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Colin Coates

@ccoates.bsky.social

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Historian of early French Canada, the environment, and utopias. Also a keen curler.

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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 2d

"Today, there are around one thousand curling clubs across Canada, from Stephenville, NL, to Whitehorse, YT, and there are more active curlers than in any other country." - @ccoates.bsky.social

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Library and Archives Canada @library-archives.canada.ca · 4d

Library and Archives Canada has entered the chat! 🍁

As the continuing memory of the federal government, we safeguard Canada’s distant past and recent history for generations to come.

Immerse yourself in a journey of discovery!

#Libraries #Archives #History #CanadaSky

View of the Preservation Centre in Gatineau from across a pond.

Two people spread a very large map across the floor of the Preservation Centre in Gatineau.

A crowd of people listens to a presentation in the Pellan Room at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa.

A small group of people gathers inside the Art Vault at Library and Archives Canada to view several large, gold-framed paintings.

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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 10d

Hey #vastearlyamerica folks, I'm thinking about putting together a panel for @cndhistassoc.bsky.social 's conference next summer, looking at religion and violence in the colonial wars between New France and New England/the mid-Atlantic (or just France & England in Canada). Anyone interested?

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Colin Coates @ccoates.bsky.social · 20d

Donald “Thumper” MacDonald, head of the Royal Commission.

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Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada @cndhistassoc.bsky.social · Aug 20

The call for papers for the CHA’s 2026 annual meeting is now online! Please consider submitting a proposal and joining us in PEI this coming June. #cdnhist #CHA2026 #UPEI #Charlottetown

CHA Annual Meeting 2026

Fourwaves - CHA Annual Meeting 2026

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Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada @cndhistassoc.bsky.social · Aug 20

L'appel à communications pour la réunion annuelle 2026 de la SHC est désormais en ligne! Nous vous invitons à soumettre une proposition et à nous joindre à l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard en juin prochain. #cdnhist #histoire #SHC2026 #UPEI #Charlottetown

CHA Annual Meeting 2026

Fourwaves - CHA Annual Meeting 2026

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Colin Coates @ccoates.bsky.social · Aug 20

Congratulations! What a lovely photo!

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Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada @cndhistassoc.bsky.social · Aug 15

The March issue of the CHA’s magazine, Intersections, is now available online. Congratulations to all the authors who published on the subject of “Appeals”! #cdnhist #skystorians

Intersections | History of Canada | Canadian Historical Association

Intersections offer news and comment on matters of interest to professional historians in Canada. We welcome your submissions.

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Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada @cndhistassoc.bsky.social · Aug 15

Le numéro de mars du magazine Intersections de la SHC est désormais disponible en ligne. Félicitations à tous et toutes les auteur.e.s qui ont publié des articles sur le thème « Appels » ! #cdnhist #histoire #skystorians

Intersections | Historique du Canada | Société historique du Canada

Intersections publient des informations et des commentaires sur des questions touchant les historiens canadiens. Nous accueillons volontiers les contributions.

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Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada @cndhistassoc.bsky.social · Jul 18

You can’t spell “Charlottetown” without “CHA”! The CHA is thrilled to announce that its next Annual Meeting will be held June 1-3, 2026, in Charlottetown, PEI. We hope to see you there! Click the link for the full announcement. #cdnhist #CHA2026 #UPEI #Charlottetown

Announcement: CHA Annual Meeting 2026 | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada

You can’t spell “Charlottetown” without “CHA”! The CHA is thrilled to announce that its next Annual Meeting will be held Monday-Wednesday, June 1-3, 2026, in Charlottetown, PEI. The event will be host...

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Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada @cndhistassoc.bsky.social · Jul 18

La SHC est ravie d'annoncer que sa prochaine réunion annuelle se tiendra du 1er au 3 juin 2026 à Charlottetown, à l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard. Nous espérons vous y voir! Cliquez sur le lien pour l'annonce complète. #cdnhist #histoire #SHC2026 #UPEI #Charlottetown

Annonce : Réunion annuelle de la SHC 2026 | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada

La SHC est ravie d'annoncer que sa prochaine réunion annuelle se tiendra du lundi au mercredi, du 1er au 3 juin 2026, à Charlottetown, à l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard. L'événement aura lieu à l'Université d...

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Colin Coates @ccoates.bsky.social · Jul 17

Interesting idea from @stundenbower.bsky.social about #envhist. I would also say the #envhist is where Canadian economic history is largely located these days. Not sure that contradicts Shannon’s point though.

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Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada @cndhistassoc.bsky.social · Jul 11

Friday Feature: We’re getting VERY close to announcing the location of the 2026 CHA conference! Until then, did you know that the past 25 years of conference programs are posted online? #cdnhist

Annual Meeting | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada

The CHA hosts an annual meeting in May/June in coordination with the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences which is held in a different Canadian city each year. Between 350-500 historians gat...

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Sean Carleton @seancarleton.bsky.social · Jun 6

This week in Tkoronto, Ellen Gabriel and I were honoured to accept three awards for our book When the Pine Needles Fall - the Errol Sharpe Book Award, the Indigenous History Book Prize, and the Wilson Book Prize. Thanks to @btlbooks.com and everyone for supporting our book!

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · May 21

"An evocative exploration of the outsized if flickering shadow that the Bourbon monarchy cast across the Atlantic from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries." The LRC reviews Political Culture in Louis XIV’s Canada by @ccoates.bsky.social‬.

Solar Power: Quebec and its distant king

Michael Ledger-Lomas reviews Colin M. Coates ‘s “Political Culture in Louis XIV’s Canada,” a book on the Sun King’s politics in New France.

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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · Mar 14

Today we have "“Keep the beaver Canadian!”: The Passage of Bill C-373, 1975" by @ccoates.bsky.social

This post is the second in a series marking the 50th anniversary of the passing of Bill C-373, edited by @blairstein.bsky.social

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#envhist #cdnhist #canada

“Keep the beaver Canadian!”: The Passage of Bill C-373, 1975

In 1975, Canada fiercely defended the beaver as its national symbol against New York state's attempt to claim it as their own.

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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · Mar 7

Today on our site we have "Canadian Beavers in the Nordic Countries" by @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social

This is the first post in a series marking the 50th anniversary of the passing of Bill C-373 edited by @blairstein.bsky.social

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#cdnhist #animalhistory #envhist

Canadian Beavers in the Nordic Countries

In the 1800s, European beavers were nearly extinct, so Sweden’s Skansen zoo imported Canadian beavers instead. Efforts later reintroduced European beavers.

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Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada @cndhistassoc.bsky.social · Mar 7

Friday Feature: With #IWD2025 tomorrow, it’s the perfect time to spotlight Dr. Hilda Neatby, the CHA’s first female president (1962-63). Did you know that for the past 43 years the CHA has awarded the Hilda Neatby Prize in Women’s and Gender History? #cdnhist @historicacanada.bsky.social

Hilda Marion Neatby

Hilda Ada Marion Neatby, CC, historian, author, and educator (born 19 February 1904 in Sutton, United Kingdom; died 14 May 1975 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan). N...

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Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada @cndhistassoc.bsky.social · Mar 7

Vendredi en vedette : Le #8mars ayant lieu demain, c'est le moment idéal pour mettre en lumière la professeure Hilda Neatby, première femme présidente de la SHC (1962-63). Saviez-vous que la SHC décerne depuis 43 ans le prix Hilda Neatby en histoire des femmes et du genre? #cdnhist #histoire

Hilda Marion Neatby

Hilda Ada Marion Neatby, C.C., historienne, autrice, éducatrice (née le 19 février 1904 à Sutton au Royaume-Uni; décédée le 14 mai 1975 à Saskatoon e...

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Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada @cndhistassoc.bsky.social · Feb 28

Friday Feature: Did you know that the CHA website holds a collection of history course syllabi? Have a look the next time you need syllabus-writing inspiration! #cdnhist #syllabus #teaching cha-shc.ca/teaching/syl...

Syllabi | History of Canada | Canadian Historical Association

This portal will showcase the different methods used by members to teach History. We hope this resource will be of value.

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Colin Coates @ccoates.bsky.social · Dec 19

Cy-dessus.

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Jim Clifford @jimclifford.bsky.social · Nov 19

2 Year Postdoctoral Fellow (Elizabeth and Cecil Kent), History of Britain and the British World at the University of Saskatchewan. Please share widely.

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