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 24 september at 7:30pm for a presentation by elder shelia decorte on water walks.

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://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 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 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛  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 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . she was born and raised in thunder bay. after completing my masters, aja plans to enter the social justice master’s program at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 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 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . 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 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 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 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . 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 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s history department, kelly assists 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 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, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s department of history, and the thunder bay historical museum society.

join us on 24 october to hear alumna and contract lecture beverly soloway discuss “the fur trader’s table” a ‘bill of fare’ from 18th century rupert’s land.” 

135 years before fort william was built, the hudson’s bay company was sending fur traders to the meager posts dotting the hudson and james bays coastline. these men were predominantly from scotland’s northern orkney islands. when the annual ship from britain arrived in the north, it brought imported food that was expected to last the year, supplemented with local foodstuffs from around the posts. the fur traders’ table takes a closer look at what imported and local foods were eaten, as well as to what extent the men sustained old world foodways while experiencing new world resources.

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-5388515

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 26 september to hear stephanie pesheau (c.e.t.), the northern regional director for the ontario association of certified engineering technicians and technologists (oacett), discuss how today’s growing success of women in engineering and technology is the direct efforts of women, and mentors, of past generations.

in recent years stephanie has augmented her career through volunteering and helping assist in creating a community of networking for “women in technology” thus opening communications and developing support and kinship for other women working in the stem field locally and throughout the province. her presentation will also discuss how she was able to turn her love of math and art into a career that she loves and how she inspires and assists other young women in pursuing their dreams working in stem, taking note that opportunities will find you when you follow your passions.

speaker bio: stephanie pesheau is the electrical designer and cad development supervisor for tbt engineering limited in thunder bay, a representative for the thunder bay chapter of the ontario association of certified engineering technicians and technologists (oacett) as well as a teacher at confederation college in the engineering technology program. she is a strong believer in empowering girls to follow their dreams in technology, engineering and math.

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-5388013

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.