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 […]

Our members Kathleen Durocher (Université du Québec à Montréal) and Samia Dumais (Concordia University) are featured in the podcast Les lignes oubliées de l’Histoire (The Forgotten Lines of History), produced by the Franco-Manitoban newspaper La Liberté. The podcast explores Canadian history by highlighting perspectives that have been forgotten or rendered invisible by dominant narratives, while questioning the very process of historical storytelling. […]

Join our members Paul-Etienne Rainville and Laura Madokoro, both of whom contributed to the book Revisiting Human Rights in Canadian History, at the virtual book launch on November 20, 2025, at 7:00 PM ET. Edited by Jennifer Tunnicliffe and Stephanie Bangarth, the book offers a nuanced and necessary reading of the historiography of human rights […]

The Montreal History Group has received a grant from the Fonds de recherche du Québec (Support for Research Teams) for 2025-2029! The Montreal, City of Empires (1800-2000) project will bring together researchers, collaborators, students, and postdoctoral fellows from several Quebec and Canadian institutions. Project summary (translation):This scientific program spans a two-century period (1800–2000) and offers […]