The Lakehead University Historical Society (LUHS) will be holding its Socials in Thunder Bay every Third Friday of the month in The Outpost starting at 6:00 pm. Come on by and meet fellow history students, faculty and staff, and alumni!

Join us on 23 October to hear Douglas Hunter speak about his recent book "Beardmore: The Viking Hoax That Rewrote History."

In 1936, long before the discovery of the Viking settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows, the Royal Ontario Museum made a sensational acquisition: the contents of a Viking grave that prospector Eddy Dodd said he had found on his mining claim east of Lake Nipigon. The relics remained on display for two decades, challenging understandings of when and where Europeans first reached the Americas. In 1956 the discovery was exposed as an unquestionable hoax, tarnishing the reputation of the museum director, Charles Trick Currelly, who had acquired the relics and insisted on their authenticity. Drawing on an array of archival sources, Douglas Hunter reconstructs the notorious hoax and its many players.

Speaker Bio: Douglas Hunter is an award-winning Canadian author with a PhD in history from York University. Beardmore: The Viking Hoax That Rewrote History is published by McGill-Queen's University Press. He is also the author of the recent The Place of Stone: Dighton Rock and the Erasure of America's Indigenous Past (University of North Carolina Press, 2017). More information can be found at https://dwhauthor.wordpress.com/

This presentation is part of the 2018-19 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.

On 30 October at 7:30 pm, Mr. Mark Mark Gwozdecky, Assistant Deputy Minister of International Security & Political Affairs (Political Director), will discuss the "Major Challenges for Canadian Foreign Policy in 2019."

This event is made possible by The Thunder Bay Branch of the Canadian International Council, Lakehead University’s Department of History, and Lakehead International.

It is free and open to the public! Everyone is welcome!

Thunder Bay - ATAC 1010
Orillia - OA 1025

About the presenter: Mr. Mark Gwozdecky was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister, International Security and Political Affairs (Political Director) in November 2015. He held the position of Director General, Middle East & Maghreb Bureau from 2013 to 2015, and was acting Assistant Deputy Minister for Europe, Middle East & Maghreb from August to October 2015. From 2010-2013, he served as Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and Iraq.

He joined the Canadian Foreign Service in 1982. He has served in Seoul, Manila, Damascus, and Vienna where he was Chief Spokesperson and Director of Public Information at the International Atomic Energy Agency. He has also held numerous positions, including Coordinator of the Landmine Action Team, Director of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Division, and Director General for International Crime and Terrorism. He was named one of the Top 100 Most Powerful and Influential People in Government and Politics in 2018.

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On 2 November at 7:00-9:00 pm at the O'Kelly V.C. Armoury (317 Park Avenue) in Thunder Bay, a new book exploring Thunder Bay and the First World War will be launched as part of the City of Thunder Bay's commemoration of the centennial of the armistice that ended the war.

Co-authored by alumni Michel S. Beaulieu, David K. Ratz, Thorold J. Tronrud, and Jenna L. Kirker, Thunder Bay and the First World War, 1914- 1919 is a narrative history shaped, in large part, by what remains of the voices of those from the period—the letters and correspondence produced by soldiers, nurses, governments, organizations, and families. Their stories are augmented, particularly on the home front, by the remaining archival records. The book seeks to understand the role the region and its people played during the war in a broader context and, for better and for worse, why and how they fought, how they addressed the problems the war created, where they differed from elsewhere in Canada, and what impacts the conflict had on their community and their lives. It is the story of a community at war.

Thunder Bay and the First World War, 1914- 1919 is published by the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society and funded by the City of Thunder Bay. For more information about the series of commemoration events occurring between the 2 and 4 November, go to https://www.thunderbay.ca/en/city-hall/100-year-commemoration-of-ww1.aspx

Step through the doors of some of our city’s most unique structures and heritage sites. Experience first-hand Thunder Bay’s remarkable architecture. Learn about our history, culture and community initiatives through a variety of self-guided and guided tours, exhibits, photos and stories’ illuminating our City’s past and present – all free of charge!

The Department of History is a Pillar Sponsor for this event.

Participating sites and activities for 2018 can be found online at:
www.doorsopenontario.on.ca/thunder-bay

You can also follow the event through Facebook and Instagram at:
www.facebook.com/doorsopenthunderbay
www.instagram.com/doorsopenthunderbay

Join us on 25 September to hear Michael Moir (York University Archivist) speak about "James Fraser Paige & the Rise of the Port Arthur Shipbuilding Company, 1917-19." The presentation will begin at 7:30 pm. 

This presentation is part of the 2018-19 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.

At the next instalment of the In Conservation Speaker Series at the Orillia Public Library, the Department of History's Dr. Pallavi Das will explore how climate change is perceived and experienced by ordinary people, such as apple farmers, and compares it to the experiences of the scientists in Western Himalayas, India.

Dr. Das' lecture "People’s Knowledge versus Scientists’ Knowledge: Perceptions of Climate Change in the Western Himalaya" will take place on 17 April at 6:15 pm at the Orillia Public Library (36 Mississauga Street West). This session is free and open to the public. Register by email to info@orilliapubliclibrary.ca or by phone at 705-325-2338.

The Lakehead University History Society (LUHS) will be having its annual semi-formal on the 13 April, 8 pm at Tony and Adam's. It is an all ages event and tickets are $15. There will be a "tray pass" menu. You can get your tickets by contacting LUHS at luhs.history@lakeheadu.ca

The Lakehead University Historical Society is hosting a Trivia Night in The Study on 28 February. It will be hosted by the department's own Dr. Steven Jobbitt.

Team of 4-5 people, $5 per person.

Come out for a evening of trivia, drinks, and prizes! 

To reserve a spot, email luhs@lakeheadu.ca