Greek Portuguese soccer match in Toronto. 1967. Toronto Telegram fonds ASC12880 The Greek Canadian History Project is marking 150 years of Greek immigrants in Toronto with “Memory and Migration: A history of Greeks in Toronto”, an exhibition of hundreds of historical images and documents in the Rotunda at Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West. […]
On behalf of the members of the department, we would like to congratulate the Undergraduate Student History Association which was awarded the Outstanding Overall Contribution to Student Experience Award. The award was given at the 4th Annual LA&PS & SCOLAPS Celebration of Student Engagement, Leadership & Volunteerism Awards Ceremony and Reception, which took place on […]
Please read article from cbcnews Voting rights restored to Canadians living abroad long-term Related articles: Alumni Connection hope to restore Expat Voting Rights from http://www.canadianexpatnetwork.com Democratic Reform – Oral Questions: Megan Leslie Halifax, NS from http://openparliament.ca Gillian Frank, Expatriate Canadian, Fights Elections Act Rule Barring Five-Year Expats From Voting from http://www.huffingtonpost.ca New NDP MP Megan […]
Dear colleagues, On behalf of the entire Department, I would like to congratulate Sean Kheraj. His book Inventing Stanley Park won an honourable mention for the 2013 BC Lieutenant-Governor’s Award for Historical Writing (presented by the BC Historical Federation). Also, his book is shortlisted for the 2014 Canadian Historical Association Clio Prize (Category British Columbia). […]
Dear members of the history department, It is with great pleasure that I’m writing to announce the publication of our colleague Richard C. Hoffmann’s new book: An Environmental History of Medieval Europe, (Cambridge University Press, 2014) Here’s a brief description of the volume: As the very first book of its kind, An Environmental History of […]
Aisan Fazeli is the first women’s rugby player to earn the Bryce M. Taylor Award, which is presented to a graduating female student who has, throughout her undergraduate years, made outstanding contributions to interuniversity sport at York University. Fazeli has been a tremendous ambassador for the York Lions in her four years with the program. […]
Congratulations to first-year PhD student Kevin Chrisman, recipient of an Ontario Trillium Scholarship. Professor William Jenkins (left) Graduate Program Director in History with Kevin Chrisman at the annual Circle of Scholars reception on March 26. Read more
Congratulations to our colleagues, Christopher Armstrong and Viv H. Nelles. Their book Wilderness and Waterpower: How Banff National Park Became a Hydroelectric Storage Reservoir is among the finalists for this year’s Canada Prize in the Social Sciences York will be hosting the Awards Ceremony for the Canada Prizes at Glendon College on May 7. Details […]
Autonomous State: The Struggle for a Canadian Car Industry from OPEC to Free Trade by Dimitry Anastakis is in this year’s shortlist for the Canada prize in humanities, announced by the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. These prizes are awarded to the best scholarly books in the humanities and social sciences that received […]
In honour of its 105th anniversary the Greek Community of Toronto announced at its March Independence Day Gala that it would be donating 105 historical documents to the Greek Canadian History Project. Read full article The Greek Canadian Project’s stewards are Dr. Athanasios (Sakis) Gekas, HHF Chair in Modern Greek History at York University, and […]