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Tess Megginson

@tessmegginson.bsky.social

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Historian researching maps, borders, and boundary commissions. PhD (UNC-CH). MA (CEES @ U of T). BA (McGill).

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Tess Megginson @tessmegginson.bsky.social · Nov 21

Since I’m new to this place: Hi! I’m Tess and I’m a PhD candidate in history researching the mapping of Czechoslovakia after WWI. My dissertation looks at mapmakers, boundary commissions, and border disputes along the Austrian and German borders with Bohemia.
Thanks for the follow!

Tess Megginson @tessmegginson.bsky.social · 3d

I’m sooo careful when I’m walking Ellie and see any runners or cyclists. Only thing is when they come up from behind and don’t give us any room or warning. Then there’s not a lot I can do

Tess Megginson @tessmegginson.bsky.social · 14d

Highly recommend signing up for Alma’s virtual talk on Oct. 27. Brilliant historian and great research!

UNC Jewish Studies @uncjewishstudies.bsky.social · 15d

Upcoming Events:
Oct 27: remote Emerging Scholars talk
Nov 3: multimedia event
Jan 29: Holocaust Studies event

Visit our website for event details:
jewishstudies.unc.edu

Tess Megginson @tessmegginson.bsky.social · 18d

Productive morning at the archive researching the International Boundary Commission (Canada-US). I got to read about bridge construction across the St Lawrence!

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Nicole Harry @nicolerharry.bsky.social · 18d

Excited to share my short piece on Soviet Lithuanian priests studying at the Vatican and their role in religious and diplomatic policy of the early 1960s! Thank you to @peripheralhist.bsky.social as well for the platform to do so. t.co/OOUz7xtn6U

https://www.peripheralhistories.co.uk/post/red-priests-in-the-holy-city-vatican-ostpolitik-informants-and-soviet-lithuanian-priests-in-the-c

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Tess Megginson @tessmegginson.bsky.social · 21d

Congrats!!!

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Jeff Leiper 🛴🚲🚇♻️🚌📊 @jleiper.bsky.social · Aug 24

Councillor Troster and MPP McKenney are right to call out the Ford government's unsubstantiated decision to close the consumption and treatment site at SWCHC. That choice has made the entire community less safe.

McKenney, Troster: Tory ideology created an overdose crisis in Ottawa's Chinatown

Housing, addiction treatment, outreach services, mental health resources and harm reduction are needed to tackle the current crisis.

ottawacitizen.com

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Tess Megginson @tessmegginson.bsky.social · Aug 19

This city never ceases to amaze me

Tess Megginson @tessmegginson.bsky.social · Aug 19

10/10 sidewalk design at Island Park and Wellington… I guess it works if you crawl under it? @jleiper.bsky.social @catmckenney.bsky.social @en.ottawa.ca

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Austrian History Yearbook (AHY) @ahy-history.bsky.social · Aug 6

The 56th edition of the Austrian History Yearbook has officially been published! For now you can read its 10 research articles and 58 book reviews online while we eagerly anticipate the journal's physical publication.

#History #AcademicSky #Austria #Vienna #Europe

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Tess Megginson @tessmegginson.bsky.social · Aug 3

Riding transit teaches independence & so many important skills for kids and teens. What a sad decision.

CTV News Ottawa @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social · Aug 2

OC Transpo scrapping youth passes on Sept. 1, charging 11-19 year-olds the same fare as adults

It will soon be the end of the road for OC Transpo’s youth pass, as the City of Ottawa gets set to scrap the discounted pass for 13- to 19-year-olds at the end of August.

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Tess Megginson @tessmegginson.bsky.social · Aug 3

I grew up near Tunney’s pasture and I used to spend the summer exploring the city by riding the bus. It gave me that sense of freedom most teens feel when they get their license…
What a sad move.

Tess Megginson @tessmegginson.bsky.social · Jun 14

Meanwhile I had them issuing corrections for things that weren’t even incorrect 🙄

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Olga Byrska @obyrska.bsky.social · May 23

Associate Professor/Professor - Polish History job at the Uni of Toronto @uoft.bsky.social!

Associate Professor/Professor - Polish History

jobs.utoronto.ca

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Tess Megginson @tessmegginson.bsky.social · May 11

Extra special doing this alongside @zorapiskacova.bsky.social !

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Tess Megginson @tessmegginson.bsky.social · May 7

Statements like this intrigue me, given that there is a similar myth about my own time period and place I research. To the archive, I guess! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Tess Megginson @tessmegginson.bsky.social · Apr 25

Gorgeous! Have fun!

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Joel Harden @joelharden.bsky.social · Apr 21

Ottawa Centre, today is the LAST day of advanced polls!

If you need info about how to vote, where to vote, or have any other questions visit joelharden.ca/vote

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Tess Megginson @tessmegginson.bsky.social · Apr 18

Ellie and I went back to vote! Took only 8 minutes! Vote vote vote!

Tess Megginson @tessmegginson.bsky.social · Apr 18

Canadians! Advance polls are open 9-9 April 18-21!

Usually voting takes me 5 minutes but apparently it’s a 1.5 hour wait at my spot! Love the turn out!!!

Tess Megginson @tessmegginson.bsky.social · Apr 13

Apparently I screamed “CITATION?” in my sleep the other night

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Tess Megginson @tessmegginson.bsky.social · Apr 1

I’m very gullible so this is the reminder I need to get me through today.

Tess Megginson @tessmegginson.bsky.social · Mar 25

Zora and Oskar are the best!!

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Steven Seegel @stevenseegel.bsky.social · Mar 25

I'm delighted to see the special Vega-medal issue of Geografiska Annaler Series B: Human Geography (March 2025). Published today! www.tandfonline.com/toc/rgab20/1...

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Austrian History Yearbook (AHY) @ahy-history.bsky.social · Mar 25

Read this article and more from our upcoming Austrian History Yearbook on FirstView!

#History #AcademicSky #Austria #Bohemia #Habsburg #WorldWarI #Trianon #AHY #Borders #Czechoslovakia #ParisPeaceConference #Research #Journal
tinyurl.com/GmundWWI

“The Commission Has Refused All Public Consultation”: The Inter-Allied Boundary Commission and the Delimitation of the Lower Austrian-Bohemian Border after WWI | Austrian History Yearbook | Cambridge ...

“The Commission Has Refused All Public Consultation”: The Inter-Allied Boundary Commission and the Delimitation of the Lower Austrian-Bohemian Border after WWI

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Austrian History Yearbook (AHY) @ahy-history.bsky.social · Mar 25

A new article by @tessmegginson.bsky.social shows that these processes of border delimitation were in fact quite involved. Her analysis of the border town Gmünd demonstrates how citizens actively lobbied for their interests and interacted with international boundary commissions in post-WWI Europe.

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