This presentation is part of the 2023-24 Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society’s Lecture Series sponsored by the Department of History.  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. All presentations are free and open to the public.

Join us on 27 February for presentation by Allan Campbell on the Logging Industry and Career in Northwestern Ontario.

More information will be posted in the coming month. 

This presentation will be in-person and online. Complete information and how to register to attend virtually will be posed in the coming month.

This presentation is part of the 2023-24 Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society’s Lecture Series sponsored by the Department of History.  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. All presentations are free and open to the public.

The Republicans under Donald J. Trump have a plausible path back to the White House in 2025. What impact would a return of an America First administration have on Canadians? This talk by Kim Richard Nossal explores the domestic, cross-border, and global implications for Canada of a MAGA victory in the 2024 American elections.

This event will be in-person with a virtual attendance option. More information about how to register can be found below. 

Refreshments will be available during the event and admission is free for all attendees.

Speaker’s Bio: Kim Richard Nossal is professor emeritus of political studies with the Centre for International and Defence Policy, Queen’s University. His latest book is Canada Alone: Navigating the Post-American World, published by Dundurn Press. Copies will be available at the event.

Co-sponsored by the Canadian International Council – Thunder Bay Branch, Lakehead University’s Department of History, and the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society.