Tess Megginson
@tessmegginson.bsky.social
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!
Thanks for the follow!
Highly recommend signing up for Alma’s virtual talk on Oct. 27. Brilliant historian and great research!
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
Oct 27: remote Emerging Scholars talk
Nov 3: multimedia event
Jan 29: Holocaust Studies event
Visit our website for event details:
jewishstudies.unc.edu
September 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Highly recommend signing up for Alma’s virtual talk on Oct. 27. Brilliant historian and great research!
Productive morning at the archive researching the International Boundary Commission (Canada-US). I got to read about bridge construction across the St Lawrence!
September 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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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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
t.co
September 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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
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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
August 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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.
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
August 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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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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...
#History #AcademicSky #Austria #Vienna #Europe
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
August 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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...
#History #AcademicSky #Austria #Vienna #Europe
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Riding transit teaches independence & so many important skills for kids and teens. What a sad decision.
OC Transpo scrapping youth passes on Sept. 1, charging 11-19 year-olds the same fare as adults
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.
bit.ly
August 3, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Riding transit teaches independence & so many important skills for kids and teens. What a sad decision.
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Associate Professor/Professor - Polish History job at the Uni of Toronto @uoft.bsky.social!
Associate Professor/Professor - Polish History
Associate Professor/Professor - Polish History
jobs.utoronto.ca
May 23, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Associate Professor/Professor - Polish History job at the Uni of Toronto @uoft.bsky.social!
Extra special doing this alongside @zorapiskacova.bsky.social !
May 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Extra special doing this alongside @zorapiskacova.bsky.social !
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/...
May 7, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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/...
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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
If you need info about how to vote, where to vote, or have any other questions visit joelharden.ca/vote
April 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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
If you need info about how to vote, where to vote, or have any other questions visit joelharden.ca/vote
Ellie and I went back to vote! Took only 8 minutes! Vote vote vote!
April 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Ellie and I went back to vote! Took only 8 minutes! Vote vote vote!
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!!!
Usually voting takes me 5 minutes but apparently it’s a 1.5 hour wait at my spot! Love the turn out!!!
April 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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!!!
Usually voting takes me 5 minutes but apparently it’s a 1.5 hour wait at my spot! Love the turn out!!!
Apparently I screamed “CITATION?” in my sleep the other night
April 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Apparently I screamed “CITATION?” in my sleep the other night
I’m very gullible so this is the reminder I need to get me through today.
April 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I’m very gullible so this is the reminder I need to get me through today.
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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...
March 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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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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
#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
tinyurl.com
March 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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
#History #AcademicSky #Austria #Bohemia #Habsburg #WorldWarI #Trianon #AHY #Borders #Czechoslovakia #ParisPeaceConference #Research #Journal
tinyurl.com/GmundWWI
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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.
March 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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.
Reposted by Tess Megginson
The first thing to do, when a federal election is called, is to check your voter registration. Especially if you turned 18 since the last election, moved, or recently became a Canadian, you can check your status and (if necessary) register at this link:
www.elections.ca/content.aspx...
#ItsOurVote
www.elections.ca/content.aspx...
#ItsOurVote
Voter Registration
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www.elections.ca
March 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The first thing to do, when a federal election is called, is to check your voter registration. Especially if you turned 18 since the last election, moved, or recently became a Canadian, you can check your status and (if necessary) register at this link:
www.elections.ca/content.aspx...
#ItsOurVote
www.elections.ca/content.aspx...
#ItsOurVote
I defended my dissertation on Friday and had a great weekend celebrating with my friends in Chapel Hill! Excited to finally be Dr. Megginson!
March 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I defended my dissertation on Friday and had a great weekend celebrating with my friends in Chapel Hill! Excited to finally be Dr. Megginson!
In the US departures lounge at Ottawa airport.
March 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
In the US departures lounge at Ottawa airport.
Shayla Stonechild and Saïd M'Dahoma are doing the best job at defending their book choices. I’m glad because Dandelion and A Two-Spirit Journey were my favourites. #CanadaReads2025
March 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Shayla Stonechild and Saïd M'Dahoma are doing the best job at defending their book choices. I’m glad because Dandelion and A Two-Spirit Journey were my favourites. #CanadaReads2025
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Consider applying!
“Queer Histories of East Central Europe in the 20th Century.” This conference aims to move beyond national frameworks and engage with the fluidity, hybridity, and interconnectedness of queer histories, emphasizing intersectional and interdisciplinary approaches.
👇
“Queer Histories of East Central Europe in the 20th Century.” This conference aims to move beyond national frameworks and engage with the fluidity, hybridity, and interconnectedness of queer histories, emphasizing intersectional and interdisciplinary approaches.
👇
March 7, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Consider applying!
“Queer Histories of East Central Europe in the 20th Century.” This conference aims to move beyond national frameworks and engage with the fluidity, hybridity, and interconnectedness of queer histories, emphasizing intersectional and interdisciplinary approaches.
👇
“Queer Histories of East Central Europe in the 20th Century.” This conference aims to move beyond national frameworks and engage with the fluidity, hybridity, and interconnectedness of queer histories, emphasizing intersectional and interdisciplinary approaches.
👇
I’m halfway through reading my dissertation out loud to try and catch mistakes/weird phrasing, and I’m at the point where I’m convinced nothing makes sense.
February 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I’m halfway through reading my dissertation out loud to try and catch mistakes/weird phrasing, and I’m at the point where I’m convinced nothing makes sense.
Yesterday I was asking my partner who he thinks I should dedicate my dissertation to and he goes “yourself?” 😂❤️
February 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Yesterday I was asking my partner who he thinks I should dedicate my dissertation to and he goes “yourself?” 😂❤️