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History Group
The History Group welcomes members who enjoy looking at historical perspectives to help them understand current issues. An interesting array of guest speakers, discussing Canadian, European, Jewish and Art History, is planned for Sept. 2022 to May, 2023.
Meetings are on the Third Wed. of the month between 10am and Noon via zoom. A $30 honorarium is given to the CFUW-K Scholarship Fund as a thank you gift, on behalf of each guest speaker. Members pay a $25.00 fee to cover expenses.
Please contact the Convenor for further details and to join the group.
Your enthusiasm to learn historical facts keeps this group alive. The origin of playing cards may interest those Bridge players amongst us. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playing_card#China
| DATE | TOPIC | SPEAKER | CONTACT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 21 | History of Ukraine CANCELLED |
Prof. D. Arel, Associate Professor of Political Science and Chair of Ukrainian Studies, Univ. of Ottawa |
Cathie Faubert |
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Oct 19 |
National Archives, Wellington Street Lunch at the Mill Street Brew Pub |
Tour - Highlighting "Women's History Month" |
Dianne Dodd |
| Nov 16 |
"Bauhaus and the White City of Tel Aviv" |
Ian Ferguson. Art Historian |
Cathie Faubert |
| Dec 14 |
Pierre-Esprit Radisson, founder of Hudson Bay Company |
Mark Bourrie, Canadian Journalist, Author of BUSH RUNNER and Prof. at History Dept., Carleton Univ |
Cathie Faubert |
| Jan 18 | The Exploits of Col. Joe Boyle, The Last D'Artangan |
James Powell, Director of the Historical Society of Ottawa.Author of the Blog "Today in Ottawa’s History". |
Dianne Dodd |
| Feb 15 |
Black History Month Highlighting Canadian Black Female Role Models |
Gwyn Chapman President of the Canadian Black Caucus Office of Mayor of Toronto |
Cathie Faubert |
| Mar 15 |
The Franklin Expedition |
Flora Davidson, Marine Conservator, formerly of Parks Canada. |
Dianne Dodd |
| Apr 19 |
What does it mean to be a Stage Manager at the Stratford Festival ? |
Nora Polley, Stage Manager , Stratford Festival |
Dianne Dodd |
| May 17 | Uprooted, How 3,000 Years of Jewish Civilization in the Arab World Vanished Overnight |
Lyn Julius, British Journalist, Author, Historian and founder of HARIFF. |
Cathie Faubert |