📣 The Oar is now accepting abstracts for Volume 2 (Summer 2027). We welcome proposals on all aspects of New Brunswick and Atlantic regional history. Abstracts (max. 300 words) are due by September 30, 2026. 📧 Submit to TheOarNB@gmail.com #NewBrunswick #History #AtlanticCanada #PublicHistory #CfP

Volume 1 of The Oar will be released August 1st, 2026. Printed copies will be available at the Fredericton Region Museum, and online after January 1st 2027. We are pleased to share the table of contents for the first issue!

We’re pleased to announce that the first issue of The Oar will be released in August 2026. Thank you to our contributors for being part of this endeavour as we share stories from New Brunswick and the Maritime region’s past.

Pleased to share that digitized copies of The Officers' Quarters are now available online. The OQ served as the official publication of the Fredericton Region Museum from 1985 to 2025, and offers short essays documenting the history of the city, region, and museum!

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The Officers’ Quarters is the former official publication of the York-Sunbury Historical Society. Publication dates were biannual: Fall & Winter, Spring & Summer. Printed copies of past issues of The ...

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Happening tomorrow at the Fredericton Region Museum: Greg Sprague joins the FRM's speaker series to discuss how faculty at @discoverunb.bsky.social lead the institution and the country into the information age. All are welcome - admission by donation.

Many thanks to those who submitted proposals for our first issue. We were very excited to receive so many excellent submissions and look forward to the release of the first volume of The Oar in August 2026! More to come, and stay tuned for other Fredericton Region Museum updates.

Less than a week away from the deadline for proposal submissions (but at least it's not a SSHRC application)! If you are interested in writing New Brunswick history, get in touch!

The Oar@theoarnb.bsky.social · 12mo 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:

Call for Nominations: 2026 NiCHE Book Prize Books published in 2024 and 2025 are eligible! Submit your nominations by December 31st! niche-canada.org/2025/09/16/c... #envhist #cdnhist

Call for Nominations: 2026 NiCHE Book Prize

The Network in Canadian History and Environment is soliciting nominations for its 2026 NiCHE Prize for Best Book. This prize is awarded every other year for meritorious publications that make importan...

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Call for Contributions – The Oar: New Brunswick’s Popular History Magazine - @theoarnb.bsky.social The Editorial Committee invites proposals for contributions that document aspects of New Brunswick’s past, broadly defined. niche-canada.org/2025/08/28/c... #cdnhist #newbrunswick

Call for Contributions - The Oar: New Brunswick's Popular History Magazine

The Oar, New Brunswick’s popular history magazine, will launch in Summer 2026 as the new official annual periodical of the York-Sunbury Historical Society and Fredericton Region Museum.

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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 · 12mo 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:

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: