It was a great trip and excellent talk by @dagomardegroot.bsky.social thank-you all who joined and contributed!

Alan MacEachern@alanmaceachern.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It’s a busy #CHASHC2026. So busy I’m only now thanking everyone for a great @nichecanada.bsky.social CHESS: field trippers, @dagomardegroot.bsky.social, @joshmacfadyen.bsky.social, #UPEI, & a very special guest 🦊.

OK, I’m no space nerd, and I’m not convinced we should go to the moon much less Mars, but Artemis II surprised me with several images. Earthrise. The eclipse. The thin atmosphere. CK and her braids looking at Earth. This zen commentary by Hank Green hit all the feels. youtu.be/oaXRREHVkHo?...

Explaining the Most Important Artemis II Photos

YouTube video by Hank Green

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The combination of a very strong #ElNiño - which should reduce harvests across Asia, Australia, Africa, and parts of the Americas - with soaring fertilizer and fuel prices, owing to the ongoing closure of the Strait of #Hormuz, could make for a devastating year of food shortages and social unrest.

Zeke Hausfather@zekehausfather.com · 4mo ago

I've updated my El Niño forecast plume with the latest April data (ECMWF, NMME, CFSv2, Canadian models). Its now looking like it might end up giving 2015/2016 a run for its money in terms of strength, with a peak of ~2.6C in the ENSO3.4 region by end of year: dashboard.theclimate...

Please share. I'm recruiting a Funded Masters of Arts (Island Studies) position studying "Island Metabolisms and the Genesis of the Canadian Agri‑Food System." This position offers up to 2-yrs of funding ($20,000/year) for a UPEI MA based in the GeoREACH Lab. Details at: www.upei.ca/programs/isl...

Thanks to the Acadiensis blog @acadiensis.bsky.social for sharing this reflection about an exciting new resource that my lab recently added to GeoPEI: the Prince Edward Island Historical Map Viewer. And thx to the Sharpe fam for sharing these with PEI! acadiensis.wordpress.com/2026/04/07/m...

Motor Lodges, Mourners, and Upward Mobility: An Introduction to the Paul Sharpe Aerial Photograph Collection, 1947-1952

Joshua MacFadyen, Abigail Fenton, and Fabian Wegner Introduction The UPEI lab for Geospatial Research in Atlantic Canadian History (the GeoREACH Lab) recently added a new layer of aerial photograph…

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Am actually so pumped about this lil project!

Alan MacEachern@alanmaceachern.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#otd 50 yrs ago, #PEI launched Energy Days, w/ int'l experts speaking on the future of energy - a 1st step in PEI's plan to become a world leader in self-sufficiency & sustainability. This spring @joshmacfadyen.bsky.social & I are writing about the spirit of ‘76. Watch the skies. #cdnhist #envhist

Along with UPEI's Faculty of Arts and Robertson Library and colleagues from across the region, I am excited to share the call for papers for the 2026 Atlantic Canada Studies Conference which will meet in Charlottetown, PEI from 3-5 June. journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/Ac...

Crystal Fraser and I are co-editing a series on environmental histories of Indian residential and day schools for @nichecanada.bsky.social. We chose to launch the series on Orange Shirt Day, in part, to remind historians of their responsibilities to Survivors and intergenerational Survivors.

Environmental History and the Work of Truth and Reconciliation

This series links residential and day school histories with environment, amplifying Survivors’ voices, countering denialism, and fostering reconciliation.

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Consider submitting a piece to The Oar, an exciting new popular history magazine by some really excellent New Brunswick scholars!

The Oar@theoarnb.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Our first Call for Papers is live! If you are interested in writing the history of New Brunswick, engaging with popular audiences, and supporting small museums, then we would love to hear from you! Proposals for submissions are due 30 September 2025. See below for details:

What’s at the other end of this bridge? Cape Jourimain, NB, the Chignecto Isthmus, and the second Gulf Ecologies conference: “Knowledge Beyond the Text,” to be held at Mount Allison University in Sackville.

New article from UPEI MA (Island Studies) candidate and member of the GeoREACH Lab, Barbara Rousseau, using #hGIS #envhist and other methods to examine how Prince Edward Island’s coastal dunes – and people’s perceptions of them – have changed over time. #cdnhist journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Funded Master’s Position in the History of Food Systems in Canada @jamiemurton.bsky.social is looking for a graduate student to join his research team on the How Canadians Ate Project at Nipissing University Start Dates: September 2025/September 2026 niche-canada.org/2025/06/23/f... #cdnhist

Funded Master’s Position in the History of Food Systems in Canada

Dr. Jamie Murton is looking for a graduate student to join his research team on the How Canadians Ate Project at Nipissing University, North Bay, Ontario. This is a funded position.

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It does this Islander/historian’s heart good to see the Euston St gas station en route to preservation and repurposing for the community in Charlottetown. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I'm giving a series of talks this summer/fall in the Maritimes on the burncentennial of the 1825 Miramichi Fire. Thx, @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social, for the swag (are bookmarks swag?) & for the MQ25 25% discount code. www.mqup.ca/miramichi-fi... #envhist #cdnhist #wildfire #forestfire #fire

Formation of the Canada History Collective | Collectif Histoire Canada April 2025 marked the creation of the Canada History Collective | Collectif Histoire Canada, a pan-Canadian grouping of national, provincial and territorial historical societies. niche-canada.org/2025/05/13/f... #cdnhist

Formation of the Canada History Collective | Collectif Histoire Canada

April 2025 marked the creation of the Canada History Collective | Collectif Histoire Canada, a pan-Canadian grouping of national, provincial and territorial historical societies.

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New from the Ecologies, Knowledge, & Power in the Gulf of St. Lawrence Region project, a film on our first meeting and launch in 2024. Enjoy some aerial views of the Climate School in St Peters, the Morell River field trip, and the Basin Head beach and fisheries museum. youtu.be/1K9EyttdDK4?...

Ecologies, Knowledge, and Power in the Gulf of St Lawrence Region: Project Launch and 2024 Meeting

YouTube video by UPEI GeoREACH Lab

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I know Canadians love their coasts, but the Gulf of St. Lawrence really dominated this CBC list of Canada's favourite destinations. At least a fifth of the top-20 are in the Gulf (Basin Head PEI, Cape Breton NS, Gros Morne NL, and Kouchibouguac NB)... www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...

Oh Canada! The Current's Travel Bucket List

The Current is building a Canadian travel bucket list. Help us pick from these 20 locations.

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Mayor Mews on place in NL: “you know down through the centuries fishermen have lived in these little houses perched upon the cliffs and they don't want to leave them. It was suggested that they [move to] the city but they want to be by the sea, and we all understand that.” youtu.be/pAiI_qT-5Kc?...

Retro St. John's - The Newfoundland capital in 1967

YouTube video by CBC News NL - Newfoundland and Labrador

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If you are a historian or other scholar who would like to write about the history of Toronto's waterfront in relation to current developments at Ontario Place, check out our Guidelines for Contributors and get in touch! niche-canada.org/guidelines-f... #envhist #toronto #cdnhist

Guidelines for Contributors

Learn how to submit blog pieces, announcements, and other material to be published on the NiCHE website.

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Ben Spurr@benspurr.bsky.social · last yr.

The NY Times has published an investigation into the Therme development at Ontario Place. It found that while the company told the province it had a proven track record of operating six spas around the world, at the time it had only ever operated one. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...

The University of Alberta is a great place to work. Looking for a teaching professor in Canadian and Indigenous history. apps.ualberta.ca/careers/post...

The webmap I designed to run behind GeoPEI: PEI Historical Map Viewer and the Time Flies, Online Edition e-book (both free, by the way at upei.ca/timeflies) has just passed 20,000 views! Not the biggest number in DH project history, but pretty neat for a small place like PEI.

Time Flies: A History of Prince Edward Island from the Air - The GeoREACH Lab at UPEI

Thanks to an unparalleled access to historical aerial photographs, Time Flies offers a new history of Prince Edward Island (PEI) Canada from an aerial perspective. The book presents images of iconic l...

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Wonderful to have my book Time Flies featured on the Witness to Yesterday podcast, with @nobyrne.bsky.social Time Flies: A History of Prince Edward Island from the Air, Witness to Yesterday, Episode 312 (7 March 2025) The Champlain Society champlainsociety.utppublishing.com/digital-cont...

An article where students (Bailey Clark and Nolan Kressin) and I introduce GeoPEI: the GeoREACH Lab's map viewer. And a brief reflection on 4 of our favourites. Our gift to PEI and map nerds everywhere:

a young boy in a cowboy outfit is walking towards a man who says you 're welcome .

ALT: a young boy in a cowboy outfit is walking towards a man who says you 're welcome .

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Acadiensis@acadiensis.bsky.social · last yr.

On the blog ... Joshua MacFadyen, Bailey Clark, and Nolan Kressin introduce us to the GeoPEI Map Collections: acadiensis.wordpress...

"Time Flies" flew again, this week with this new Story Map companion to the book. I was happy to have Bailey Clark on board for both. We hope you enjoy and please share the links! Here's the StoryMap: "Time Flies, Online Edition" storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/d0db...

Time Flies, Online Edition

A Story Map Companion to Time Flies: A History of Prince Edward Island from the Air

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Here’s a great job opportunity at my alma mater, with a focus on pre-20th century history and a commitment to recognizing digital/public facing projects. Someone go help this amazing department continue building the best rural history program in North America! niche-canada.org/2025/01/27/j...

Job - Assistant Professor in Rural North American History - University of Guelph

The History Department at the University of Guelph invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in Rural North American History. The appointment will commence on J...

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Today we are highlighting @dagomardegroot.bsky.social's new podcast, The Climate Chronicles! Every episode is a stand-alone story, and every season its own distinct chapter in climate’s history. niche-canada.org/2025/01/22/n... #envhist #climhist #climatechange

New Podcast - The Climate Chronicles with Dr. Dagomar Degroot

In 42 episodes spread across eight seasons, The Climate Chronicles draws on the latest scholarship in such fields as archaeology, history, climatology, and geology to present a comprehensive picture o...

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