Brian Gettler (University of Toronto) was interviewed by the Canadian Business History Association as part of the ‘Canadian Business History Talks’ series. He discusses his article published in the journal Histoire sociale/Social History, titled ‘The Vincent-Picard Family’s Investments: Wendat Wealth and Notarized Contracts in the Mid-Nineteenth Century. To watch the interview, click here!

Edward Dunsworth (McGill University) is the most recent guest on the Passages podcast. He discusses, among other topics, his book Harvesting Labour: Tobacco and the Global Making of Canada’s Agricultural Workforce, published in 2022.  The podcast is available on Spotify.

Our member Camille Robert (Concordia University) will present her doctoral research during a public lecture open to the general public on March 21, 2026, at 2:00 PM (EST). The event is free for members of the Society and $5 for non-members. Her presentation is titled Les travailleuses du secteur public face au virage néolibéral des années […]

In this episode of the Witness to Yesterday podcast, Don Nerbas (Department of History and Classical Studies, McGill University) and Tess Elsworthy (School of Information Studies, McGill University) join host Donald Wright to discuss the book McGill in History. This work examines the colonial legacy of McGill University and its namesake, James McGill. The volume’s contributors challenge McGill’s […]

The Montreal History Group is happy to welcome Vincent Masciotra among its ranks. Vincent Masciotra is a graduate student in history at McGill University. His M.A. research is focussed on aspects of the business careers of Montreal brothers Stanley and Abner Bagg who were active from the 1810s to the 1840s. He was a member […]