In 1880, the first University of Manitoba degree is conferred on Reginald William Gunn, a Métis student of Manitoba College. The first female graduate, Miss Jessie Holmes, was also a Manitoba College student. Register here for the MB College 150 panel, Nov 5, 2021: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

At 12:30 CDT today, I'll be chairing an online panel discussion featuring some fantastic papers on the history and legacies of Manitoba College, one of the two founding colleges of UWinnipeg. Registration link below! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Please join us TOMORROW, Nov. 19 @ 12:30 pm CST for Dale Barbour talking #Winnipeg history! Webinar registration at: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… UWinnipeg UWpg History

I'm lacing up the skates for Hockey Helps the Homeless the Homeless in support of RaY, Willow Place, and Red Road Lodge here in #Winnipeg. I've raised $1,193 so far. Help me raise a few more dollars! tournament.hhth.com/site/TR?pg=pfi…

The Department of History, University of Winnipeg seeks an Indigenous Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in the area of Indigenous and Canadian History - Please Share northstarats.com/University-of-…

The Department of History, University of Winnipeg seeks an BIPOC Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in the area of Modern US History. Please Share northstarats.com/University-of-…

Join us Tuesday, June 7 at 7:00 p.m. at @mcnallyrobinson for the launch of Medicare's Histories edited by Esyllt W. Jones, James Hanley, and Delia Gavrus!⁠ Hosted by Nathan Nickel, this event features a conversation with Dr. Mary Jane Logan McCallum. mcnallyrobinson.com/event-18272/Me…

On Thursday, June 2 at 7:00 pm CDT Tamara Myers from UBC History, will deliver the UWpg History Riley Lecture in Canadian History in Convocation Hall UWinnipeg. This will be a hybrid in-person/online event. To attend online, register at uwinnipeg.ca/history/

TONIGHT! If you are planning to attend in person UWinnipeg enter through the Wesley Hall main doors. To attend online (7:00 CDT) register at: uwinnipeg.ca/history/

For her exploration of Métis religion and spirituality in the essay ‘Defining Métis Religion and Spirituality: A Historical Analysis,’ #UWinnipeg education student Carolyn Lawton has been awarded the 2021-22 Indigenous History Essay Prize. Learn more! ⬇️ news.uwinnipeg.ca/exploration-of…

On Sunday afternoon I’ll be in the Gimli Park Pavilion talking writing with Lorna Tergesen and W.D. Valgardson Islendingadagurinn

On Tuesday, October 25 at 7:00 pm CDT, Charmaine A. Nelson from UMass Amherst will deliver the UWpg History Riley Lecture in Canadian History in Convocation Hall UWinnipeg. This will be a hybrid in-person/online event. To attend online register at uwinnipeg.ca/history/

Hi everybody! If you have any interest in pursuing a masters degree in history, Dr. Eyford is having a meeting in 3M57 this Wednesday the 17th to discuss the joint masters program between U of W and U of M!

TONIGHT! 7:00 pm CDT UWinnipeg and online! To watch online, register at uwinnipeg.ca/history/ #cdnhist

Join us online on November 16th for a Saga Connections evening with Ryan Eyford, when we will examine the stories of the Icelandic settlers who migrated from Ontario to Manitoba and the Northwest Territories in 1875. icct.info/event/saga32

Tomorrow,UWpg History Riley Postdoctoral Fellow @jongmalek will deliver a tasty lecture on the history of Filipino food. The lecture is in Bryce Hall UWinnipeg and will also be available online (see below) #cdnhist #FilipinoCanadian

Historians! Applications are now open for the 2023 Riley Postdoctoral Fellowship in Canadian History UWpg History uwinnipeg.ca/history/

#UWinnipeg is proud to announce Indigenous Languages student Cameron Adams (@SpeakSwampyCree) has been named a McCall MacBain Scholar. Adams (BEd/BA’23) is one of 20 Canadian post-secondary students in the 2023 Boursiers McCall MacBain Scholars cohort. LEARN MORE ⬇️ buff.ly/3os3a4n

Happy to report that my article on the transfer of Dominion Lands Branch records to Manitoba is included in this issue!